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BLOOMING
BEAUTIFUL
The roses of June
June heralds the start of our glorious summer months. The days are at their longest, the light at its brightest and gardens at their fullest. One plant at it’s very best this month is the rose.
carefully tending to every whim of their delicate prized blooms. Whilst it is true roses do need some care, some need more care and attention than others. Here are some rose basics:
Roses can seem bewildering. There
are around 30,000 different varieties of
rose around the world. Then there are
the different types of rose: Hybrid Teas, Floribundas, Patio Roses, Ramblers
and Climbers – to name a few. Some
have that unmistakeable perfume while others have no scent at all. Flowers can
be beautifully simple or extravagantly bursting with multiple layers of petals.
Some offer a single bloom on each stem, ideal for cut flowers whilst others have clusters of flowers smothering the plant. There really is a rose for every garden.
Rose care can conjure an image of old- fashioned gardeners from years gone by,
They flower in summer and some repeat flowering varieties can carry on flowering until the autumn. Deadheading roses after their flowers have faded will encourage more blooms, although climbing and rambling roses need treating a little differently. Using secateurs, snip off faded flowers. If left, a seed pod or hip will form and the plant will put all its
energy into growing the seed. Stop these from growing and the plant will put its energy into new flowers.
They love sun. Plant roses in full sun. There are some varieties that will tolerate light shade, but roses are not for dark spaces.
There are around 30,000 different varieties of rose around the world
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