On 5 Jun, 16:35, Bob Bauer <bobba...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Nicholls.M...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
asked:
>
> >.....I like single flowers (if thats the correct
> >term), I'm not too fussed about scent...I quite like things like
> >'dortmund', 'parkdirektor riggers', 'altissisimo', but am aware that
> >they are climbers.....can they be grown as free standing
> >shrubs?
>
> Any climber can be grown as a shrub, it just depends on how you prune
> it.
>
> >.....can anyone recommend any of these in particular or anything else?
>
> Three roses come to mind. The first is the Ralph Moore floribunda
> 'Playtime', sort of a rusty red color, but a very prolific and
> continuous bloomer if
deadheaded.http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=4880
OK, a bit small....I'm interested, but at this stage I'm planting
shrubs etc....(I've done trees and I'm working my way down).
>
> The second is the Tom Carruth rose 'Home Run' just introduced in 2006.
> Carruth is the greatest hybridizer of our era in my
opinion.http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=45015
also the right sort of thing...but a bit small.
>
> The third is the well known, highly rated and widely grown Kordes
> Rugosa rose, Robusta.http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=5236
Now I've seen this one at the same time I saw Altissismo, but I'd
forgotten it until you reminded me.....very nice...exactly the sort of
thing.....I'm probably going to buy 2 or three similar sort of
things...this may be one of them....thanks very much.
>
> >My soil is pretty heavy clay, midlands UK, so it needs to be
> >reasonably hardy, it would probably be in fullish sun.
>
> Since roses need an acid soil of pH 6.5 to do well, I would recommend
> digging a hole 1/2 meter wide and deep, discarding the clay soil and
> filling the hole with finished compost or high organic content potting
> soil. Doing this will make your rose thrive. It is worth the effort
> and expense.
>
> Have a good day,
>
> Bob Bauerhttp://www.rose-roses.com/
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