Two Olivia Austin Roses - One Bush. Planting time!

[@elmaelmar2761]

That is going to be so beautiful!! Glad your felling better and pray your family is safe and healthy!!💕💕

[@OlgaCarmody]

Thank you Elma! They are safe, but my heart breaks for Ukrainian people in the Eastern part of Ukraine.

[@elmariedstra5631]

@@OlgaCarmody so sad and so unnecessary!! Praying for all the people!! I can't imagine!!

[@Thunderbird68-i2f]

Agreed about the 3 year maturity on David Austin roses. Albas and centifolias demand 3 - 5 years to acheive their basic architecture. I'm happy to see an improvement in the newer DA introductions concerning the overall balance in plant appearance, sturdy habit and stronger necks to support their gorgeous flowers. One must fall in love with the health and looks of the shrub first before any flower.

[@graceinthegarden9151]

So glad you are feeling better. Excited to see your lovely roses this season. God bless.

[@OlgaCarmody]

Thank you so much! Yes, happy spring!

[@markglonek490]

Hello I just received my roses from David Austin very happy 1 tree rose Darcy Bussell and 4 Gabriel oks. Hope all is well with you and your family and we continue to keep you and your family in our prayers

[@OlgaCarmody]

Wonderful! Spring is such a glorious time! Thank you for your prayers, my family is safe, but the news about suffering of civilians are totally devastating.

[@brendataylor1567]

Olga… I’m so happy to see you are well and in your garden. Thank you for the wonderful tips on planting roses.You and family members are still in everyone’s prayers…

[@OlgaCarmody]

Thank you so much! Yes, garden is a wonderful place to be right now.

[@Sunshine-tf4ul]

Another awesome video! Watching you plant your babies makes me feel like ordering another😅. Can you please do update videos, I'd love to see them grow. I love how you keep it simple using just the manure. I may have to simply my process. I know they will turn out beautifully!!!! Thanks for sharing the videos and taking us for the ride! I really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks Olga!!😊

[@OlgaCarmody]

Sure, I will be filming all the growth in the garden!

[@nahlar.lampha9623]

I love your options. Thank you so much 😊 for new gardener like me ❤️

[@mikeq6384]

Another great informational video, Thank you Olga !

[@OlgaCarmody]

You are welcome Mike!

[@trevormgiles1130]

Yes that's how I would have planted my roses. I have a clay loam soil here, so I don't press my roses too much except like you did when you plant it on a mound so as to help the roots in the direction that they are going which gives some stability with backfilling around the rose roots further then I give them a bit of water, then more soil and water till I have covered the bud onion then I just fill the top level and leave it to settle down then add any top up. Because if I pressed down after the initial watering I would cause the soil to compact around the roots a bit, then as it settled later in the season I would get these cracks in the soil allowing too much exposer to the roots by the deep cracks from the surface down to the roots. I find water with clay based soils pull down around the roots below so no air pockets left around the roots and the looser dry soils above preventing cracks on the surface on the earlier days from forming. Of course cracks will still form in early summer as the soil warms and dries a bit more. Then I give it a good water, then like you is time to put their first granular feed on with a surface humus added to keep moisture in and prevents my surface cracks from appearing. Then the usual water intervals with new roses through the first season. On my soil that would be ever 10-14 day intervals and weekly in very hot dry periods. Be nice to see your roses in the video doing well which they should do as you planted very well. Just a little couple of tips, maybe have another bucket and pour manure with the soil you added into another trug or buckets whichever you prefer to use and tip into each other couple of times. This method mixes nice and even throughout your planting mix. Saves getting too much soil going over lawn so less mess to tidy afterwards.

[@OlgaCarmody]

Thank you, Trevor, interesting read! My soil is so sandy that water disappears in no time, forget about cracks forming, I never see them. We are contemplating a move in maybe 3-4 years and the place we like has clay soil. It will be a big change for me, gardening in sandy soil... I will definitely appreciate relaxed water schedule and can work the soil with amendments. Thank you!

[@AshleySmith-yf7ig]

I’m so glad you are feeling better, I’ve been waiting for this video. I got an Olivia Austin too. I hope I get a bloom this summer!!

[@OlgaCarmody]

I hope for my blooms too, how big were your Olivia Austin roots? Mine were somewhat small.

[@AshleySmith-yf7ig]

@@OlgaCarmody mine were small too, but they already had some buds. And they are leafing out now. I believe we may get a bloom this year.

[@theaccidentalcook8557]

Yay! You're better and back. What wonderful roses. Can't wait to see them thrive and grow in your garden

[@OlgaCarmody]

Me too!! Thank you!

[@jacquelinelauri4022]

You make it look so easy. I look it up Beautiful rose and of course I love the name. 🙏

[@OlgaCarmody]

Thanks so much 😊

[@EmpireOfTheBarnacle]

Looking forward to seeing how these develop this summer!

[@OlgaCarmody]

Olivia Austin had such a great growth her first year in my garden, that I am, just like you, expecting wonderful performace from her this year!

[@3apa3a4eva]

Glad to see you are feeling better! My roses came yesterday; I put them to soak in a nice deep bucket, and guess what? It will be +1°C tomorrow! I guess I will put them into deep containers with plentry of soil temporarily and protect from the elements in a shed, until the weather improves early next week.

[@OlgaCarmody]

Me too, my Roahl Dahl roses arrived and the weather was totally miserable outside. I am planting them out next week, I want to enjoy the planting time!

[@pauldoogan4165]

I planted 7 Olivia rose Austin last February and glad to say they all flowered really well in the summer in the uk. Always glad to see your videos xx

[@OlgaCarmody]

Good news about those Olivia roses. I heard from a lot of people that they are strong bloomers. Look forward to my blooms!

[@32speedygonzales]

Hi Olga great video. I am a newbie and this helped me a lot. I was excited to hear at the end of this video that you have 5 Roald coming . Mine arrived last week. Would you make a video how you plant 5 to make a big bush please? Thank you

[@OlgaCarmody]

Glad it was useful! Yes, absolutely, I am trying to film it today, but the rain in the morning didn’t help.

[@marilynhudson7182]

Dear Olga, after not gardening for 5 years I have been wondering about the PH of Black Cow since dealing with the soil in our new location. I had no idea if it was slightly alkaline or more acidic. This is good news for me since I had no idea what I was doing to the PH of my soil by adding it. Thank You for providing this important information!

[@OlgaCarmody]

You are welcome Marilyn! Happy gardening!

[@Misslou2425]

Do you grow Kordes Roses? Please forgive me dear if you have mentioned it before, am just now binge watching your videos. Thank you

[@OlgaCarmody]

Hi there , welcome! I just received my first Kordes rose - Bliss Parfuma.

[@Misslou2425]

@@OlgaCarmody Eeek! Hello! Me too! I bought two baby Bliss Parfuma and l have an older one called Summer Romance!

[@gonewiththewind8982]

Ольга доброго времени. Я живу неподалёку от вас штат Massachusetts , эрия большого Спрингфилда.У меня вопрос укрываете ли вы свои розы на зиму. Заранее благодарю за ответ.

[@OlgaCarmody]

I don’t do any serious winter protection. I will do a video about this topic. Stay tuned!

[@xdrive300011]

Some Cow manure is touching the roots, will it burn the roots?

[@OlgaCarmody]

That manure is well composted and won’t burn roots. Very important not to use fresh manure.

[@petiteHD]

Can you list/ add the brands of the products that you used in case i can find it in stores or online? Thank you.

[@OlgaCarmody]

In my next video I am talking about all the fertilizers I use. Plus neem oil and cow manure. Pretty simple and not expensive.

[@dorothybruning3717]

Olga, I live on a farm and have been gardening for many years. I still learn a lot from you and you are my favorite You Tube channel!! I tried to order Olivia Rose this year. That is my granddaughters name but they were out of stock. Every rose that I wanted was out of stock. I have Roald Dahl, a wonderful healthy rose. Also Queen of Sweden, Gertrude Jekyll, Scepter d’ Isle, and Vanessa Bell. They are all wonderful roses. I live in central Ohio, Zone 6. Thank you for all your advice. You are delightful. ❤️

[@OlgaCarmody]

Thank you, thank you Dorothy, for your wonderful message! I am glad that I did all my rose purchases last year for this spring. What is your favorite rose in the garden?

[@emilynguyen605]

Hi Olga, How do you test if soil is acidic or neutral?

[@OlgaCarmody]

The most accurate way would be to do a soil test with your local state university extension service. It is very simple process. You follow their instructions (just google soil test near me), collect soil and ship it out. The benefit of this test is that you are going to know your soil pH, what your soil is missing and how to fix it. You will let them know what you want to grow and you will receive a detailed instructions what to add to your soil to be able to grow your plants. Test cost is around $15 and I would advice you to do it now, spring is very busy time and you might wait for results much longer. Hope it helps!

[@lisagarian4083]

I love your videos! I have the worst luck with roses when it comes to sawfly infestations does anyone have any tips for me?

[@OlgaCarmody]

I don't have that problem in my garden. Sawflies are soft body pests and there are plenty of products on the market for them. Did you try neem oil spray?

[@lisagarian4083]

@@OlgaCarmody hi thanks for responding, no but I will now!