On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 11:15:27 +0000, Tim Challenger wrote:

I have a garden gate over which I'd like to grow a rose on a trellis.
The wall/gate is north facing and gets sunlight early in the morning, but
nothing during the day of course.
The spot is also quite windy.
Winters here are quite cold, say like north England or Scotlandm, with
plenty of snow. The summers can be very warm.

Does anyone have any ideas for a rose that might feel at home here?
One with a scent would be nice but not vital. I'm a bit baffled by the
wealth of choice and don't really know where to start.

I have just completed a search for roses that would do well on a north
facing wall - In the end I went for:

(1) Zepherine Drouhin - 10ft, continuous, scented, OK north facing.

(2) Madame Alfred Carriere - 15ft, continuous flowering, scented, OK north
facing.

Also, I wanted white/pink/purple colours, for which the above two match.
I have just planted them this last week so I don't know how they will
perform. However, I did do a lot of research so I hope that will pay off!

Regards,

Paul.

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