Choosing Roses: Arches, Pergolas, Fences, Obelisks...expert tips for a gorgeous garden!

[@mickidonahue4038]

You are the best at interviewing; great questions, and no interrupting your guests. Great video

[@ksionc100]

he should have been interrupted to explain the cardboard box. It's usually recommended to block nematodes for a while . I wonder if anyone has tested this scientifically.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you. The use of cardboard in planting is quite common here (and well tested) - a lot of people make borders by laying cardboard over weeds or lawn, then adding compost on top. The cardboard rots away within about 3-5 months, so it will work in the same way in this box method.

[@ksionc100]

@TheMiddlesizedGarden thank you. I wasn't worried about the cardboard box not decomposing. I was just pointing out the gentleman in the video brought up this method in the context of nutrient deficits while more comprehensive explanation should have mentioned the idea of blocking pathogens by the walls of the box until the young rose establishes itself. Anyway, I love your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@mikelson1988]

No matter how experienced as a head gardener I am, I always learn a lot with your videos. Absolutely grateful 😊

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you so much!

[@radharcanna]

A very helpful video. Ian’s enthusiasm is catching. He’s so knowledgeable and the rose garden looks beautiful.

[@yvonnetuakoi4271]

What MAGNIFICENT garden ! This man knows his stuff ! Very interesting and informative !

[@KarinLowrie-vi9cv]

The mystery between rambler and climber is solved! Thank you! Glorious garden! Wonderful rose man!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@KurtAMaier]

I adore your program. So much more useful and professional than others.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@pattyking8593]

Excellent interview. There are lots of great tips and information.

[@GDSavingThePast]

Love listening to someone with that much knowledge

[@lindarenwick5079]

Such invaluable advice. Could have listened to him all day!

[@yuelina.x]

What a nice video

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Thank you for a very helpful tips, Roses are new to my garden and this video is just perfect.

[@vickimaiorano5763]

Wow, thank you for this. I’m going to watch again and take notes. So much helpful information

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@dwoodbury]

Thank for another informative video. I sure appreciate it. The roses are so beautiful.

[@LouciferFlump]

What an amazing garden! I’m so jealous! Dear me! 🥴 I have an old red velvety rose that my grandad planted in 1950. It’s still going but every year it gets some black spot. It doesn’t care about it, I just pick the leaves off, the rose flowers themselves are huge and gorgeous smelling! You can’t beat a truly old rose🌹

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

It sounds beautiful!

[@pinkpoodle7100]

What a magnificent garden. Ian’s enthusiasm is addictive🌺

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

It really is!

[@sunnywang8877]

This is such an informative and beautiful video. Thank you Alexandra ❤❤❤

[@pogsslammer2106]

I love all the people you find to interview. So much great info. Thank you!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad you like them!

[@moniquemannaert3468]

@Alexandra, could you ask for some variëties of the new rambler roses that are more long flowering, as he briefly mentioned? A lovely episode as always. Kind regards from Amsterdam. 🌿👒🌹🐦

[@clarecollins2547]

So beautiful! Roses are one of my favourites! I love them mixed with other flowers.

[@lulajohns1883]

Lovely video. I will attend to my roses today!! Thx Alexandra

[@dosso9958]

Such an informative video… thank you! You have a knack of creating content that is both practical and inspiring!

[@candacerobertson4154]

Finally - a down to earth rose expert with simple advice! As a beginner, I appreciate this! Thank you! I love your channel! 🌹

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you! I thought Ian Limmer was brilliant.

[@clarecollins2547]

I can smell the roses from here!

[@JoannaLouise200]

Love your interviews Alexandra...you always find such interesting, experienced & helpful people from the horticultural world. And what a rose garden that is! I was especilaly interested in Ian Limmer's experience and thoughts on blackspot. It seems that keeping a rose well nourished helps minimise the impact. For me, I always love to see traditional English lavender companioned with roses :)

[@lindaw9713]

Beautiful gardens and some great information. Ramblers instead of climbers! I don't worry about black spot but the sawfly larvae virtually destroy my rose foliage in the spring. Love your channel Alexandra.

[@kunalkishore2938]

Very informative...and a wonderful garden tour...👌

[@mickidonahue4038]

I'm going to be watching this again. So much good information.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

thank you

[@MadCityBells]

Invaluable advice. Thank you so much, Alexandra! 🙏🏻

[@linusnepe3874]

Again such a wonderful video. (And I’m not even that much into roses…). I could listen to your interviews/ videos for hours, which is quite exceptional. Thanks so much. Greetings from Germany! :-).

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you so much!

[@TheWholesomeGardener]

This was an excellent and extremely informative interview! Thank you Alexandria!

[@dustyflats3832]

Excellent video. He makes rose care uncomplicated. Beautiful!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you very much!

[@HulseChronicles]

Absolutely stunning garden. Thank you

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you too!

[@RandeeHalladay]

Thank you, beautiful video with great information.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@juliepardo7767]

Every Spring I have the rose debate with myself...to plant or not to plant? I so want to have roses all over my gardens, but the Japanese beetles, powdery mildew, and thorns are just too much of a battle for me, sadly. Thank you for this wonderful tutorial, Alexandra. I'll be rewatching this for my 2025 debate for sure! Maybe the "to plant" side will win? The advice about the box is brilliant!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Good luck with the next debate!

[@rickvandijk]

Buy a box of wine, drink the wine. It’s good for the roses. I love gardening even more than I already did. 🥂

[@pansepot1490]

Lol, that’s a new unit of measuring I never heard before. Not inches, not centimeters, not football fields, but 12 bottles cardboard boxes. 😅 I just a glass of pinot chardonnay so perhaps I am a little biased.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

:)

[@HomeSweetHomewithKaren]

So much great info in this! Thanks!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tinkerbell9399]

Great video, and some very useful info. The use of ramblers instead of climbers was surprising, must admit I’ve always been wary of rambling roses, thought them to invasive, and lots of work to maintain. Very interesting, and thanks for asking the questions I would have asked. As for black spot, I’m glad to hear it’s nothing much to worry about. Thanks so much for this video, and inspired me to visit Peter Beales Roses next week.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you. I think some ramblers do get invasive (our neighbour has one) but very beautiful, and all you need to do is a good chop back every year, so not difficult to deal with. The smaller patio ramblers aren't invasive

[@suepercy8390]

I knew you had to change the soil if you planted a new rose in an old ones position, but wasn’t sure of how much soil. Very helpful thanks

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I thought that was so interesting!

[@shilpapatel5]

Excellent video, very informative !

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@shilpapatel5]

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden Most welcome. Thank you for all your work !

[@dawndawn6946]

So informative! Thank you!❤

[@LinusCello75]

Recommendations on climbing/rambling rose combinations with other vines? A classic is rose and clematis. I have climbing hydrangea with Awakening, and hopefully the new clematis will do well there.

[@laurentM44]

Perfect ! Amazing. Thank you.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you too!

[@landomilknhoney]

Wow! A great instructional interview and video! The advice of Mr. Limmer is the answer I had been searching for about fertilizer. Of course Google has said only fertilize in the Fall, but I will take the advise of a seasoned rose expert! Thank you for this. Taking notes the next time around. ❤

[@thecrazygardenernz3271]

Our garden is only 3 years old, and creating archways and pergolas for the gardens is high on our list of to-dos. So great advice here. Thank you so much.

[@andreaball8114]

Thank you! I'd love a video focusing on the most fragrant groundcover or small shrub roses. Im trying to decide which roses to mix in with my small perenial border that is around the veggoe garden--small enough to not shade the veggies and to look good with lavender....most important is the fragrance!

[@pansepot1490]

Most ground covers are not scented. As I understand it, breeders focus on other characteristics when breeding ground covers. Imo if the fragrance is important you’ll have to compromise somewhere. I usually spend a lot of time pouring over catalogs before buying plants, reading all the descriptions and searching opinions online trying to make the perfect choice but at the end of the day only first hand experience will tell you if the rose is right.

[@andreaball8114]

@@pansepot1490 thank you! I was afraid that was the case after a quick google of groundcover roses, but thought maybe there were some low ones that were also scented people had direct experience with and could recommend.

[@moniquemannaert3468]

​@@andreaball8114the fragrance was traded in for longgevity and abundance of blooms in modern roses, but we have learned that the connection to insects got lost even more, so now the growers are working on crossing scent back in. Have a look at scented patio roses if you haven't already? Or give this place a call? Napoleon's Joséphine had trusty old scented variëties, so it's interesting to explore both old and new. What an exiting exploration! Let us now good finds?

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Interesting comment thread, yes, scent disappeared, but they are slowly bringing it back.

[@elizabethcunningham4749]

Thank you so much for this video! I’ve learned so much and at the very time I needed it! ❤️

[@geraldinefields1730]

Thank you.

[@marthafuentes2743]

Beautiful , beautiful garden 😘❤️❤️❤️

[@FumblingwithFlowers]

Great questions. Great answers. 🌹👍

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thanks so much!

[@theswissgardenvlog3189]

Loved this video, not just for the great tips on roses but also for the beautiful and inspiring garden that we get to see in it. Thanks for sharing💚

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GeorginaBays]

Wow what a garden so full of lovely roses ! Thank you for your informative interview, well worth watching.

[@ClaireLeung-pj2ri]

I rewatch and take notes, especially for a novice rose grower like me. Thank you Alexandra and Ian. Can’t wait for your next video.👍

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@lorraineclark7455]

Excellent information

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Thank you!

[@shuvadey4294]

Excellent video. Very very informative and interesting. So much knowledge and wisdom here which I have never heard before. Forty years of wisdom here and I don't have that much time😂😂😂

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad it was helpful! My roses have improved enormously since taking Ian's advice.

[@SpanishEclectic]

You had me at "two acre rose garden". What a feast for the eyes, and I imagine the fragrance was intoxicating. Lucky you! Great tips! With more feeding and our big California rain this year, my first blush of blooms was wonderful. Summer heat has just started. I've deadheaded everything, and will feed again. As noted below, my worst enemy now are the rose slugs AKA saw fly larvae. They are horrible this year; roses that had beautiful green foliage in early May, are now half bare. I gave the birds a chance to eat them, but have found an organic treatment, and will give it a try. After I remove all of the lacy dead leaves. Ugh. :(

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Hope it works!

[@MandyAustin-nl4cn]

Thank you, this is so helpful. 🌹

[@amypetersen]

Wow, this was great! This made it into my top three favorite videos that you have done

[@nelidascott6917]

Oh my!!! What a gem of a post this is !! Alexandra, you are a genius in covering very important garden topics and asking all the questions I have in mind and I’m sure all the others too.. THANK YOU!!❤❤

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@maryrose7842]

This was very helpful Thank you. Just about to plant a few new roses.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

My roses have hugely improved since following Ian's advice.

[@SMElder-iy6fl]

The roses must smell wonderful! I'd like to see the hips in the Fall.

[@gardentours]

Very useful tips 🌹🥀🌝👍

[@mayb.wright509]

This garden is astounding in its beauty. Wow.I ADORE roses, but I don't dare plant any because I don't want to attract those horrid Japanese scarab beetles. I don't mind when insects do the odd munch, but those beetles are absolute gluttons, and I detest having to go to war.

[@clionamm]

That was so helpful, and really interesting. great tips too. Thanks!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Flower_hoarder]

MY VERY FIRST FL🌹WER IN MY GARDEN‼️

[@debmacdonald1661]

So practical! And helpful..thank you ❤

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yorkshireseamstress]

Thank you for this video, excellent advice 👏 🌹

[@bewoodford2807]

Great video - Loved learning more about roses, which I absolutely adore. I was hoping for some information on growing roses in large, (60cms) pots. the info on blackspot was very useful and also hoe to plant a rose for healthy established growth. Thank you again. Happy gardening 🙂

[@carm787]

My favorite video this year! Thank you

[@suz4keeps]

Thanks for this

[@ritaswift8313]

Great advice, thank you from West Virginia, USA, Rita

[@sweetpeasandyarrowaranchdi8327]

I've only been pruning, watering and using compost. 0 fertilizing. I'll try liquid fertilizer this Summer and see what happens!

[@moniquemannaert3468]

For full absorbtion of nutriënts, you'll need both the organic (compost) and anorganic (minerals and trace elements, preferably joined by micro-organisms) fertilizer. They will be dissolved and absorbable through watering in a well airated soil. Those four elements are key for the plants (in the right place) to then take care of itself. You just keep the soil as an engine in optimal condition . Choose good biological products ever time if you can, especially for produce for the kitchen. Hope it's helpful. 🌿🐦

[@kevinjamesparr552]

The cardboard box re plant was my idea in 1960s . Told a reporter how i did save rose after planting on same site and displayed proof.With six weeks i had people tell me it was there idea .Or passed it on and every one in my valley in Cumbria knew that trick of mine

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

What a brilliant idea!

[@boldpicturesgardeners]

❤❤great information

[@vickikleist2263]

Just beautiful

[@RoseMary-vs3io]

Great, very helpful, thank you👍

[@johnsmith-ls4rc]

A great video. I wish I knew the name of the paint colour on the cottage front door at 5.07 minutes - and the fence railing at 6.31 minutes. It's just what I am looking for.

[@totallydomestic433]

Oh wow, thanks for the tip. I was planning on digging up a rose taken over by Dr Huey & plant a new one i received in the same hole. It has been there a year & probably eaten up the nutrients. I will dig out old soil & replace with new before planting my new rose.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nicoles5852]

Thanks very much.

[@PaulaShoaf]

Thank you for asking all the right questions! Beautiful gardens! Do you have Rosette fugus problems in the UK rose gardens ? it has taken several of my roses , such a shame, I feel I am losing to all these fugus plants can get ! It is disappointing

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

we don't currently have rosette fungus here, but the RHS is very concerned about it, and is monitoring the situation. It is a serious fungus and very damaging to roses.

[@agnieszkaszczesniak5245]

Witam, jestem zachwycona Pani kanałem , wspaniałe ogrody. Szkoda, że nie można wygenerować napisów w języku Polskim.

[@barbcottingham6675]

Sarah Raven planting salvia near roses prevents blackspot

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Yes, although I haven't tried it myself. But I think you'd still have to feed to get the best results as roses are very 'hungry' plants

[@julielaughland5078]

Sarah Raven recommends salvias as companion plants for roses because they release sulphur that limits the black spot fungus. Do you have any experience of that?

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

I don't but she's very experienced and I have been thinking of trying it. Though I suspect you still have to feed the roses properly

[@totallydomestic433]

I am new at this. Obelisk, do you place it over the rose when it’s young, like a tomato cage, or do you plant the rose in front of it?

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Personally, I'd place it over the rose when young. But I think you could do either.

[@dustyflats3832]

I’m watching a second time and realized the only roses with black spot were shaded by volunteer sunflowers. The growth was slower also. I can understand why many dedicated rose gardens don’t have perennials because it’s a lot more work to give roses the breathing room they need.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Alot of people are looking at companion planting for rose problems, there's been a lot of success in planting salvias and roses together.

[@WorldGarden]

❤❤

[@lesliekendall5668]

NEIL AT HEVER CASTLE?! WHERE!!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

It should have come up at the end of the video, but here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaSycqVuor-lpKM

[@sofiapaulikaagesen7256]

Thank you for a lovely video. I don't see an "upvote button". Only a downvote one. I almost pressed the "downvote button", and I suspect others have pressed that by mistake.

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Oh, dear, that must be a KZbin glitch. Hope they sort it but thank you.

[@loxleybattle2591]

❤

[@Cassieskins21]

👍👍

[@nobodysanything2330]

🌹

[@sterlgirlceline]

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌿🌳💚

[@vickimaiorano5763]

Did he really mean literally you put the box into the ground and then new soil and the rose into the box 🤔?

[@Solitude11-11]

Yes…the box rots away

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Yes, the rotting cardboard is good for the soil

[@haihuiyao1836]

Where is your garden?

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

The garden here is in Norfolk - it's Peter Beales Garden, not mine. Mine is in Kent. Both are Eastern England. But if you're thinking about whether the advice is appropriate for your zone, much of the advice would be the same regardless of what zone you're in. Gardening zones is about climate and which plants will grow in your winter/summer, but garden design advice and gardening techniques are the same throughout the zones, and this video mainly covers those rather than talking about specific varieties of rose.

[@agustinpantoja6209]

E doy mi aprobacion porque es una kastima que de un jardín tan bonito no podamos saber nada porque está solo en inglés, ni siquiera una traducción escrita😔

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Es posible traducir todos los videos en KZbin con 'Auto Translate'. Este video explica (es in ingles pero demuestra tambien y se puede ver.) kzbin.info/www/bejne/govdYWajrquojaMsi=89fkQVohNmQn-1vy

[@kevinjamesparr552]

You can place a rose in same place plant rose in cardboard box full of old manure and soils .

[@Erin-sq9jp]

🩷🤗 🌹

[@maryoconnor2228]

Hi Alexandra. Love your videos which are so helpful. I wonder if you can help me, or at least a friend of mine who has the most beautiful garden which she's tended lovingly for over 30 years. She's now discovered that she has root aphids in her garden which is horrendous as there is such a huge number of them, in every plant in every corner. She's tried asking experts but is not really getting any good advise. She has applied a type of poison which she was told would work, but without success and is so upset that she has always gardened organically and now has applied a chemical which could have an impact on all other insect life but no impact on the root aphids. She has lost a number of plants, some as old as 25 years and others 5 years etc. Is there anything at all you could recommend as at this stage she's so despondent and upset at seeing this blight in her garden?

[@LindasFlowersandVegetablesGard]

Great video with lot of information! very helpful , thanks a lot!

[@TheMiddlesizedGarden]

Glad you enjoyed it!