Hi thank you English

@@Jay_Jay It is a comment well deserved :-)

Funny I had the unblocking rods out this morning :) your welcome whenever mate just give us a call.

Hi Wendy, yes princess Anne does get many good right ups I have high hopes for her. But she will be going into a difficult shady spot so I hope we can get a half performance out of her but will see. Pomponella yes fantastic, even when it was 6” high she gave me some buds :) took a few months to start growing but now shooting up. I’m hoping she will climb up that fence with some careful training and pruning but will see. I honestly wasn’t expecting to see such duration out of her flowers. So happy with it.

Yes please do let us know :)

Hi my friend. Yes bringing a scientific equation of course ;) I think it’s difficult with so many different variables at play. Age of rose, climate, exposure, soil, I know it must be very difficult. I think all roses could probably grow and survive with just 4 hours direct sun, but the point in this video is at what cost in terms of performance. Some will perform much better than others. And whilst it’s difficult to judge where is the line drawn as to what’s acceptable I’ll give you an example. If a rose flowers more than once it’s classed as “repeat flowerer”. Even if it flowers only 1.25 times! and I think this is a little harsh. It’s possible some roses “suitable for partial shade” also slip into this area of greyness. I think a second opinion from a reputable source can’t do any harm. Hope your well my friend

@@Jay_Jay True, very difficult to know precisely, when so many variables and varieties in play. I feel fellow gardener or local rose society/association may guide us through this. Still situation would be more or less unique to everyone. However, experience of similarly placed fellow gardeners on growing the particular rose variety will help us more. Good day mate.

Hi zhrob and sorry for the delay in responding. I haven’t touched my channel for so long. I have decided that one of my Desdemona will get full sun this coming year and one will go in part shade. I haven’t decided where I will place them exactly as yet but I will trial them in pots for there positions this coming year. And your absolutely right when it comes to position. It’s very easy to say the performance of this or that rose but without having a clue about it’s position/how much sun it gets and at what times of day it can be very different. Sorry for the delay once again but I’m trying now desperately to catch up :) thanks mate

@@Jay_JayGood to hear from you. Glad you have returned and fingers crossed you might have new videos as time permits. I ordered Leonardo da Vinci this year after seeing what you had and researching it. I have such a small space compared to you, and yet you have so many many roses. I did just order one more that you might consider. Supposed to be a great rose. Meillands' Sweet Mademoiselle. I so look forward to getting the season underway. Here, in Newfoundland ,Canada it is March 25 and we just got 25 cm of snow! Lol. Oh, It is hard to have a spring fever when it is so cold here yet! As you can imagine I been rewatching rose videos such as yours. -Ron

Cheers mate

Hi mate. I know Olivia is another rose that gets recommended suitable for partial shade on both DA and RHS websites. Morning sun in my humble is better than afternoon sun if you had to choose between the two. Yes interesting about Desdemona, I’d love to see anyones experience with it in partial shade that would suit me down to the ground.

@@Jay_Jay hi Jay Jay my desdemona didn't like the shade..had to move her so she now has about 8 hours full sun and is much happier. She is young so could have been that but I did expect her to do better in shade. Princess Ann is good as long as it has around 4 hours sun. Hands down for me kew gardens wollerton old hall and James Galway great for shade. Eustacia vye in my view prefers sun.

@@makeyourlifebeautiful1652 hi Jay Leigh, yes always very difficult to judge with so many different variables. Interesting about Wollerton old hall, That’s caught my eye ;) 😂😂😂

@@Jay_Jay oh its gorgeous! The smell is amazing. I have 2 now 1 is not enough! 😀 I have to say I'm really impressed with the timeless roses. The timeless pink is on flush number 4 atleast and the flowers last for weeks! Hope yours are doing well too

@@makeyourlifebeautiful1652 outrageous, I was literally just looking at a video with a comment you made about it :) Yes timeless doing very well. Except timeless cream which has grown well but I think only 1 and a half flushes. But zero sign of that staining that seemed to effect the 2nd flush. So very happy with them. But I see potentially Wollerton old Hal replacing timeless cream by the large tree in my front garden. But if so I’d need to keep it short.

Hi joe and sorry for not replying sooner. I haven’t touched KZfaq for some time. Yes Desdemona I’m still unsure where to put them. I have two now (both currently potted.) I think roses do prefer the morning sun given the choice, but I’d like to see at least one of them in the ground. Maybe I’ll place one of them in a part sun position for this year to see how it gets on. Thanks joe and sorry once again for not replying sooner.

Excellent. And I’m not surprised. What id like to hear is a Desdemona doing well in afternoon sun only. My James Galway doing very well with no morning sun at all. All Those roses I have close to the house at the back, they get zero morning sun. I had a boscobel there at the start of the rose season and was very poor.

Hi roontunes good to hear from you and your garden is doing so well. My garden im really pleased with. I’ve done the opposite of your kind self and not fed my roses just as an experiment. Only putting down a 4-5” layer of plant based organic mulch in April. So far I’m over the moon. My boscobels are now 5ft tall and teeming with buds, a few are in flower. That entire front bed by the Lane is looking the best it ever has by far. Even my Eustacia vyes that done so poorly last year are singing a very fine tune indeed and huge with it. And that entire front bed has had zero feed and believe or not zero water from me this year. But those roses are seeing there 3rd and 4th summer. The no feed has backfired a little with some of my potted roses and one or two of my newer roses. I buckled and gave them some feed more recently after it became apparent they were lacking. My mums garden I’m absolutely over the moon with. Flying Fantastically well. This year I plan to mulch in autumn maybe late sept and again in late March as I suspect the mulch takes time to fully weave it’s magic into the soil and a little longer than I suspected. My mums “perhaps” proof of that as it really is flying. And I haven’t fed it since I created it. Although it has had a few drenchings this past month when I’ve been there. Pomponella is doing very well. Over a hundred buds easy but one of the few roses in my garden not yet to flower. And more strong growth coming up. Sweet honey again not yet in flower but must be 200 buds. Madame Alfred was first to flower and still singing. Looking around I think 99 percent of my roses are in flower apart from the ones mentioned and some are in full flush as I type this. So overall very very happy indeed. But next year I will put mulch down twice. Autumn and spring and I’m confident they will perform even better. Good to hear from you my friend and I do hope your garden continues to do well this summer.

Just standing by sweet honey probably nearer 4-500 buds some of them big stems have 50 plus buds. Pomponella again way too many to count but easy easy over a hundred

Hi Abhilash, yes some roses will still do well with less than 6 hrs direct sun but it appears that’s what many websites state is the gauge to work from when considering partial sunlight. But I try to highlight in this video at what cost. I think most roses will grow with just 4 hrs direct sun but how they perform may vary wildly. :)

@@Jay_Jay yaa u r absolutely ryt.. yaa some roses do well with less than 6 hrs rightmm

It could be 5 hours mate, I think most of the websites are suggesting partial sunlight is 6 hours minimum. But at what cost?!!!! That’s the question. I think many roses will grow and survive with partial sun, but it’s how they perform in that partial sun. As far as I can make out and in my limited knowledge it’s worth seeing what the rhs indicates. So far I’m more inclined to go with what they are saying.

@@Jay_Jay I think more sun time the better for roses :D

Thanks very much for your comment nik, That is interesting what you say. For me that front flower bed area by the tree in the front garden it gets interrupted sun. In June I guesstimate it gets sun from around 6 until 9 am. Then it gets blocked by the tree and hedge until 11 maybe 12 midday and then sees sun until 4pm when it disappears past the house. This is where PA im hoping to plant. And where Elizabeth didn’t appear to be so happy. A shame because just a short distance to the driveway gets far more sun. The timeless collection in that row are doing well with the exception of timeless cream. That rose has grown well but flowered far less than the others. In the short time I’ve had Emily she has flowered very well for me by the front door but again very close to this area but gets better sun and mainly uninterrupted. Very interesting what you say about Desdemona, I’d love to plant her in place of timeless cream. Or somewhere in the back garden. I know I’m gonna have a jiggle around this coming winter with my potted roses. Thanks nik that’s great

And yes I agree qos is growing very tall. As it appears is Emily. What fragrant non pinks are you going to go for anything on your mind? ;)

@@Jay_Jay I was going to ask you about Elizabeth. I like her in the DA photos. What was your opinion of her colour/fragrance/flower shape and abundance when she was doing well for you - and how pink is she? I quite fancy marking the Queen's passing with one of the roses bearing her name. I'm having a real mental tussle about what to treat myself to this autumn. I think your Sweet Honey convinced me despite the lack of fragrance. I'm looking at jparkers since their roses are so cheap. Their Fragrant Delight and Margaret Merril are certs too.Their bargain offers on twos and threes of the same variety is also tempting for making an impact with a group - bringing the price down to under a fiver a rose. When you compare those prices with a DA rose ... it makes you think. I'm looking for a deep yellow that stays yellow too - Korresia? Ab Fab? Chinatown? And a red - Lovestruck? Lili Marlene? Stromboli? Any comments on any of those? By the way, I just had a strange experience. I was gently pushing aside a fairly thick green stem of my Golden Wedding back to show my wife and it just snapped - 6 inches or so. She gently pushed back another stem and that too snapped. I've never had that happen before - a very brittle rose.

@@nikkonch hi, Elizabeth for me is a rose with personality. When she was in that sunnier position she was brilliant. Lots of strong growth and always in flower. The sort of flushes that just blend into each other. She will be in flower and in bud with new growth always on the way all at the same time. For first year I thought she done very well. The pink I can only describe as an apple blossom but to have this look in summer is lovely. It does fade to a white in bright sun but not as quickly as I suspected. And with new flowers always on the go that fresh blossom look is always there. Fragrance I’ve said before is moody. 80 percent of the time I’d put my nose to her flowers and get no fragrance. 10 percent of the time perhaps a light fragrance and just when I think it’s a non fragrant rose I put my nose to her and get knocked off my feet with a powerful scent. Kinda a nice surprise package as I walk around my garden. She’s very bushy in growth habit. Could probably do with a thinning out more than I suspected. One of mine did get blackspot at one time of year but appears to have settled now since I thinned her out. A nice rose but I “suspect” she doesn’t like partial shade too much. Ab Fab is a rose that I got for my mums garden after I saw her planted in my garden. Great repeat flower. Nice growth. Always fragrant. The yellow does fade but not nearly as much as Arthur bell nor poets wife. I’m seeing her ability to flower aswell as fragrance as her party piece. Currently mine has perhaps 6 flowers mid October. Only planted recently aswell, as yet zero blackspot here. Greasy value the place you mention, Gav gets his from there and he’s very happy. I think his sweet honey is perhaps a year or two behind mine but before you know it they will be parallel and a great saving. Best of luck

@@Jay_Jay Thanks for that detailed reply. Very useful. Maybe I could treat myself to an Elizabeth ... And you may have convinced me on the Ab Fab too. Time to sit down and finalise my choices!

Yes I know exactly what you mean. I tried for so long to get Pomponella and in the end rolled the dice with an eBay purchase. And thankfully for me it turned up trumps on that occasion. Buying from eBay so risky when it comes to bare root roses. But for me it worked out well on that occasion and my Pomponella is doing fantastic. Sorry I can’t point you in a better direction.

Indeed. I have kiftsgate which seems to be doing well with practically no direct sunlight. But I was meaning more the…..definition, of partial sunlight. I think most websites mention this as a minimum for a guide. Which roses have you got that are doing well in partial sunlight?

Oh bloody hell Hayleigh let’s hope it’s only temporary. That would be a total nightmare and a fear I think many of us have. Bonica yes I have seen her video of that. A good call indeed. It’s not a fragrant rose but I think when your between a rock and a hard place perhaps something has to give. That is a tight spot where my timeless cream is. If I planted Wollerton old hall there I could try keeping it short. Or even have an arch but then the birch would be hitting it in wind. I’m actually sat here now. Decisions decisions :) hope you get better soon.

Did you get your smell back?

Haha yes thank you. I did notice that and even loaded my cart with one. But I won’t buy another but a great great rose in my humble. :)

@@Jay_Jay do u recommend any roses as your favourites on sale eplants. I'm ready 2 order few

@@Cavalier7dar Pomponella I would buy. I’ve only had mine a year but a strong grower. No fragrance but long lasting blooms. Multiple flowers and frequent blooms. Perform well in rain. A great performer is my experience last year. This year shes in the ground and is looking fabulous and ready to shine. My favourite roses there are so many. I really like and am really drawn to Rosemary Harkness, deep secret, spicy Parfuma, bliss Parfuma, summer romance, Brother Cadfael, Eden rose, Gabriel oak, sceptered d’Isle, but there really are so many roses I wouldn’t be without. But those roses certainly I consider my favourites. Hope that helps.

@@Jay_Jay thank you they have Eden rose will add that one my favourite rose in my garden is city of belfast rose and ivors rose

Hi Linda yes she is fine thank you. We are seeing her today she’s coming over for lunch :) hope your well

Very difficult to get hold of in the U.K. Lucy. But so far I’m seeing great results for such a young rose. I’m hoping she will stay to climb up that fence.

That would be lovely

Hi roontunes, I think so many variables to be taken into account when it comes to partial sun. But yes my Eustacia at least in my garden with me looking after it, it didn’t do too well that first year when it had no morning sun. It can’t do any harm to look see what the RHS say when it comes to growing in only part sun. The roses I have growing I’m leaning towards what they recommend.

@@Jay_Jay @Jay Jay OH and Madame Isaac Periere is planted in the shadiest part of my garden with about 3 hrs of sunshine and she is indifferent to shade, has been pumping out highly scented bloms all season and is still blooming. The flowers last about 10 days. Admittedly I did 'peg' her instead of pruning her and she responded with lateral breaks all over the show. She is a leggy shrub or a short climber but what a performer.

@@roontunes awesome :) 👍👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹

Hi again mate. Gertrude Jekyll last year was very healthy for me. Which was really unusual because In the previous 2 years I had bad blackspot in all three of them. Perhaps the serious drought we had this last year benefitted Gertrude I don’t know. But amazing performance from them this past year and disease free. I don’t spray my roses with anything I just mulch them. I have used bicarbonate of soda with water in the past and used it last year to keep the wasps off the Newley opening buds but other than that I don’t spray.

Hi roontunes I do apologise for not replying sooner. I am guilty of the ultimate sin by not being so attentive to my channel as I should be of late. Pomponella I rolled the dice and I got from eBay! Not something I recommend but for me on this occasion it worked out fantastically well. I do not know of any U.K. suppliers currently selling it. Hope your well.