I know its July!

Have enjoyed looking and making notes you have some beautiful roses. I have never tried taking cutting so will use your information and have a go, thank you.

wow they are so beautiful, lovely colours, are they all perfumed? I love them all. My new roses are a bit of a disaster as the rabbit got into the garden when they were just sprutting and damaged them badly. Hoping they will survive and show off next year for me. Thanks for the pictures they are great.

They are so beautiful. I am a rose lover to say the least.

fantastic roses, and not a blackspot in sight....
like olive i wld like to know if you go for perfumed varieties or just roses which take your fancy?

So many and all equally lovely, I wish I knew the names of all my roses, I`m afraid I didn`t keep a record when most were first planted, Iceberg is my favourite and I do have Princess Diana, sadly she doesn`t like todays weather...
Gorgeous photographs..

You have a beautiful variety of roses and you must really give them lots of TLC as they are looking so robust and happy :)

I've favourited this blog so I can refer back to it for the names of your roses. Perfumed roses have got to be my favourite....double bonus...beautiful flower and lovely scent.

You've got lots of lovely ones :o) I enjoyed seeing them all.

Wish I had those in my garden - they are all beautiful. I've only got 2 roses at present but am hoping to get some more in the autumn. Do you feed yours ?

Thanks everyone for your lovely comments. I feed my roses very early spring with well rotted manure as i am lucky enough to have a constant supply from my allotment which is next door to the house. I keep to a monthly spraying regime and only spray just before dark when all the bees have gone. I also keep a book Lincolnshire lass and have since i started .I have a rose on each page with columns down with details of when fed and sprayed. In April or May I feed with rose fertiliser or chicken pellets.Hope this helps youResi andMariek.Olive i'm sure your roses will survive but it is disheartening.Roses take 2years to get established so they will be better next year.I hope you are successful with your cuttings Stroller.If you have a long stem from a well established rose you can make 2 or 3 cuttings from this but remember to keep it the right way up.I don't always look for certain roses .Some are chosen on a whim where others i have probably seen on a gardening programme or in my David Austin book. The most perfumed i have Whistonlass is Fragrant Cloud (which i forgot to put in with the pics.) and Icecream.

Hi Rose...Many thanks for sharing these gorgeous blooms with us...We have just ordered two Bare rooted Roses from David Austin Roses...one I'm pleased to see amongst your display...Just Joey...and the other one Whiter Shade of pale...There are so many beautiful Roses, it is nice to get the info from other GOYers when making a selection...The next thing is finding room in the Garden... :))

I always find room for a rose Crissue.

What size shoehorn do you use Rose, mine is a large one. lol.

Same here Olive.

:))) Know what you mean Olive and Rose....H calls me Shoehorn Sue...

I meant to ask Rose, what Chicken Pellets do you use!!

lol :O)

They are dried chicken pellets Crissue ,no particular make. Most garden centres sell them but we have a fantastic superstore which does loads of offers.

ok thanks :))

Lovely pics and advice Rose. I've gone 'rose mad' this year and have recently received through the post David Austins new Handbook of Roses. I think it shouldn't be allowed...poor addicts like me have no chance:-( I don't have a car, but am determined to get to Albrighton to see them all in situ, naturally buying a few too. All I have to do, according to 'plan a journey' is catch 2 buses, then a train, then a 20 minute walk or taxi. Can't wait:-) have you seen Michaellas rose blog? :-)

All you have to do then Bornagain is get your roses home. Wouldn't it be easier to order from David Austin? I have seen Michaellas roses, and I thought I had alot at 54.Now I would love to see her garden, she must have a fair bit of land.Thanks for your comments too. I will have a look at your page now.

I have ordered on line from DA, but really want to look at them all growing so I can see the shape of bush etc...I just want to go:-))

I can understand that Bornagain, so would I.

Hi Rose, would you mind looking at my new blog where I'm asking for rose suggestions for my little newly made over front garden? Obviously only if you have the time...thanks:-)