I have a small garden and like roses. I worked out I could have 5 roses altogether. I have had one in for years and I picked a further four. I went to my local (very good) garden centre and got the ones I wanted. They have now been in the bed for about 2-3 months. The problem is that one has flowered and I don't know what it is but it isn't what I bought! I chose a Burgundy Ice. I already have pink roses, I chose the burgundy as the flowers were gorgeous and it was going at the bottom of the garden so the scent didn't matter (I have a Gertrude Jekyll near my back door for smell ). There are a lot of buds on it, about 11 but the problem is the flowers are not attractive. They are pink and small.
I don't know whether to ring the garden centre and let them know or just buy another rose but I don't want this one to be just dug up!!
Would you ring the garden centre and let them know or just suck it up? If it was very pretty I would probably keep it but it is not my kind of thing at all. OTOH the amount of buds on it would suggest its quite happy where it is and I would feel bad pulling it up . Im a big softy though!
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Piffyonarockbun · 26/11/2012 14:59
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