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    Got the Dobies catalogue today and they have a couple of superb scented roses. Never grown roses before (well not proper roses, just rosa rugosa hedging) and have just got a new area of landscaped gravel for seating next to the greenhouse.

    Could I grow an old fashioned rose in a pot? Would be lovely around the seating area if they are so scented. Any special compost needed? Grateful for any advice.
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    Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
    ~ Mary Kay Ash

  • #2
    theyre not Ideal for growing in pots JA. Can't you plant them in the ground?
    ntg
    Never be afraid to try something new.
    Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
    A large group of professionals built the Titanic
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    • #3
      I could, but they would not be by the seating area. I suppose I ought to get them and try them in a border.

      Thanks for the advice Nick - I thought I had not generally seen roses in pots.
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      Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
      ~ Mary Kay Ash

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      • #4
        Another option would be to get a large diameter sewer pipe (preferably terracotta but owt would do & then grow them in that in something like a John Innes compost with added Muck.
        ntg
        Never be afraid to try something new.
        Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
        A large group of professionals built the Titanic
        ==================================================

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        • #5
          Roses will grow in pots, but they need to be BIG pots! You would also need to be careful as to which variety you try. Have a chat with Dobies, or better still David Austin Roses as they are the people who breed the old fashioned ones! Peter Beales is another breeder and very helpful - just down the road from me actually!

          If you want a lovely smell and a brilliant colour Gertrude Jeykl is absolutely brilliant! It might work in a pot!

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          • #6
            Ferdinand Pichard is another thats good. It's two tone pink !!!
            http://www.davidaustinroses.com/engl....asp?showr=358

            But I don't think you can beat the old Gloire de dijon
            http://www.davidaustinroses.com/engl....asp?showr=411

            Or The Prince
            http://www.davidaustinroses.com/engl...asp?showr=1161
            ntg
            Never be afraid to try something new.
            Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
            A large group of professionals built the Titanic
            ==================================================

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            • #7
              Hello Jennie, I don't think roses do too well in pots. I know you have difficult climatic conditions there in Shetland, not too much sunshine which roses love. I have a rose which does well on a north facing wall, that is, where the sun never shines. Zepherin Drouhin, pink, gorgeous, scented and thornless. Might be just the job for you. It might be allright in a pot for a season or two if not in the long term. But when you look at the price of a bunch of flowers, it could be very good value for money even if it only did well for one year in a pot.

              From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

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              • #8
                Jennie, you could grow the minature ( patio roses ) in pots but i would'nt personally grow roses in pots as they will do so much better in the ground.
                Apart from the colour make sure the ones you choose have a good perfume, and also look for ones that may flower twice in the year, ie in June and again in September.

                And when your back stops aching,
                And your hands begin to harden.
                You will find yourself a partner,
                In the glory of the garden.

                Rudyard Kipling.sigpic

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                • #9
                  this is the pale pink sport of Zepherine Droughin

                  http://www.davidaustinroses.com/engl....asp?showr=493
                  ntg
                  Never be afraid to try something new.
                  Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
                  A large group of professionals built the Titanic
                  ==================================================

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                  • #10
                    Roses in Pots

                    Hi Jennie - you can grow a rose in a pot but the pot needs to have a depth of about 45cm at least. John Innes No 3 is best and an occasional feed with rose fertilizer. You might have to repot into fresh compost every 3 years.

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                    • #11
                      Thanks alot for all that advice - and some LOVELY roses! Think I'll just order them and get them in the garden border and move the seat over to them!

                      The landscaping is finished today and its rather a large gravel area, so I'm going to have to soften it somehow and need a bit of height. Its nice though .......... ! Sat on my bench in a sea of gravel tonight and had a G&T and dreamt of being surrounded by lovely flowers. Perhaps in a few years !
                      ~
                      Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
                      ~ Mary Kay Ash

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                      • #12
                        Lavender would be good JA. And some Lady's Mantle (alchemilla Mollis)
                        ntg
                        Never be afraid to try something new.
                        Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
                        A large group of professionals built the Titanic
                        ==================================================

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                        • #13
                          Hi Jennie, I've got a 'Gertrude Jekyl' rose in a large pot & it does O.K apart from a touch of blackspot which every rose seems to get in my garden no matter where it's planted! It's just in multipurpose compost & I just feed it with tomato food every so often.
                          Into every life a little rain must fall.

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                          • #14
                            That sounds good Sue. How big is the pot?
                            ~
                            Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
                            ~ Mary Kay Ash

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                            • #15
                              hi Sue a , article in one of last sundays papers said to spray all affected bushes with jayes Fluid. Gather up any leaves that have fallen on the ground and burn them. Also warer around the affected area with a mixture of Jayes Fluid. this should help.

                              And when your back stops aching,
                              And your hands begin to harden.
                              You will find yourself a partner,
                              In the glory of the garden.

                              Rudyard Kipling.sigpic

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