tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post1696494108262849887..comments2024-02-22T10:37:49.541+00:00Comments on John Grimshaw's Garden Diary: A beautiful winter day at Colesbourne ParkJohn Grimshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17363269527913926672noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-13557584549138525172011-02-14T06:22:39.635+00:002011-02-14T06:22:39.635+00:00@Jim: 'Roseus' is very distinct and good, ...@Jim: 'Roseus' is very distinct and good, but apparently sterile. My pink tommies are in different shades and shapes, and are fertile. I prefer swarms to clones where possible.<br /><br />'Metis' doesn't seem to be available in the UK, alas.John Grimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363269527913926672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-15682489425508742292011-02-12T02:45:30.400+00:002011-02-12T02:45:30.400+00:00Great photos. Love the Eranthus. And coums with &#...Great photos. Love the Eranthus. And coums with 'S. Arnott.' Such elegance.<br /><br />How does your "pink" tommie compare to 'Roseus'? Better, same? I get C. tom. 'Roseus' in at the nursery and it's fairly pink.<br /><br />For a fantastic R. nitida hybrid you must find 'Metis'. Same shiny leaves, stems more bristly, and semi-double to double flowers. Fall color astounding oranges, purples, yellows. )'Therese Bugnet x R. nitida'.) Not a bad runner. There's also a superb selection of R. nitida (maybe hyrbid) in Scandinavia . . . . the name's escaped me - starts with K. Can't find it in the US, alas.Jim Foxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-58955262721159833582011-02-11T14:21:58.526+00:002011-02-11T14:21:58.526+00:00What wonderful images, John: you make me ache for ...What wonderful images, John: you make me ache for spring! We are in the deep freeze this year...Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-27514156755617123462011-02-11T06:31:14.497+00:002011-02-11T06:31:14.497+00:00John - thanks for the spelling correction. Yes, co...John - thanks for the spelling correction. Yes, collected the seed when I was in NS in 2002. Rosa nitida is a bit vigorous for polite gardens, but the stems are good & the flowers quite pretty. Some of the tommies in the last pic are pinkish, but I've not found a really good one there.John Grimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363269527913926672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-83231513020831505582011-02-11T00:40:32.358+00:002011-02-11T00:40:32.358+00:00John - A very nice rose with spectacular stems. S...John - A very nice rose with spectacular stems. Sadly no one seems to grow it in gardens here It is actually Brier Island, Nova Scotia, French for briar of course. Did you collect seeds here? I can't wait to see your pink toms, they are nowhere to be found in the trade here. Are there some in the last photo?<br /><br />johnw - in coastal Nova ScotiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-60883589249502007422011-02-09T14:46:10.838+00:002011-02-09T14:46:10.838+00:00That's not winter! That's spring! I'...That's not winter! That's spring! I'm so ready for the mountains of snow to go away so I can delight in the snowdrops, winter aconite and cyclamen. Well not the cyclamen, they can't handle the freezing/thawing combined with very deep freezing of this neck of the woods. But I will delight in your photos and know that in another six weeks or so I too can enjoy the muddy mud and glorious flowers of early spring.Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806422800093554729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-66852005214447577332011-02-09T14:45:08.324+00:002011-02-09T14:45:08.324+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806422800093554729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-71036230819638958922011-02-08T22:36:16.696+00:002011-02-08T22:36:16.696+00:00So beautiful. Can't wait for this to happen i...So beautiful. Can't wait for this to happen in my garden. G. elwesii melted through today and is showing white buds. any day now.Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.com