Re: Arthur Bell - Golden Bouquet
Whilst at the garden centre today where I bought the rose, I asked how far I should cut back for new buds.
The chap said 'Right down - then with any luck it should have new buds by September'.
He showed me other roses which have been taken right back already!
Felt a bit fed up and told him. Considering it says it's supposed to flower all summer long, we're not in the heart of summer yet and it's finished. Basically, he said that's because some are forced to the max for selling.
What a rip off! .
Bah humbug. I assumed it would be flowering through till autumn, with the delicious scent wafting into my nostrils every time I opened the back door.
Maybe I'm being naive or thick, certainly about those sort of roses.