A flowery thread!

Me again and this time its flowers :bouquet: :rofl: . I’ve not really done much other than buy the odd thing I see and shove it in the ground and hope it grows! This year I’m becoming much more interested in flowers / ornamentals. I’ve even bought a rose, which I’ve been terrified of for ever!

Perhaps I’ve been spurred on by my final success, after a 4 year wait of my peony!

I’ve actually become a bit addicted and seem to buy something new every week!

My first question is about my rose. It is a pretty pink one called Mum in a million. It said on the label it is a climber, but on the net it said it was. I’m very confused! It came with a small bamboo teepee. Any advice about planting, caring and supporting most welcome as keep reading conflicting advice so ended up leaving it in it’s pot for over a month now! I thought of you @SuePJ as I know you have loads of roses!


Excuse the mess!

Ive had 2 gorgeous flowers so far!

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It’s a medium shrub rose, so is not a climber but may have quite an erect stance and may, if left to its own devices, grow quite tall. I have a big shrub rose and I support some of the outer stems with stakes just because they hang down so heavily when in full bloom.

This info is quite useful.

Looks like it will flower through to autumn. Lovely shaped rose. Gorgeous colour. If you plant it now, make sure you keep it well watered. If you decide to keep it in a pot, keep it in a bigger one than the one it’s in at the moment.

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