Roses-2010

[Ragged Robin]

Gail, I have been looking for a rose for semi shade (corner, over a fence) and see that you Dusky Maiden could fit the criteria    floribunda in wildish area would be good and I love the single open bloom and colour, repeat flowering, fragrant too it seems.  Is this rose prone to mildew and does it hold the flower for a reasonable time?  Your photo shows it off beautifully.

My plant is growing in a fairly shady spot - overcrowded by other shrubs and trees.  Still flowers okay and I've never seen mildew on it but I have to say it's not the best for fragrance, only a very light scent.  I could try and root some cuttings if you're interested?

Gail, it would be simply wonderful if you are thinking of striking some rose cuttings to have Dusky Maiden - it would be a real treat to grow on one of yours in the spot I described - plant associations with people are the best!  Rather poor soil here but this year I added masses of New Forest Pony manure/compost and the so lots of plants are flourishing    Thanks for your generous offer.

[Arykana]

I had visitors

[arillady]

or helpmefind.com/roses

[Ragged Robin]

Helen your collection of roses is simply wonderful, your garden must be a fragrant paradise 

[Ragged Robin]

Here is Pretty Jessica a David Austin/modern with old rose fragrance - growing to under 3' means you can look right into it and I'll take another photo when fully open....

For Lesley, Margaret Merrill in fabulous unfurling bud - I hope you rescued her barefoot namesake you saw

[Lesley Cox]

Yes thenks Robin, I did and for the moment she is potted in a large pot and will be planted out in due course. Also bought two stunning Magnolias - very expensive though.

Erika, what was the visitor that left those rounded bites out of your rose? And what is the gorgeous amber-coloured rose in the same post please?

[arillady]

Last year I had the same chewing marks and I put it down to leafcutter bees.

[Lvandelft]

Robin, Pretty Jessica is looking pretty promising does it smell?

[Lesley Cox]

Last year I had the same chewing marks and I put it down to leafcutter bees.

They do look cut, don't they. I wondered had something nibbled neatly, round and back, round and back...

Luit, I'm sure you mean to ask is the rose scented, or fragrant. 

[Arykana]

Erika, what was the visitor that left those rounded bites out of your rose? And what is the gorgeous amber-coloured rose in the same post please?

Shame, but the amber rose do not have name. I bought in a gardencenter, and the gardener know only it is "English" rose
it has easy, delicate a fragrant, and blooms  in waves

Megachile centuncularis group visit me regularly, they choose this rose and make a skeleton every year - used to they did with my W. Shakespeare 2000

[Lvandelft]

Luit, I'm sure you mean to ask is the rose scented, or fragrant. 

To experience the smell of something by putting your nose close to it

Ooooh Lesley, I will try to remember but in English there are so many subtitles for this word, whereas in Dutch we mostly use two. We more often just use  ‘good smelling’ or ‘bad smelling’
So in future I will use the word ‘fragrant’ for flowers and WOMEN  if I don’t forget 

[Ragged Robin]

Luit, your jokes really tickle my sense of humour (please translate  )

Yes Luit, Pretty Jessica smells very fragrant      and full of promise with those buds 

It was a gift from my son who had a girlfriend by that name who is now not around except in my garden where she is delightful   

[Arykana]

Yes, some times in English language hard to feel the difference

[Ragged Robin]

Glorious roses and photos, Arykana - who could resist them? No wonder people come and visit your garden to see them 

[Regelian]

Arykana,

looks like your unknown amber rose may be 'Graham Thomas' or a rose from this breeding, a classic amongst the English Roses.

This has been a wonderful experience seeing what you grow, plus the countryside and towns in your other thread.