I used to see massive yellow roses with leaves to match in 1974 in Peterborough in someone’s front garden .. i was 12..on my way to school & i’d never seen anything like that before.. i thought it was rose grandpa Dixon .. but i remember it very well & now i know it was peace.. i have it in my collection of 138 roses ( after having 189 roses at my London house) bud is about to open.. 50 yrs. on .. i’ll have my own fascination rose.. peace in sight again at my Bedfordshire home
I really enjoy Carol Klein, though here in California I only see her BBC programs on RU-vid. She has such enthusiasm for plants and gardening, and her childhood memories are lovely. My Grandmother had over 100 roses in her garden in Los Angeles; she'd begun planting them in the early 1930s, after she and my Grandfather bought their home. As a child I would walk down the rows, looking at all the colors. I now have a variety of roses, including Lady Banks, Blush Noisette, Reine des Violettes, Cabbage Rose, Apothecary rose, Climbing Don Juan, and several David Austin roses. I was amazed to find out online that roses are still available that were hybridized in the garden of Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon! Thank you for sharing this series; I wish this rose episode was longer.
I must admit I never liked the typical rose gardens which I saw in my childhood, with roses and bare soil only. Nowadays I understand that this style of growing roses makes taking care of them (fertilising, weeding, collecting dead leaves) much easier. I have a small naturalistic garden with over 140 roses underplanted with perennials and annuals. I grow mainly Germany-bred roses which are more suited to my conditions, as well as some DA roses and Canadian ones.
I am surprised that David Austin was not mentioned? I life in Edmonton Alberta Canada, our provincial flower is the Wildrose. This rose grows throughout Alberta in the ditches roadside in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It survives weeks of -40C in winters and blooms throughout the summer giving off a wonderful scent, it is very similar to your Dogrose only it is the prettiest of pinks. I love this series, just finished the Irises and have a newfound love and appreciation for both the iris and the rose. Thank you for this, you make a lovely hostess with your passion and vitality for flowers 🌹 I grow tender roses and have to put them to bed in the winter by making sure they have a very good winter blanket over them, with prayers that they will reawaken in the spring. Thank you again
I just found this series, and they are wonderful! Carol, I appreciate your passion, you are a great educator/presenter! Roses are my absolute favorite ❤
