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Post by revmichael on May 16, 2007 6:59:18 GMT
Don't they have any roses in Australia that go on blooming right into the late autumn, Smiffy? M Some of mine, near the house, bloom up until Christmas Day (being upsidedown, I suppose that mean's midsummer day for you). They do Rev, but they are smaller and fewer flowers. With the drought too, they are hanging in there! Yes, I forgot your lack of water. That would make them smaller. How bad has the water shortage been in Adelade? It certainly rained hard (in the dry season last July) in Kimberley when we were camping there - but only for one night.
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Post by revmichael on May 16, 2007 9:11:09 GMT
I've just noticed that my Mme. Isaac Pereire (1881) is coming out into bloom. It is on the wall right next to our back door and during the whole of the summer and we smell its very rich perfume everytime we go out into the back garden. Here it is - but it needed a hand to stay upright (my hand, in fact - sorry)
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Post by Janglers on May 16, 2007 10:35:17 GMT
My roses are just going over now, and I have managed to cut some and bring them inside. They are white Iceberg, and another one, in true tog fashion I can't remeber its name! The rest are now past it for this season, but I plan to get some more. Roses always give me memories. I had Iceberg in my bouquet, and the others here were chosen and planted with my mum when she was here last year. I am looking for the Aussie equivelent of 'In Memorium'. It is a deep red rose, and I had it as a tall standard in England. It had a lovely scent, and velvety petals. It always reminds me of my dad. Don't they have any roses in Australia that go on blooming right into the late autumn, Smiffy? M Some of mine, near the house, bloom up until Christmas Day (being upsidedown, I suppose that mean's midsummer day for you). When I lived near Brisbane, on the Gold Coast in Australia, I planted daffodils as they are my favourite flower. They only lasted one year. Suppose it was too hot for them.
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Post by portybelle on May 16, 2007 12:28:38 GMT
I am looking for the Aussie equivelent of 'In Memorium'. It is a deep red rose, and I had it as a tall standard in England. It had a lovely scent, and velvety petals. It always reminds me of my dad
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Post by portybelle on May 16, 2007 12:39:46 GMT
Smiffy, when I spent a year in Melbourne in 1990, I found out about an Australian gardener/garden designer called Edna Walling who was the Aussie equivalent of Gertrude Jekyll or Vita Sackville-West, and in the 1950s gardened in the "English style", with lots of roses. She wrote several books, so if you could find one I'm sure she'd have some suggestions for roses that would survive in your conditions. In fact I've just found on Amazon a book called Remembered Gardens: Eight Women and Their Visions of an Australian Landscape by Holly Kerr Forsyth, which might be just the very dab! Meanwhile enjoy the frangipani and the 900 species of gum tree, you lucky woman!
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Post by portybelle on May 16, 2007 12:41:21 GMT
I am looking for the Aussie equivelent of 'In Memorium'. It is a deep red rose, and I had it as a tall standard in England. It had a lovely scent, and velvety petals. It always reminds me of my dad duh - this was me being new and inexpert. Sorry.
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Post by revmichael on May 16, 2007 13:51:02 GMT
Smiffy, when I spent a year in Melbourne in 1990, I found out about an Australian gardener/garden designer called Edna Walling who was the Aussie equivalent of Gertrude Jekyll or Vita Sackville-West, and in the 1950s gardened in the "English style", with lots of roses. She wrote several books, so if you could find one I'm sure she'd have some suggestions for roses that would survive in your conditions. In fact I've just found on Amazon a book called Remembered Gardens: Eight Women and Their Visions of an Australian Landscape by Holly Kerr Forsyth, which might be just the very dab! Meanwhile enjoy the frangipani and the 900 species of gum tree, you lucky woman! Thank you for reminding me of the lovely frangipani. What a beautiful scent this tree has. My wife cannot resist picking a flower and putting behind her ear - but she can never remember which ear a married lady to use. I know that one ears means that the lady is looking for a man, and the other ear means she's happy with the one she's got. I hope she put it in the correct ear when we were in South Africa a few weeks ago; there was a large tree of it (in full bloom) outside the door of the flat where we stayed.
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Post by adamzappel on May 16, 2007 14:00:34 GMT
I've just noticed that my Mme. Isaac Pereire (1881) is coming out into bloom. It is on the wall right next to our back door and during the whole of the summer and we smell its very rich perfume everytime we go out into the back garden. Here it is - but it needed a hand to stay upright (my hand, in fact - sorry) A classic David Austin Rose, Michael. We dearly love our Gertrude Jekyll and actually refer to it as Gertrude. So many blooms and a wonderful perfume.
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Post by revmichael on May 16, 2007 15:44:01 GMT
Couldn't agree with you more Adam, about Gertrude (she's called that in our house too).
I'm so pleased mine looks as thought it'll have a mass of blooms this year (again).
I've just counted - three blooms are out (one of them is almost over) and there are 28 further buds to open - so far.
But I don't find she keeps repeating as much as I would like.
What is your bush like for flowing into the autumn?
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Post by adamzappel on May 16, 2007 15:49:44 GMT
Lots of repeat flowerings during the season, right up to late Autumn, Michael. Our Gertrude has had a difficult start this year because of the dry spell but now, with lots of TLC, she's just starting to bud up nicely. You can see the colour but no full flowers yet.
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Post by smiffy on May 17, 2007 4:24:00 GMT
They do Rev, but they are smaller and fewer flowers. With the drought too, they are hanging in there! Yes, I forgot your lack of water. That would make them smaller. How bad has the water shortage been in Adelade? It certainly rained hard (in the dry season last July) in Kimberley when we were camping there - but only for one night. It is quite bad Rev. We had rain for 5 days almost two weeks ago, and we all thought Yippee! WRONG!! It renewed the lawns and home water tanks, but did not do a lot for the resevoirs. We water our garden from our rainwater tanks, and use the washing machine water on the lawns. Brisbane is much worse off than us. They can only water the garden with buckets, no hoses. They are giving residents shower timers, so they are using less water in their ablutions. When I lived near Brisbane, on the Gold Coast in Australia, I planted daffodils as they are my favourite flower. They only lasted one year. Suppose it was too hot for them. LOL! I know that feeling! I planted a lot of Daffs last year. About 5 appeared in the garden! Smiffy, when I spent a year in Melbourne in 1990, I found out about an Australian gardener/garden designer called Edna Walling who was the Aussie equivalent of Gertrude Jekyll or Vita Sackville-West, and in the 1950s gardened in the "English style", with lots of roses. She wrote several books, so if you could find one I'm sure she'd have some suggestions for roses that would survive in your conditions. In fact I've just found on Amazon a book called Remembered Gardens: Eight Women and Their Visions of an Australian Landscape by Holly Kerr Forsyth, which might be just the very dab! Meanwhile enjoy the frangipani and the 900 species of gum tree, you lucky woman! I will look her up in the library! As for the Frangipani, Mother In Law has managed to cultivate some. At the moment they look like little stick plants, but one is mine when I am ready for it! I went to a house the other day with a large Frangipani outside the door, it smelt wonderful!
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