Winter Soltace & Going Potty
With rather mild weather, it’s been easy to get up in the morning but we’re looking forward to the winter solstice next week so we will gradually see daylight … it’s still dark at 7am and we’re usually up well before 6am!…
What a joy to see all the spring bulbs popping up – it never ceases to amaze me how the seasons change so quickly and the pleasure I experience at each and every phase of the garden changing.
Most of our oak trees are now bare; just a few varieties are carrying browned-off foliage so when you select any of these magnificent trees for your garden, be sure to ask the nursery person for a variety which colours gloriously and then sheds leaves more quickly – the browned leaves almost imply that the tree is dead which, of course, it isn’t.
The gorgeous ‘Lipstick’ maple was splendid and has dutifully left leaves as mulch over an orchard area and the ‘Casanova’ garden bed … what a gift this tree leaves our garden each autumn!
Postage of bare-rooted roses this winter
… We’re well on our way of selecting the very finest quality roses to post – you’ve patiently waited since maybe January this year so as quickly as we possibly can, your roses will be posted and you’ll definitely receive Australia Post tracking notification when your parcel is in transit. Please don’t telephone us to ask when your roses are being posted! This only slows us down and also, please note that phones are always answered during our open business hours:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 9am - 4pm
Should we miss your call because we may be attending to customers in the nursery or perhaps on another call, we will return your call diligently.
If you have any queries about your rose order, please email: info@rosesalesonline.com.au and we assure you that you’ll receive a response within 24 hours or less – we are definitely committed to customer service and request your consideration during this very busy time while we’re still digging many, many varieties.
A giggle for you …
Q: Why did the vegetable call a plumber?
A. It had a leek.
Going Potty
… Our friends, Chris and Lynda have just returned from a visit to UK where they visited the David Austin gardens in Albrighton, Shropshire. They were so impressed by the magnificent large tubs planted with no less than three plants of the same variety.
With so many gardeners living in apartments, they’ve no option but to grow their garden in pots so this week, Diana and I have decided that if we had to select just three varieties to grow in tubs on your balcony, these would definitely be perfect …
Munstead Wood - David Austin Modern Shrub Rose with large dark crimson heavily petalled and very fragrant blooms continually.
Very suited to pot-planting for a patio.
- Intense old rose fragrance
- Suitable for use in flower arrangements
Miss Unique - is another stunning Australian rose bred by Bruce Brundrett, with pink cupped flowers growing in clusters, and opening to reveal yellow stamens with amazingly strong, citrus and fruity fragrance.
The plant is bushy, vigorous and disease resistant - flowering throughout the season and lovely to plant in groups to truly enjoy the luscious fragrance and pretty flowers to take indoors for a vase.
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Lion's Rose - immense beauty, resistance to disease & ability to grow and flower in any sunny location. With flowers creamy-white, tinged apricot-pink deep in the swirled central petals, the blooms open to 15cms wide and reveal their dark stamens when opened.
It is a wonderful rose for a vase as one stem will carry up to five blooms and slowly open from creamy apricot to pure cream over the week in a vase.
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Three different continents represented in your garden … one bred by David Austin, UK, one bred here in Australia by Bruce Brundrett and one bred in Germany by Kordes … you would love all three varieties whether planted in pots or in your garden!
Next week I’ll share all my tips for growing roses in pots and meantime, here’s one last laugh.
A giggle for you …
Q: Why don’t bananas snore?
A. Because they don’t want to wake up the rest of the bunch.
Enjoy this week in your garden …
Love from Gra, Diana, Mooi and the happy team at Silkies Rose Farm.