Farm1 writes
"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
Farm1
"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message

No, mine still doesn't have a scent

:-)) I've enjoyed this exchange. People always think I'm odd when
I
say that I don't like either camellias or tulips. Apparently I
should
know that it's compulsory to like these plants.

Ah but I love Salvias and oh yes, Jasmine which someone I know
thinks
smells absolutely awful!
I wonder if there's ever been a psychoanalysis of which plants/types
of
garden you like and whether this reveals a lot about your own
personality?

I find yellow and orange plants disconcerting, love cottagey plants
but
tropical stuff never appeals.

:-)) I think it was Hardy Amies (Queen's dressmaker) who said that
orange in roses was vulgar. I love orangey coloured Calendulas but am
not fond of orange roses. And I don't like tropical looking plants in
temperate gardens but would if I lived in the tropics.

I find my taste changes with season. In spring, fresh yellows. Cool
pinks and mauves in summer, then warm oranges and reds in autumn, to
tone in with the autumn leaves and ripening fruit. So an orange rose is
garish and out of place, whereas orange calendulas are good ;-)


--
Kay

In article , K
writes

So an orange rose is garish and out of place, whereas orange
calendulas are good ;-)


I can cope with moorheim beauty because it's got that degree of bronze
in it to take it away from the yellow part of the spectrum, I think it's
the warmer tones towards red that saves it.
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

"K" wrote in message
Farm1 writes

:-)) I think it was Hardy Amies (Queen's dressmaker) who said that
orange in roses was vulgar. I love orangey coloured Calendulas but
am
not fond of orange roses. And I don't like tropical looking plants
in
temperate gardens but would if I lived in the tropics.

I find my taste changes with season. In spring, fresh yellows. Cool
pinks and mauves in summer, then warm oranges and reds in autumn, to
tone in with the autumn leaves and ripening fruit. So an orange rose
is
garish and out of place, whereas orange calendulas are good ;-)

Yes. You've captured it well. For the same reason I hate 'blue'
roses.

"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message
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"K" wrote in message
Farm1 writes

:-)) I think it was Hardy Amies (Queen's dressmaker) who said that
orange in roses was vulgar. I love orangey coloured Calendulas but
am
not fond of orange roses. And I don't like tropical looking plants
in
temperate gardens but would if I lived in the tropics.

I find my taste changes with season. In spring, fresh yellows. Cool
pinks and mauves in summer, then warm oranges and reds in autumn, to
tone in with the autumn leaves and ripening fruit. So an orange rose
is
garish and out of place, whereas orange calendulas are good ;-)

Yes. You've captured it well. For the same reason I hate 'blue'
roses.

I have a love of all 'weird' plants, so I have to admit to owning a 'blue'
rose :~)
Jenny

"JennyC" wrote in message
"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message

Yes. You've captured it well. For the same reason I hate 'blue'
roses.

I have a love of all 'weird' plants, so I have to admit to owning a
'blue'
rose :~)

But it's in your garden not mine, so I can live with that. :-))

I'm a traditionalist with roses so I won't have any that don't have
scent and I've now also decided that I won't have any more that don't
repeat. Fantin Latour can stay but I'll get no more non repeaters.
The only odd coloured rose I'd like to be able to grow and which I
think has "Blue Moon" as a parent is "Julia's Rose" but she is just
too weak and non hardy to survive in my garden. I've tried twice and
I may as well have just have thrown my money on the street.

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"JennyC" wrote in message
"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message

Yes. You've captured it well. For the same reason I hate 'blue'
roses.

I have a love of all 'weird' plants, so I have to admit to owning a
'blue'
rose :~)

But it's in your garden not mine, so I can live with that. :-))

It's actually a sort of washed out purple .....
http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/fotos...20Blue%203.JPG
Jenny

I'm a traditionalist with roses so I won't have any that don't have
scent and I've now also decided that I won't have any more that don't
repeat. Fantin Latour can stay but I'll get no more non repeaters.
The only odd coloured rose I'd like to be able to grow and which I
think has "Blue Moon" as a parent is "Julia's Rose" but she is just
too weak and non hardy to survive in my garden. I've tried twice and
I may as well have just have thrown my money on the street.

"JennyC" wrote in message
"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message
"JennyC" wrote in message

I have a love of all 'weird' plants, so I have to admit to owning
a
'blue'
rose :~)

But it's in your garden not mine, so I can live with that. :-))

It's actually a sort of washed out purple .....
http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/fotos...20Blue%203.JPG

Thanks for that link. It's an interesting colour and doesn't look at
all blue (and I would consider it if it was that colour here). The
quality of light is very differnet in the UK to my garden and plants
that can look good in the UK can look ghastly under our stronger more
glaring light.

"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message
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"JennyC" wrote in message
"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message
"JennyC" wrote in message

I have a love of all 'weird' plants, so I have to admit to owning
a
'blue'
rose :~)

But it's in your garden not mine, so I can live with that. :-))

It's actually a sort of washed out purple .....
http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/fotos...20Blue%203.JPG

Thanks for that link. It's an interesting colour and doesn't look at
all blue (and I would consider it if it was that colour here). The
quality of light is very differnet in the UK to my garden and plants
that can look good in the UK can look ghastly under our stronger more
glaring light.

Don't rub it in, we are all about to go into hibernation!

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea

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"JennyC" wrote in message
"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message
"JennyC" wrote in message

I have a love of all 'weird' plants, so I have to admit to owning
a
'blue'
rose :~)

But it's in your garden not mine, so I can live with that. :-))

It's actually a sort of washed out purple .....
http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/fotos...20Blue%203.JPG

Thanks for that link. It's an interesting colour and doesn't look at
all blue (and I would consider it if it was that colour here). The
quality of light is very differnet in the UK to my garden and plants
that can look good in the UK can look ghastly under our stronger more
glaring light.

Its the Dutch light........I'm in Holland :~)
jenny