"beccabunga" wrote in message
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Most roses are easy to grow. To avoid problems, have a look at what is
grown locally first. Then go to the rose growers' websites and look at
what is on offer. David Austin, Peter Beales, Pococks, Mattocks, are
all reliable.

beccabunga

Thank you both for your very helpful advice and also for the links to
various sites. I really appreciate your help. I have never grown a rose in
my life. But have decided at the ripe old age of 56 it's time to try.
My mother (no longer with us) bless her soul, used to specialise in Rose
Growing, I remember as a kid our back garden was just a flourish of roses of
all different colurs and types. I remember she had names for all of them,
two that have stuck in my mind are Lady Harkness and the Peace rose..
She used to make me laugh as a kid, when we went out somewhere if she saw a
rose she liked in a public park/garden, she would take a cutting from it
(cheeky old mam lol) and take it home and do something with it and then
plant it, and you could bet your life the thing would grow and flourish into
a masterpiece. What she did I haven't a clue, but she certainly had "green
fingers" cars used to go by our house and slow down just to look at the
display, some even took photo's.
I hope I end up as knowledgeable as her.
Thank's again
Vangellis