Spring status updates (pic heavy)

11 years ago

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In response to Ingrid's post earlier this week, things are starting to heat up in Western Australia, so I thought I'd give you all an update.

Here is my potted Francis Dubreuil peeping out from behind my Archiduc Joseph and Duchesse de Brabant. These two form a nice informal screen between the top and bottom sections of the garden.

Here's a close-up of FD. He's covered in blooms. I think he appreciates the afternoon shade from my neighbours variegated Ficus.

Mrs B R Cant looking lovelier than ever.

She's one lusty dame, I think the sky is the limit.

The central bed is looking good, with Strawberry Hill, Radio Times and Windermere putting out lots of buds.

I know the bed is overrun with false onionweed (Nothoscordum), but it looks nice and has a lovely wafting perfume.

Radio Times always puts on a good show.

Windermere hasn't taken long to settle in. I only planted it in this spot a few weeks ago (from a 25l pot)

Strawberry Hill has responded nicely to being cut off at the knees. The scent of the flowers is amazing. Like fine incense.

Professeur Ganiviat is shrinking in the heat, but it will be interesting to see what he throws out over the next few weeks.

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11 years ago

My cutting-grown Jude the Obscure's are budding. Not sure what I'm going to do with these. Probably give-aways.

Lady Hillingdon is coming good after being rescued from next door (bad pruning and impending neglect)

And finally some snaps of my snail and oxalis control crew (Aruacana bantams).

This area will be turned into a new rose bed next year.

Duyfken (light grey) is the smallest, but she's definitely the boss.

Hope you all enjoyed the slide show :)

Adam

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11 years ago

The Professeur's new sprays.

Parson's Pink China taking a well deserved break. Look at all those hips.

Madame Isaac has regained her natural 'fishing rod' figure.

Now onto the pot pets....

Hugo Roller is a stunner (Sorry America!). He will be going into the ground next winter along with his mate Sophie.

I shoved a little sprig of Sophie's Perpetual in with Hugo last autumn, and she's put down roots and is about to flower. (yes, there is parsley everywhere. It's a weed)

The 'Fake Pearl' the nursery didn't have the heart to charge me for is improving incely. I think the graft is bad, so I have attempted to bury it so that it goes own root.

Catherine Mermet is a constant pleasure. I think these two ladies will also be going in the ground with Hugo too..

Tipsy Imperial Concubine is still my favourite though. Love that marshmallow scent.
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ozmelodye
11 years ago
It all looks wonderful and so healthy. Love your Tipsy... Mine balled more often than not so gave her to a friend.... still has the same problem! Wish our council would allow us to have chooks, yours are so cute. By the way, you can never have too much parsley.....mine even pops up in the hanging baskets :-)
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11 years ago
You've got some beauties, there...Can you tell me more about your "cutting Strawberry Hill off at the knees"? I assume you mean you cut it down by about half...can you discuss this, please? because,like other warm-climate gardeners, I have issues with some Austins. The Ingenious Mr. Fairdchild, like Ingrid's ,is so lanky. James Galway is an enormous green shrub, but bloomed very poorly last year, only at the top,so I'm looking around for solutions. Did you cut S. Hill back because of poor blooming, or...???
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11 years ago
Bart, When I planted it it just threw out some tall weak canes that flowered at the tip then flopped. I tried to peg them, but that didn't work. I ended up cutting all the canes off at about 40cm from the base. This is the result.
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
11 years ago
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Spectacular roses, Adam, I'm so impressed (all right, I'm jealous). My Mrs. B.R. Cant is hardly ever that beautiful color, more of a dull almost red shade. I really like every one of your rose choices.
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11 years ago
Thank you, Adam. I may go ahead and try that with my TIMF. I did take a lot of canes out of James G. and have tried spiraling them. Pegging didn't seem to work for me with either of them.
smithdale1z8pnw
11 years ago
Wonderful roses, so many that would not do well in my climate.... sigh. Where will the bantams go when you take away their home ground?

Jane
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11 years ago
The chooks will go down behind the shed. They might even get a run built for them at some point.

I hate to say it, but as much as the Austins look old fashioned, they seem to perform best when treated like a normal floribunda and pruned hard. I pruned Radio Times as per the instructions on the DA website.
titian1 10b Sydney
11 years ago
Lovely roses. I adore Hugo Roller - Rosette Delizy on steroids. I had 3 at one point, in various amounts of sun, but they all burnt and balled for me, bother it.

I've never seriously considered Catherine Mermet, but those shots are making me change my mind. She may be a contender for my one possible spot! And I love TIC for the name alone. Just never enough space!

Trish