This is one of the roses at the other War Memorial we look after. They are all looking amazing at present, an absolute mass of blooms. Only problem is that next month is Remembrance Day, and most of the flowers will be spent by then. On the plus side though, the Kelmscott Show is on right now, and they definitely look beautiful for that. Everyone I speak to seems to have different 'rules' as to how to look after roses and I like to call them all 'Rules of Thumb', as once a rose is established theyre usually pretty hard to kill (they are killable though, if youre really determined). This doesnt mean they dont revel in a little loving. I was always taught you should fertilize your roses a little bit each month, say a small handful of blood and bone around the base of each rose. Try to use fertilizer with a bit of body to it so it breaks down and beefs up your soil, such as blood and bone or dynamic lifter, etc. If you need them to look really good for a particular event, then mix the fertilizer with some sulphate of potash and add a little more around the base of the rose (say a handful and a half or so) approximately 1 month before the event. For example if you want them looking nice for Christmas, fertilize in mid-late November. From what Ive observed, it takes about a month for the plant to use the potash, turn it into flower growth and look beautiful.
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