I'm considering using evergreen or semi-evergreen roses for cloaking a wall
/forming a hedge; allegedly the two roses I mention in the title are
suitable
for the purposes ( in that order ). I know the species roses like Rugosa and
Scabrosa are good for hedges but they have bushy habits and I want an
upright
hedge narrower than it is high. As for cloaking a wall, Mermaid sounds good,
but I wondered if anyone out there has used these roses ( or other
semi-evergreen
roses ) for these purposes? Any comments?

Andy

andrewpreece wrote in message
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I'm considering using evergreen or semi-evergreen roses for cloaking a
wall
/forming a hedge; allegedly the two roses I mention in the title are
suitable
for the purposes ( in that order ). I know the species roses like Rugosa
and
Scabrosa are good for hedges but they have bushy habits and I want an
upright
hedge narrower than it is high. As for cloaking a wall, Mermaid sounds
good,
but I wondered if anyone out there has used these roses ( or other
semi-evergreen
roses ) for these purposes? Any comments?

Andy

Hi Andy,

As regards Mermaid, although it is a lovely rose it is quite tempermental
and likes a warm spot. I wouldn't have said Mountbatten was semi-evergreen
and to be honest I tend to remove overwintering leaves anyway to cut down on
fungal infections.

Just a suggestion, but have you thought of using trellis with an evergreen
climber on one side and a rose on the other? I saw that done with the
climbing rose "Golden Showers" and evergreen honeysuckle and it looked very
good.

Liz

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andrewpreece wrote in message
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Hi Andy,

As regards Mermaid, although it is a lovely rose it is quite tempermental
and likes a warm spot. I wouldn't have said Mountbatten was
semi-evergreen
and to be honest I tend to remove overwintering leaves anyway to cut down
on
fungal infections.

Just a suggestion, but have you thought of using trellis with an evergreen
climber on one side and a rose on the other? I saw that done with the
climbing rose "Golden Showers" and evergreen honeysuckle and it looked
very
good.

Liz

Good suggestion, I too have found Mermaid a little tempermental! although
often recommended for north walls I have found it stiff and brittle, very
thorny and difficult to train. I now just let it do its own thing up in the
orchard.

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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
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