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the novice

Can we grow roses on a small balcony?  Roses are so beautiful - yet so fussy and hard to grow.

Or are they?  Let's find out together!

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Balcony roses: they're finally in bloom!

Balcony roses: they're finally in bloom!

My row of four Drift roses (clockwise: apricot, pink, coral and red) that I planted out on the balcony in March (over three months ago)...
Balcony roses: new buds AND Black Spot?!

Balcony roses: new buds AND Black Spot?!

At last! The first blush of colour on my Coral Drift rosebuds! But what's this? Looks like the dreaded Black Spot fungus on the same...
Balcony roses: what causes weak stems?

Balcony roses: what causes weak stems?

Just look at those gorgeous rosebuds ready to open! But here's what I'm worried about... We've had weeks of unseasonably cool damp...
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Balcony roses: thoughts on pots
Carolyn Thomas
  • Apr 1
  • 5 min

Balcony roses: thoughts on pots

Roses on a sunny patio in Greece: who says you can't grow roses in pots? So far, my four bare-root Drift® bare-root roses are nicely...
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My rose gardening buddy, Ben
Carolyn Thomas
  • Mar 15
  • 4 min

My rose gardening buddy, Ben

I blame my favourite (and only) son Ben for my recent infatuation with growing roses out on my balcony. It's all his doing. Ben and I at...
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A bare root rose, or a rose in a pot?
Carolyn Thomas
  • Mar 9
  • 3 min

A bare root rose, or a rose in a pot?

Which is better? Buying a rose growing in a pot, or choosing a bare root rose (basically a clump of roots with a few short straight sticks?
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Roses: who do you love?
Carolyn Thomas
  • Mar 7
  • 4 min

Roses: who do you love?

I was bitten last summer by the Rose Bug - and in one lovely afternoon of browsing the Russell Nursery full-colour rose catalogue with...
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Right rose, right place
Carolyn Thomas
  • Mar 6
  • 5 min

Right rose, right place

My only experience with choosing and planting a new rose (as opposed to moving into a home that already had roses in the garden) was back...
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