Thank you for posting this Ben! Here in NY we are still very cold and snowy but before my roses went to sleep for the winter they got a thick layer of earthworm castings and 4 inches of cedar mulch. Some of my roses are now 4 years old. All DA - and you were the inspiration.
I really appreciate your video thank u i am still afraid to prune my one established rose bush. I was doing it at the beginning of winter and not the end the first two years i moved in.
As someone whos never grown roses but plan to plant more first garden of them this season (starting with bare root roses), it would be helpful to see a top down or different angles of the plant you just pruned. I am following along with the instructions but it is hard to see the depth and overall shape of plant as well as the canes you are removing.
Hi Ben, what a great video. I will always think "outward facing bud" to make my cuts. Does this rule also work for climbing or rambling roses? So nice to see a new video and thank you.
Hello Ben, I only got into roses last year, and your videos have been immensely helpful in the choice in the advice what to expect in the different roses and how to look after them, thank you for what you do. For some time all my roses was David Austin, and still love them and look forward to seeing what will be released this year:) I have however been able to discover other rose breeders and that creates a problem in not enough space for all I see :) I have a question though Ben, I remember you saying that Princess Ann is one of the earliest roses to bud, but I remember you said it maybe as early as May. As we have had a warmer winter, I have found a bare root Princess Ann standard I got last November has buds, and Port Sunlight has also started. My question do I mulch and feed earlier, do I leave the buds on? I did call David Austin and they said congratulations and feed end of April?
Good morning and thank you for your question. I’m really glad that you enjoyed the media I create and find it useful. Mulching would normally take place anywhere from Christmas through to the end of March and feeding normally in April, May and June If it were me, I would be attempted to make sure you’ve got your mulch in place and feed as the first flushes take hold whenever this may be. The season is very well advanced.
After pruning should I feed the rose and then top off the soil with mulch? It’s early in the year for feeding right? How do you determine the right time for these tasks? Is the presence of shooting buds a guideline rather than then time of the year? I’d like to learn when the right time is based on how plants look. E.g. the Forsythia is starting to bloom, can I use that as a reference for when it’s time to prune roses? Also, next Wednesday there’s a chance of a 0 degree frost where I live. How close to a cold night can I prune a rose?
Mulch yes it needs to done before the plant needs it feeding during active growth and flowering -you will need to use your judgement as a time guide within the the window and now we have had some weather 0 and even Lower are fine
Great video - so good to see what you were doing. I have a rambling rose - it's a DA called 'Snow Goose'. I have had it for about 4 years and although I have pruned it a bit over the years - I have never pruned it hard. The last time I pruned it, was very late last spring last year. I deadheaded it a lot as well and it kept repeating well into very late autumn. Please could you advise me what to do with it? Also are ramblers and climbers pruned at the same time as shrub and bush roses?. Thank You.
Hi Ben how many bear roses would you recommend putting in a pot? I've noticed that some people are putting 3 in to make it look fuller and at David Austin's that's what they do as well. Thank you
Hi and thank you for your comment. It very much depends on the size of the container that you’re dealing with at david Austin as in my garden their pots are watered with an irrigation system. There is also a very engaged team of gardeners looking after them personally here I only plant one rose pot Most roses need us container at least 40 to 45 cm in diameter and at least 45 to 50 cm in depth would normally take around 1 1/2 years to fill this space and look Container grown plants will then need to be topped dressed with fresh growing media every season and offered a liquid feed every other week during the flowering season At the end of every third container, grown plants are removed from their containers. The soil knocked off roots ever so slightly pruned and repotted there are tutorials on posing roses produced by myself here on Instagram and also available on my subscription based service on Instagram under the same username
Or that's great They're about 45 diameter, maybe a little bigger I got three bear roots last week and I put them in today. I'm so looking forward to see what happens and I've just purchased the new what's out this year I have 25 David Austin rose in my garden now I can't stop buying them they make me so happy and thank you for your advice. Ben, I'll keep watching your videos to get some tips
Hi Ben, it February 19th, I live on the outskirts of the Malverns, as you know it’s been a mild few weeks, the recommendation for feeding roses is end of March, early April, when the leaves start to fully open, trouble is some of my roses already are starting have full leaves and opening?
The season is very well advanced and changes do need to be made to the schedule. However I think it’s probably still a little too early to be thinking about adding fertilisers certainly hold off at least into the very beginning of March
@@DeanSmith3935 okay, you’re referring to the rose bred by Mallerin, from the 1950s. Thank you very much for your question but it’s not a variety. I’m at all familiar with any references I’ll be able to bring you would be other places on the Internet
Please can you help me with this. Is westland fish blood and bone any good and is it good for roses. I am getting my first David austin roses and I don't want to skimp with the feed. I hope you can help me.
Yes, you can certainly use small amounts of fish and bonemeal. It should be sprinkled likely onto the surface of the soil and forked in. Don’t be tempted to overfeed. Please follow the instructions on the packet.
I planted a rose bush this past fall that now has all black branches. Is it completely dead or should i try a hard prune and wait to see if there is any life?
Firstly, whereabouts in the world are you growing? What zone if it’s particularly cold where you are it is highly possible that it hasn’t sent out any buds just yet, so I would hold your ground with your pruning and TC signs of life. If you purchased the item directly from David Austin consider giving their customer care team a call. I’m making them aware of the situation
@@the_gardenerben I live in mid Missouri in the center of the United States of America. Zone 6B. It is a Queen Elizabeth rose. I bought it at a local nursery. It is cold, hardy down to a zone five. And I planted it at the depth that the nursery owner suggested, which is to say pretty deep. I probably should’ve mulched it just a little deeper but as you say, maybe I just need to give it a little bit more time. It was in great shape when I bought it, and it was in a very large pot and had not become root bound yet.
Yes, you can depending on the situation will depend on how often they will need feeding plants in the ground should only need feeding a couple of times a year. However plants grown in pots will need to be fed around every two weeks once the first flush of flowers starts
Благодарим за самый лучший урок от отытного эксперта. В гугле дана непонятная и противоречащая информация. Например сколько градусов должно быть при весенней высадке корешка розы в сад после зимы. Например выписка из гугда 'Температура почвы при любых сроках посадки должна быть выше 10-12 градусов.' или 'Высаживать розы я предпочитаю в холодную и часто даже в мёрзлую землю.'
