Over the years, the advice has regularly been given to choose new roses for your garden in early summer, when you can select colours, fragrances and cultivar vigour to suit your requirements. Looking at some recent plantings, these recommendations have to be reconsidered with the additional suggestion, having made a choice, that you return to see them again in September before making a purchase.
Roses planted in well-prepared soil, which has not grown roses before, are likely to give good service for at least 20 years, so you need to pick out cultivars carefully. My parents had roses bought from Woolworths (when they were a three old penny and sixpenny store) that flowered freely for all of their married lives. Roses in those days were budded onto wild dog rose (Rosa canina), which does live to a great age.
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To dig or not to dig?
Should we be carrying out a full dig on plots now? Bob considers the pros and cons of the 'autumn dig' debate
The box ball blues
As if his beleaguered box hadn't already taken a beating, Toby now has to deal with some hungry box caterpillars
Save your own seeds
Masterclass on: seed saving
Strange sightings
Three unusual insects turn up in Val's garden in one day
A bolt from the blue!
Cornflowers are perfect for garden and vase
Winter moth prevention
Ruth shows you how to avoid maggoty tree fruits
Create a winter container
There are as many options as in summer
Lightweight gardening tools
AS well as being good for our mental health, gardening is also great exercise.
Autumn price round-up
AG finds better bargains in lesser-known brands
Rudbeckias
Rudbeckias are ideal for sunny summer patios and borders, with some able to survive our coldest winters