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Mostly flowers, some fruit and veg, at the seaside in Edinburgh.
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Originally posted by Babru View PostThat's very interesting mothhawk. Zepherine is a lovely rose, and the perfume knocks your socks off. I'm not too keen on regular spraying though, so has given up on this one.Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
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Originally posted by burnie View PostMy Roses are just opening up and if it ever stops raining I'll take some pictures, I only squirt the greenfly with soapy water, I don't spray any chemicals at all.Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
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True, but there are chemicals and chemicals (if you know what I mean!) I squash as many greenfly as I can, and lightly brush them off too. However this year all my plants are absolutely COVERED in greenfly. I do think it's the worst I've ever seen, presumably due to the mild winter. Some of the shoot tips are very distorted due to the blighters.
I've invested in some Uncle Tom's Rose Tonic to try to boost the plants into fighting off baddies. Hope it works. It wasn't cheap, but then neither were the roses, and they are not a pretty sight right now.Mostly flowers, some fruit and veg, at the seaside in Edinburgh.
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My Ena Harkness rose blossom ed over the weekend.
Beautiful dark wine colour and perfume to die for.
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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I have had a few roses over the yrs, lost a few. One still going is laura ford even in the force of winds, pauls scarlet has never flowered that well but still tries, handel i get couple flowers. Best ones are in pots.,ground is wet clay, drained into from fields and forest. Not sure how i can get more from them.
OH bought me 2new roses when i was ill again earlier in yr. Iceberg and ginger syllabub.Northern England.
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