After the Big Clean Up

I agree with Simons 4.31 post, bring them up tough. Sprays will kill your immune system so your roses must survive and look good without it.

Take more notice of Bemo's posts and you will see where survival during long periods of snow is bred for. Those roses end up as PBR roses here in Australia and need all this fungus treatment.

I don't clean up under the bushes but just throw on more from the compost bin and home grown manures. Am going to investigate the benefits of worm culture and compost tea.

My methods are designed for acres and propagation but would not suit a small formal garden where everything has to be kept very tidy.

are we there yet no AND wont finish 100% before my annual leave is over, but that close I can smell the glasshouse , but all in all been great and great for my mind , not the body, and yes the soul has had a great work out