It's raining today ... the Roses are loving it!

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Yesterday was a dry and sunny day so I decided to photograph some of the Roses that are currently in bloom, mainly as I had been wondering how long ago some of them had been planted.

This is mainly just for my records but I thought some members might like to see some colour on this dreary day.

Please walk around the garden with me, starting by admiring this Rose ‘Perennial Blue’ which was gifted as a cutting by Karen in 2015.

The climbing white Rose along from it was also planted in 2015 and was a free gift from a former Wyevale Garden Centre when £25 or more was spent. It is a simple white variety with very little scent but is very cheerful to see.

Walking along past the Escallonia hedging there is ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, planted in 2010 and very much a favourite of mine with the unusual colour.

Just alongside it is a yellow Rose, now I think this is ‘Arthur Bell’ as my records are somewhat vague on him!

We have now reached the end of the West facing border and arrived at the summerhouse where Rosa ‘Irish Eyes’ is planted. This is another free gift with other purchases. It opens up as a very deep orange, then fades to a more pleasing paler colour, to my eyes anyway.

Just across from the summerhouse is a border almost spanning the width of the garden, with a few pots on the path alongside it.
One pot contains ‘Together Forever’, planted in 2019 in memory of my dear Mum. The flowers change from dark upon opening to a peach shade, then almost a pale pink, gorgeous colours.

Planted in the border in 2019 is the lovely rose ‘Gloria Dei’ (Peace), bought in a discount store for a Fiver.

Rambling Rector’ has to be kept in check as it used to ramble over a high arch, long gone in the stormy weather, and now grows up and into an obelisk, seems happy enough. It was first planted in 2011, then dug up to remove the fallen arch, replanted and survived!

The rose ‘Korresia’ is a very bright lemon yellow and may need to be moved in the Autumn as it is quite low and being hidden by taller plants now. Bad planning on my part.

Over in the raised bed is the delightful peach patio rose, brought to this garden from a previous garden in 2001. It never fails to flower each year, possibly a Woolworths special!

The most recent purchase is this rose ‘Garden Princess’, bought from a supermarket last year.

Some of the Roses are underplanted with Geranium Magnificum, still flowering well from a cutting gifted by GoY member Motinot many years ago. It divides really easily, as does this Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’, smothered in Bees yesterday.

I almost forgot this rose ‘Belle de Jour’, beautiful scent to it and it has settled in well, having been moved when the new summerhouse was erected.

I did spray all of the Roses earlier on this year, not something I normally do but the blackspot on their foliage was dreadful last year.

It seems to have done the trick but there are many aphids on them, not a problem as the Sparrows, Bluetits and other small birds are feasting on them!

Thanks for looking in.

• 21 May, 2025
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