New Roses
My poor ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ Rose doesn’t look very good coming out of winter. I’m not sure why, she’s come through with flying colors for the past 5 years. This spring, I did order two new roses from Annie’s Annuals, both own root roses that are typically a bit hardier than grafted roses.
One was ‘Golden Celebration’ the other ‘Joasine Hanet’. Both are shrub roses with beautifully full flowers. The pink the one is much smaller than than the yellow one, both are stunning. Both were small shrubs, but I actually prefer than as they’re easier to plant, are much cheaper, and often catch up to larger plants in a year or two.
Another beautiful thing about own root roses is that you can propagate them yourself. Since I’ve been wanting to try my hand at propagating roses, I now have a few varieties to use. If I’m successful, I’ll be able to have more of these in my garden and give them to friends.
If you live in a cold climate and have trouble growing and keeping roses, check out ‘Growing Roses in Cold Climates’ it’s a fantastic resource for those of us in colder areas. They give recommendations for varieties and ways to help them overwinter much better. I’ll be using one of their recommended methods to help Gertrude out this coming winter.
Do you grow roses in your garden? Which is your favorite?
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I also have a Gertrude Jekyll which I planted last year in memory of a dear gardening friend in England,
This spring, I have a lot of die back, but vigorous new growth from the base.
Thank you for the book recommendation, it will be a grea5 help as I want to keep my roses as healthy as possible.
I wanted to train GJ on an arch, that may not work in NH. I would be happy to have it as a shrub, though my friend had it as a climber. As she did, I planted nearby a Jackmanii clematis.
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