"Sacha" wrote...
after "Bob Hobden" replied
"Sacha" wrote
Would anyone happen to know which rose this is? The colour in the
photo
is
hopeless because the rose is a really deep crimson. It's a climber
and
is
scented and it's a truly gorgeous sight.
http://i32.tinypic.com/33ljpl0.jpg


You don't mention the height of the climber but my first thought was
the
short climber "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" which we have ...
http://www.davidaustinroses.com/engl...asp?showr=3486

I think you've got it, Bob. That looks remarkably like it and it's not,
apparently, very high growing. Many thanks. It's a really lovely rose
and
I did wonder if it might be a David Austin. Well worth growing for
colour
and scent and might be rather nice grown over a low wall, rather than up
one, do you think?

It's quite slow growing, well ours has been, but then ours is growing up
a
6ft West facing wall. The flowers are superb and it does produce them in
abundance. Regards growing over a wall, you know me, try it and see is
always my motto with plants.

First find your wall....... ;-))


Two other Roses we have used as short climbers that we can recommend (both
from the same stable)...

Graham Thomas. bright yellow.
http://www.davidaustinroses.com/engl...asp?showr=4255

Summer Song. bright rich burnt orange (unusual colour)
http://www.davidaustinroses.com/engl...asp?showr=4532

--
Regards
Bob Hobden