Thursday September 28th

Posted by Alistair on Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Now is a good time to decide on the new roses that you would like to see flowering in your garden next year. Order from the growers now and you will receive bare rooted plants in November. We are replacing a few roses that are starting to deteriorate, if you also are considering doing this, it is essential that you lift the old soil and replace with new topsoil.

Roses never grow well again in the same spot unless you do this. If you like the old fashioned look in roses, Jacques Cartier is one to seriously consider.

Allan Titchmarsh named this one as his favourite rose. There is a bit of continuing confusion as to the actual identity of this rose, some saying that it may be identical to ‘Marchesa Boccella, Whatever the case may be, this is a fine pale pink Portland Perpetual.

It grows to around four feet tall .It is a shapely shrub that is well covered with extremely healthy, dark green foliage. Blooms are fully double, sometimes showing a button eye at the centre, also has a lovely fragrance.

Jacques Cartier