Periwinkle's Journal

That's a nice surprise to get.  Great to have such a selection of roses.

Its like raspberry ripple icecream! Lovely!

You have beautiful roses... Is it difficult to grow from cuttings .?. As i have a few cuttings at the moment ..[David's Austin ] .Have them in the water...

Ingrid, roses in general are quite easy to grow from cuttings and I intend to take some in a few weeks time. I root them in a mix of grit and potting compost in a pot and cover with a clear plastic bag over the top and stick in the middle to keep the bag/moisture off the leaves. Puy an elastic band around the bag at the top of the pot and leave in a cool place for a few weeks and you should see growth. Then remove the bag.

Lovely rose. I had it a few years ago, planted in a pot on the gravel at the greenhouse. However, I got a bit fed up with it as space was tight. I was giving it away, and discovered the roots had come through the drainage hole and rooted into the gravel underneath. Vigorous grower, but gorgeous.

A lovely suprise to get with the rose cutting doing so well Periwinkle.

ur welcome i have two of them in the garden and they are covered in flowers they seem to put up a lot of suckers and i just pot some of them up and the flowers on the suckers are the same as the main plant