Early morning activity!

Beautiful colour roses, Meadow, the supermarket ones are often very good value buys. I sometimes wonder why we're all tempted into parting with 10's of pounds for often inferior 'branded' ones. Excellent marketing and media influence I suspect! The yellow really pops against your conifers. I cut back my 'Lady of Shalott' extensively last year this time and she has bounced back.

Gorgeous roses, Julia! Look very pretty in your vase too. I think supermarkets have been really good value, I've bought many plants from different ones. I spoke to OH about our roses after you'd been discussing the topic recently. He says he thinks roses don't do so well in out garden. Have to admit, apart the the clambering sprawler at the back, we've struggled. Hebes and roses...🙁
Agree with Ange, the yellow really stands out against the rich green.

Lovely yellow roses, pity about the sawfly attacks though.

Beautiful vaseful! Just wondering about perhaps one of those dwarf red leaved Berberis? There are several shades including a really dark one that would make an attractive contrast with the golden flowers.
It's a shame about the sawfly. Don't know if its habits are like gooseberry sawfly - but that overwinters in the soil under the plant and if you spread a black plastic sheet around the plant they can't get out through it in the summer to attack again and there is no further damage, with no chemicals needed.

Hi Julia, you're right I'm sire about our soil regards the hebe plants, I'll just have to enjoy all the pretty ones on GoY.
I struggle with roses
too 🙁
The one I bought early summer - Rosa Pinky, its supposed to be repeat flowering...I'm going to see if it bounces back next year. Possibly the hot weather and it hadn't had chance to root and establish?
I do like to covet my patients roses on my rounds...just to admire and enjoy the fragrances..

The roses I transplanted two years ago have really struggled this summer, I was getting very concerned about them but they have perked up since we got some proper rain, the climbers have excelled though, that actually does agree with your thoughts, all are very close to the fencing, very poor soil, they rarely suffer with blackspot, sawfly or any other ailment and never get fed.....Nearly forgot to say!!... The roses are beautiful and really stand out amongst the conifers ..x