We grew the Rambling Rose Ghislaine de Feligonde in our Cheshire garden, but surprisingly its performing at its best right here in Fife.
If you don’t quite have the space for one of those very large climbing roses then this almost thornless musk rambler is worth considering.
Our North East facing back garden in December and January gets no sun whatsoever. Spring and Summer it gets its fair share keeping Ghislaine de Feligonde happy.
I am no expert with climbing Roses all that training of branches horizontally drives me nuts, mainly because I never seem to have adequate space.
This musk rambler fits the bill very nicely.
See how the blooms have just reached the trellis. Actually at one point the flowers on the r/h side were just less than 2 inches (ca. 5 cm) above the trellis. I tell you this because and I kid you not the neighbour who lives at the other side of the fence came to our door and complained that the petals may well fall on her washing!
This musk rambler has a lot going for it. The stems are virtually thornless and its easy to keep under control.
The small/medium size fragrant double blooms open an orange/apricot shade and fade to creamy white. The best show is in June/July with good repeat flowering through till September.
Unlike most rambling roses Ghislaine de Feligonde is not over vigorous and is easy to train against a wall or fence. In fact, it can grow as a free-standing shrub.
Grows to a height of around 8ft (2.44 m) and width of 6ft (1.83 m)
Ghislaine de Feligonde is a rather unusual rambler. It grows very well but doesn’t have the thuggish nature of many ramblers, it repeats very well through the Summer and is almost thornless. Prune in early Autumn. In the first three years tidying up is all that is
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Hey Freinds! I’m so glad that you are here. I am so excited to share this project with you. Don’t you just love a cottage in the English countryside covered in roses? Me, too! Today, I am going to show you how I created a rose trellis for the gable above my front door. Let’s go!
Perhaps not known for his greenfingers, it seems apt to quote the musician Paul Weller, who in 1978 gave us the great lyric ‘No matter where I roam, I will return to my English rose’. Because no matter how many other garden plants come and go, the popularity of the garden rose never seems to diminish. You might not see many in a Chelsea Flower Show garden but us gardeners know some good plants when we see them and roses regularly top polls for the nation’s favourite flower.
Roses love the sun. Find a location that receives as much sun as possible. A couple of hours of shade in an afternoon or a spot with light shade might not hurt the plant.
Thinking of planting roses, why not give the old varieties a try. Our favourite is the Portland Roses. Amongst this group are to be found not only some of the finest of old roses but also some of the most useful.They are all continuous or repeat flowering and of accommodating proportions. They can