june roses

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This is why more nurseries should carry David Austin English Roses. They just make any garden more beautiful.

They are not terribly difficult to care for, and David Austin roses have varieties they do actually recommend for partial shade.

8 thoughts on “june roses”

  1. gotthegardeningbug – Leicestershire – The aim of this blog is to keep a diary of all the things I learn about gardening. There is a lot to learn! I have gone from hopeless novice to keen amateur and I love seeing what I plant coming to bloom.
    gotthegardeningbug on said:

    Is this Princess Anne? Yours looks so much healthier than mine. Maybe I haven’t given mine enough space. Is it quite prickly too?

    • carla – Chester County, Pennsylvania – Writer, blogger, photographer, breast cancer survivor. I write about whatever strikes my fancy as I meander through life.
      the writer on said:

      It is prickly but this is Strawberry Hill. What is your rose doing? Is it fed enough? My roses are many feet apart in this garden with other shrubs and perennials planted in between

      • gotthegardeningbug – Leicestershire – The aim of this blog is to keep a diary of all the things I learn about gardening. There is a lot to learn! I have gone from hopeless novice to keen amateur and I love seeing what I plant coming to bloom.
        gotthegardeningbug on said:

        It is just quite small. I think I feed them enough – early Spring then June with David Austin rose food. Had a look on DA website and Strawberry Hill is a much more vigorous rose than Princess Anne so maybe that all it is!

      • carla – Chester County, Pennsylvania – Writer, blogger, photographer, breast cancer survivor. I write about whatever strikes my fancy as I meander through life.
        the writer on said:

        Huh. Maybe it is just one of those roses that is a little particular…but maybe it will surprise you once it has gotten more established. What is growing around it?

      • gotthegardeningbug – Leicestershire – The aim of this blog is to keep a diary of all the things I learn about gardening. There is a lot to learn! I have gone from hopeless novice to keen amateur and I love seeing what I plant coming to bloom.
        gotthegardeningbug on said:

        Quite a large Sambuca, two peonies and bits of bedding. The Sambuca is maybe swamping it a bit?

      • gotthegardeningbug – Leicestershire – The aim of this blog is to keep a diary of all the things I learn about gardening. There is a lot to learn! I have gone from hopeless novice to keen amateur and I love seeing what I plant coming to bloom.
        gotthegardeningbug on said:

        Thanks for the advice sheet, will give my rose some TLC!

      • carla – Chester County, Pennsylvania – Writer, blogger, photographer, breast cancer survivor. I write about whatever strikes my fancy as I meander through life.
        the writer on said:

        I wrote that for the ARS in the 90s but a few gardens later I still use it as a guide even for myself … BUT I no longer use cocoa mulch.

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