No worries. So I spent 2 hours watering the containers in. The front yard, I realized I have spent so much time on it. I went to Bunnings today to get some irrigation parts, hopefully I can set some up this evening.
That Olivia Rose Austin is looking good! I bought a bareroot version last month, so I hope I get a good display from mine in the summer here - it does have a good reputation for prolific flowering in the UK. We had rain and a brief swirl of snow today, but my Olivia is snugly potted in the unheated greenhouse to get it off to a good start. I'll keep it in that large pot for the next 12 months to let it get established - and to give me the chance to see if and where I want to put it in the ground. You have so many pots - that must be a lot of work to look after!
Yes it is a very rose for the performance in Australia too, you will enjoy it. Yes way too many pots but I do love my roses. I went to Bunnings today to get some irrigation parts so I hope I can set some on drip this afternoon. Do you have to water your roses much in the summer in your climate?
@@liensgarden301 Hi Lien, Irrigation seems like a good idea, that will cut your work down. In the summer here I do give my potted roses a good soaking with the hose pipe almost daily - I could get away with every 3-4 days perhaps, but the roses seem to like the daily watering. I usually water the roses in the ground most days too because I like walking around them so think I might as well water them at the same time, but some weeks they get enough water from the rain. I think I water a lot more than most rose gardeners in the UK, but it doesn't seem to do them any harm and it just seems logical to me that the more water they get the more they will grow!
Lovely roses, Lien, thank you for the tour. 💚🥀
No worries.
So I spent 2 hours watering the containers in. The front yard, I realized I have spent so much time on it.
I went to Bunnings today to get some irrigation parts, hopefully I can set some up this evening.
That Olivia Rose Austin is looking good! I bought a bareroot version last month, so I hope I get a good display from mine in the summer here - it does have a good reputation for prolific flowering in the UK. We had rain and a brief swirl of snow today, but my Olivia is snugly potted in the unheated greenhouse to get it off to a good start. I'll keep it in that large pot for the next 12 months to let it get established - and to give me the chance to see if and where I want to put it in the ground. You have so many pots - that must be a lot of work to look after!
Yes it is a very rose for the performance in Australia too, you will enjoy it.
Yes way too many pots but I do love my roses. I went to Bunnings today to get some irrigation parts so I hope I can set some on drip this afternoon.
Do you have to water your roses much in the summer in your climate?
@@liensgarden301 Hi Lien, Irrigation seems like a good idea, that will cut your work down. In the summer here I do give my potted roses a good soaking with the hose pipe almost daily - I could get away with every 3-4 days perhaps, but the roses seem to like the daily watering. I usually water the roses in the ground most days too because I like walking around them so think I might as well water them at the same time, but some weeks they get enough water from the rain. I think I water a lot more than most rose gardeners in the UK, but it doesn't seem to do them any harm and it just seems logical to me that the more water they get the more they will grow!