Hello dear rose friends … lovely Autumn is here with us for the next three months – time to get out and seriously enjoy the beauty of gardening! This is such a great time to plant roses since the soil is still warm, the roses have been in their pots for a few months and right now they’re ready to florish in the open ground. Planting roses in the Autumn will mean that they’ll settle in well before Winter when you will give them a light prune and by next Spring you have yourself a magnificent established rose garden!
OUR MISSION STATEMENT … It’s timely to remind you of our Mission Statement which has been hanging in our shop for more than 15 years:
1. Advance the enjoyment of rose gardening;
2. Educate the public to make gardening simple and fun;
3. Encourage people to be aware of our environment;
4. Provide information on the latest research into horticulture and landscaping;
5. Promote ideas to enable people to be creative in their own gardens.
We are most interested to have your comments as to whether your experience of our business is that we are meeting our commitment to the Mission Statement and to encourage a response, we are offering you 10% off any purchases (plants and products) during the month of March. To redeem this offer, please email your testimonial and I will send you a voucher … thank you in advance!
ROSE OF THE WEEK … This stunning rose absolutely excels in the cooler weather when it retains a depth of colour, so exclusively all it’s own … “ASHRAM” has lovely dark glossy foliage and the beautiful crimson new shoots add a glorious dimension to the deep burnt-orange flowers. Fragance is light and every rose is perfect for a vase!
WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN THIS WEEK … If you haven’t fertilized your roses, now would be a perfect time to feed and because of the recent rain, you should also do the rose maintenance spray program now and again in two weeks to ensure that the rose foliage stays protected against the humidity. Give the roses a little TLC now and you will enjoy a bountiful display of flowers right up until the Winter.
Saw this saying in my diary this week … pertinent to gardening throughout this past Summer …
If you can find a path with no obstacles,
it probably doesn’t lead anywhere!
Enjoy the roses in your garden this week …
Cheers from Diana & Graham Sargeant at Silkies Rose Farm, Clonbinane.