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I hope someone can help me!
I bought this rose from Heirloom Roses 4 years ago. Their site says it's 6x4' which is a reasonable size for my garden. Well, it's more like 10x10' and doesn't look like it's going to stop growing. I've never pruned it because it blooms only once for me and for the first 2-3 years I loved the large, arching shape. Now it looks more like a gigantic squid from a monster movie. Plus, this past season was bad for blackspot and the center is defoliated.
It's now starting to bloom and I'm wondering what I should do. It's planted in front of a fence but not so close that I could train all of its canes as a climber. I'm afraid if I prune it back I'll forever lose that arching shape.
Has anyone dealt with this before? Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
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This rose is new to me this year. I planted the band into a quart-sized pot; it's already sprouted a new cane but it also already has blackspot. Is this a bad sign? BS is a problem where I live because it's cool and very wet for such a long time but none of my established roses have BS yet. Does anyone have a comment about this roses disease resistance, and/or growing in in Zone 8b?
Thanks.
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The blooms are very pretty in form and color but no do drop cleanly from the plant (they dry completely, turn brown and won't fall off unless a strong wind comes by). Its growth so far hasn't been as fast as other ramblers, in my experience, but we're entering year three and I'm hoping it'll have a growth spurt. If it doesn't I might consider removing it.
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My experience with the Generous Gardener has been mixed and I'm considering removing it from my garden. It looks like a healthy plant but even in it's 4th season it bloomed only once. The flush was incredible and the fragrance is nice. Doesn't work as a cut flower for me, blooms shatter within minutes unless they're buds. I have around 60 roses and many repeat without issue. Even some of my once bloomers give sporadic flowers in the summer while this one does nothing. Very disappointed--perhaps I'm doing something wrong?
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I agree that the first flush is fantastic, but I do get later blooms, sporadic, into September and October, but nothing like the main flush, but as I do get them, I cannot call it a once bloomer.. My rose is less than 3 years in the ground, grafted.
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I'm not a great fan of David Austin roses but I gave a plant of 'The Generous Gardener' to a friend for Christmas 2016 (because they were). It did very well for her and repeated at the end of July and September/October too. We live in a high rain fall area with cool summers, I don't know what your climate is like but maybe this is a clue? One of its parents, 'Constance Spry', also does well in this area too.
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