Buckthorn is a noxious shrub/tree that destroys our woods. I needed to make a fence to hide a compost pile. I'd seen beautiful English wattle fences and decided to cut buckthorn branches to make it. First, I cut down a bunch of branches before they'd leafed out in the Spring. Then I set few treated posts into concrete and «wove» the branches back and forth like a basket. It was easy! I capped the posts with 1x12 cedar and then stained it to match the buckthorn «basket».
English Rose Darcey Bussell
27.06.2023 - 08:36 / aberdeengardening.co.uk
The English Rose Darcey Bussell bred by David Austin
Profiling plants which we grow in our garden, results, that on occasions my posts may not reflect the current month.
Not the case with the English Rose Darcey Bussell, picture above was taken in November and the two below in July.
Performance in our Garden
First of all, for any of my visitors from Aberdeen, its important to be aware that the David Austin Roses do not thrive in the North East of Scotland.
Jim Mccoll the presenter of the gardening show Beechgrove gardens, informed me of this many years ago. Well, you know what its like, I had to find out for myself. I didn’t half persevere , and over a five year period Jim proved to be correct, The Roses performance were mediocre in their first year, deteriorating rapidly thereafter.
Here in our Cheshire garden, this Rose was purchased as a pot grown plant, and planted in May of this year in a west facing border of the back garden. A few buds were starting to form, and by early July blooms were fully open. General quality of the shrub has been excellent, sturdy, bushy, with a height of about 90cm/3ft blooms have been pretty much continuous.
Plant description
The deep crimson blooms of Darcey Bussel (named after the world famous ballerina) are fully double and have the old fashioned appearance which we have come to expect from David Austin Roses.
As the blooms age, they have a distinct hint of mauve just before dying off. David Austin describes the fragrance as being fruity.
Although these English Roses have the appearance of the old fashioned varieties, they differ in their ability to bloom freely throughout the season, none more so than this one I highlight today. The compact bushy form,
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