Rose Adam Messerich
Adam Messerich a bourbon shrub Rose bred in Germany in 1920 by Peter Lambert.
This Rose was planted in the main border of the back garden in late Winter, in a position where a Pittosporum had not survived the severe season.
Adam Messerich a bourbon shrub Rose bred in Germany in 1920 by Peter Lambert. The double blooms at first open deep pink and later fade to a paler shade. The fragrant flowers are held in a nodding fashion in small clusters. This is a repeat flowering shrub Rose and it would probably have had an even better succession of blooms if we had been dead heading, we mistakenly thought that it produced hips.
The bush has an upright habit and will grow to a height of 1.5mtrs, about 4ft 10 inches.
It seem that there are many opinions on pruning Bourbon Roses, I have not grown them before and at this stage am uncertain as to what is the best procedure. Until I find out better I shall prune lightly in late Winter when still dormant.
Below is a picture of this Rose when it first opened, see how much of a deeper shade of pink it is. I will add another picture next year hopefully showing it smothered in blooms.
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One of the links on my website (Aberdeen Gallery) is where I initially placed links to flickr members photos of Aberdeen landmarks. It was always my intention to replace them with my own when I felt that I had enough to do so. I have just done this, you may want to take a look, link is at the top of the page. Part of the city to the north, lies Old Aberdeen, the history of which goes back many hundreds of years. Today, the area where we have one of the oldest universities in Scotland is like stepping in to a world of bygone days.
The narrow cobbled streets have been restored and look immaculate. A good number of the dwellings had been demolished and rebuilt in the 18th and 19th century, many of them are quite grand and this area as well as the main city’s west end is where the most expensive homes are. Clearly the council are determined to keep Old Aberdeen to the very high standard which they have it today.
In 1495 Bishop William Elphinstone petitioned Pope Alexander V1 on behalf of King James 1V to have Aberdeen’s first college built. This was to cure the ignorance which he witnessed in his parish. Kings College is still in use till this day.
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Modest but quaint.
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For those a little better off.
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The Cruickshank Botanical Gardens in Old Aberdeen, (no relation to me) Check out that Acer Griseum.
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Here we have The Old Town House which was rebuilt in 1787, conserved and preserved in 2005.
Thanks for the information Masha, I have always assumed that deadheading of Roses would improve flowering.
Beautiful rose, and I am glad you like it. If it doesn’t set hips deadheading should not speed up reblooom and is not necessary unless spent blooms look unsightly. Here bourbons are divided into short-caned and long-caned for reasons of pruning. Short-caned are cut back each winter, while long-caned are treated more like climbers – only old main canes are removed, while vigorous new ones are left to produce blooms. I am not sure whether bourbons perform differently in your climate…
Mark/Gaz, European, never thought of that, may have something to do with the very old alliance with the French.
Great photos as always Alistair, love the rose, the cobbled streets…dare I say it looks so European 😉
Haven’t been recently Rosie, but at one time we were never away from the area. Thoroughly enjoyed your post.
Alistair you’ll like this post I just published. I’ve given you a shout on it too. Have you been over to this part of Aberdeenshire recently?
http://leavesnbloom.blogspot.com/2011/08/highland-scottish-heather-calluna.html
You definitely have a hit with this rose. Until next year’s pictures of it then.
I would love to visit your end of the world. It looks completely different from my end.
Rosie, the Acer Griseum in our garden is still very small after 18 years.
Thanks Frances, and a special thank you for the information, just what I was hoping to hear.
Thanks Chris, your visit to Austria makes me wonder why I have not been there.
Thanks for the visit Holley, love your way with words.
Frances, thanks for the information, just what I was hoping to hear. It was very quiet, probably more activity when the students return from their Summer break.
Alistair, no I do not have to manually type my info in when I leave a comment on a wordpress blog as my webrowser saves the info and auto fills in the boxes, I find wordpress easier to comment on than google/blogger with all the hoops chosing how to comment then the spam word box etc.
love the photos of old Aberdeen, is it really that quiet or did you take photos before the traffic arrived, the park looks nice too, I like the way roses fade as they age, Frances
Your rose is absolutely gorgeous. So full and perfectly formed. Your town is amazing. We have nothing like that here, and it would be wonderful to see such a gorgeous setting every day.
I always love seeing what’s going on in your lovely garden, and I especially enjoyed seeing the sights of Aberdeen today. Such a beautiful place!
Hi Alistair, thank you for sharing your beautiful town with us, and that rose is a stunner!
I’ve no room for roses now though that one looks pretty. I’ve just seen that Acer griseum – I’ve one of those in my front garden. I hope it takes decades before mine gets to that size but it is lovely seeing the peeling bark backlit by the sunlight.
Thanks for visiting my site Carolyn, and the information is just what I was hoping for.
Catmint, bring a thick sweater just to be on the safe side, we can have all four seasons in one day.
Hi Jennifer, the land development is well under way, seems like a lot of criteria had to be met regarding the environment.
Alistair, Every time I see your photos of Aberdeen, I want to visit and see the beautiful sites for myself. I love the combination of garden blog and travelogue. When I click on comments on your blog, up pops a comment form all filled out with my name, email, and website–very easy. Maybe it’s because we are both on WordPress. On Blogger hosted blogs, I usually have to fill out the info, but if I type the first letter, the full name etc. drops down, and I just have to click it. Hope that helps. Carolyn
Hi Alistair,
Such a pretty pink rose. It is always great to see the pictures of Aberdeen and the area that surrounds you. It helps give those of us, that are a far distance away, a sense of the place where you live, and a glimse on a part of the world we may never have seen. There is such a lot of history the architecture of Scotland, something that is missing here in the younger North America. While you may have buildings that are hundreds of years old, ours rarely pass the 200 year mark.
I also have to comment on your lilies because they are simply stunning!! I like that you have created a row of them. The seashore pictures are beautiful too. No wonder Mr. Trump is interested in that land! The views are spectacular. I hope the development won’t spoil things.
thanks Alastair for an old fashioned lovely post. The rose is quite perfect, and now I must add Old Aberdeen to my list of places to visit – one day … cheers, cm
Janet, Roses don’t always work out the way we want them to. House moving has raised its head again with us, our indecisiveness is quite a torment.
B-a-g, yes it was just this year that I spread my wings and featured, well, yes mainly Aberdeen.
Fer, Roses are a hit or a miss with me, some I have great success with others complete failure.
Those roses are great. I hope I have better luck with roses next year. This time nothing good.
Also, Aberdeen looks like an amazing place to visit. Wish I get a chance someday
Alistair – I like the way this blog was started to profile the plants in your garden and then this year you have broadened the scope to the city where you live. A beautiful garden in a beautiful city.
Love the cobbles, and the simple shapes of the stone buildings. Great photos Alistair. The rose looks pretty too – I am a complete beginner with roses, we have two in pots waiting The Move to get “proper” homes, and a climber. I think I need a good rose book.
Worth a visit Janet.
Very attractive photos of Old Aberdeen, Alistair. We must have a trip o do a bit of exploring.