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@@user-eo1pe1bb1n Thank you Alistair, it was certainly difficult choice to make but enjoyable compiling the list together.

Hi, thank you for watching. I’m sure it won’t be your last Da rose. Might be a good idea to vary your collection with few other breeders like kordes and Meiland as they have different qualities too.

@@peggyplatt7296 Thank you Peggy, it’s my pleasure to share my passion for roses

@@howard2031 yes I totally agree, it’s a very beautiful fragrant rose bred by Meiland. I have 1 planted in the ground at the moment and hoping to cultivate few more later this year from cutting.

@@howard2031 I’ve experience is similar to yours, her growth habit is quite leggy . For me she has been reliable and produce blooms constantly from the start of the season. Her flowers are huge and very fragrant. Majority of David Austin roses prefer cooler climate.

@@howard2031 Hi Howard, I have Raspberry cupcake and Gabriel oak in my garden. They are both excellent roses. Thanks for your recommendation.

Yes she’s always been a favourite of mine for beauty and scent. Unfortunately her rein is over.

@@kenvoong5977 what do you mean her rein is over?

@lazarusdouvos Sorry I meant she will probably will no longer be my top 3 again

@@kenvoong5977 lol ok!!!

@@lazarusdouvos 🙏 thank you

Hi Gemma , yes picking 20 of my most fragrant rose proved quite challenging as most of my roses are fragrant. There were some that would have been on this list but unfortunately they weren’t in flower at the time of making this video. The only reason I purchased line renaud, pacific blue and annisete was all thanks to JayJay visiting the eastcroft nursery and giving his opinions. Meiland roses has become my favourite rose for scent and lasting blooms. My next order will be Mary Ann, lady capri and everything Meiland. Their scent is heavenly and smell like perfume. Something many breeders can’t duplicate.

Meteor, koko loko pacific and line renaud have been my absolute favourite purchases this year. Definitely recommend if you can buy this in Germany

@@cyprus1986 Hi Cyrus, sorry to hear that your POAK doesn’t have any a scent. On the website it’s sold as strong tea/ fruity scent and mine is really scented. Perhaps it needs to be more established. I know some roses smells better as they mature.

@@ronm.catadman5102 thanks for watching and subscribing.

Hi Peter, thank for tuning in. That would be a good idea with scent attached, saves me having to describe the scent as I’m hopeless at picking certain notes and fragrances.

Thank you Rakesh, Francis Meiland isn’t sold in uk. It is added to my wish list when I place my order at lottum in Netherlands. I’m absolutely love Meiland roses. Thank you for your info

Thank you 🙏

Hi Wendy, yes they have on many occasion gotten lost amongst the roses.These tortoises really gives me problems because I’m always in the garden and it’s my responsibility to keep an eye 👁️ so they don’t wonder off. 😂lol… JayJay he’s always up to something…Although he can be a bad influence at times but I do learn a lot from watching his channel. I’m sure whatever the boys get up to it’s definitely going to be fun😊

@@kenvoong5977 Yes Ken, Jay Jay is very knowledgeable and knows all about roses. I too have learnt a lot from watching his channel. I wonder if the "other end" knows what's going to hit them when he and Gav arrive!

@@wendybartlett6717 Can’t imagine Donna’s agreed to let him on the loose, perhaps jays been on his best behaviour.😇

Hi Nik, yes I was surprised you didn’t mentioned Meteor. I find it’s such interesting rose, something different from the usual colours pinks , red, yellow..etc. yes all I agree poets wife the growth is little straggly and without support it would be disastrous to look at. A very good example for instance, you and Linda’s sweet honey smells just like what it says, yet mine and jays jays has little or no fragrance. I specifically pointed out that this was my personal favourite just to protect myself being harassed.

Thank you Jana for your kind comment. It’s true I’m truly passionate about roses especially the ones with good fragrance. They really gives me so much pleasure. I’m lucky to have this opportunity to share this passion with so many people.

@@kenvoong5977 Then, it is great for both sides. We are happy you do share the pleasure with us and you are happy you can share it with us. I love your videos.

Lol 😝 sorry Kate, I know these videos are all very tempting.

Hi Gavin, buying Meiland roses in one place is almost impossible, and most retailers don’t have the breeders name on the roses. So finding one isn’t always easy unless you know the name and breeder. Example I know pcdm ( the one that died) is Meiland and I had the chance to go see and smell it at my sisters yesterday. The colour, scent and upright posture makes me want her even more. I know lottum does stock quite a few Meiland roses and that where I’m going to order them next year.

@@kenvoong5977 Can you provide more details on Lottum. We can't rely on Jay Jay to fill that Camper van for us of Meilland stock 🤪

@@gavinparry5426 yes Jay jays a kordes fan. “TUINCENTRUM LOTTUM”. This company are very cheap and only sends bare root. They sell pcdm around £6. Most of their bare roots are around 6-8 euros. And other called soer Emmanuel is another Meiland rose similar to princess Charlene. They Even sell blue Eden rose and I’ve never seen that before anywhere.These are a must have and few others.

@@gavinparry5426ive told you I am going to do a booze cruise, it will happen! Ken your invited and so are you Gav, unless Lin wants to come along. If Lin wants to come along there will be no longer space for you Gav. 😂😂😂 CZcamsrs only 😂😂😂

😂 He’ll only buy roses 🌹 for women as we have seen on his previous videos…( blood womeneiser) . I know you are his mate and you can certainly forget about 😂

😂 sound like a good idea Gavin. These tortoises really love eating fallen petals, saves me sweeping 🧹

Thank you Peter

Yes it’s a fantastic rose need by Meiland

Hi vorong, yes Penelope is very disappointing for me. I was too afraid to prune her hard in this first, this time I’ll cut her back further. I’m more drawn to many of the newer recently purchased roses than to give her much attention.

Hi Michelle, yes chandos beauty does have very strong intense fragrance and is well Known for it. As strong as she maybe, I’m not a huge fan of the scent on this rose. It’s one of those scent I find it difficult to describe.

@kenvoong5977 yes, often folks get a different scent when they smell a rose. To me, it smells of Turkish delight & I love it, whereas I cannot abide the scent of Bathsheba. We are a strange lot, aren't we :)

Hi Peter, I do prefer the scent of Bathsheba over Gabriel. I know some will disagree, but all our noses detect different sense of fragrance. Are those you mentioned below are roses? I googled some of those you mentioned but none of them are to be found .

Ah.... forgive me Ken, if my response caused problems..... Both, Bathsheba and Gabriel Oak are characters from Thomas Hardy's 'Far From The Madding Crowd ' Gabriel Oak is separated from his love Bathsheba, as she is wooed away by eponymous lecherous Sergeant Troy....so my tentative link to your pleasant video....was you chose both consecutively , So at last they ARE together! My Sincerest Apologies. 🥰🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🥰🥰

@englishpeter8768 Thank you Peter, what such coincidence that these were the two characters from the novel. This is where Da got the origin of the names of these two roses. Now I understand. Your knowledge and wisdom certainly have wowed me for sure.

Hi Gemma, yes ranking roses in term of scent is challenging. With each individual of us having different sense of smell is personal. 1,2 and 3 was pretty easy as I knew which one was my favourite, but the rest was certainly difficult. This was Where struggle to decide on the last few. So I had to compromise and came up with a result.

Hello wendy, thank you. I think we’re all really enjoying these few days of sunshine. Yes my line of work involves being inside everyday. I know we shouldn’t moan, but it really does get extremely hot inside the kitchen.

Hi Iris I’m not sure what’s going on with Penelope . It’s not the first time I’ve heard of this problem with this rose. I’m starting to like Meiland roses, the long lasting flowers are on another level.

Hi Liz thanks for watching 😊

My PL quite spindly also. Disappointed so far. Only in it's first year so will give her time etc

Hi Linda, Penelope gets fairly decent amount of sunlight and water 💦. I just think it’s the way it grows. I know yours in the ground , how does your Penelope look?

@@kenvoong5977 Hi Ken I've just taken a pic of Penelope I will post on the community thingy I don't use that I can never find it ! and you don't get notifications when anyone else posts on that well I never do but I'll put pic up on there for you as it's better than me trying to explain how she looks :) I wonder if in ground makes a difference with Penelope.

That’s a German rose, I would love to own that rose

@@kenvoong5977 Try to get German and Danish roses and you will fall in love with them. The flowers are not damaged by rain and sun. They are healthy too. The flowers don't hang. I love Poulsen's Renaissance series, see rose Ghita, Naomi, Lea, Lilo, Amelia and so on.

@@rosaria888 wow so many good roses I have never heard of. I’d wish I didn’t have soooo many da roses. I will be looking at other breeders other than da from now on. Thanks for your info

Thank you catgarden, always appreciate getting your lovely comment.

Hi Michael, thanks for watching.

Thank you Naomi, I envy you have such huge garden, I’m sure space isn’t your problem. I wish I had the luxury of having a pencil and paper to write down a list. By the way Naomi, did you manage to keep the rosette disease from spreading to your other roses ?

@@kenvoong5977 I am closely watching the other roses in the garden. For now they all look healthy, minus the bug damage 😅 I am still trying to decide what to plant in the vacant spots. ❤️🌹🌹😊

Thanks Jay, yes Penelope was a huge disappointment for me. Why on earth did I go buy another . I did exactly what most people would do and just light prune in the first year. My raspberry parfuma for me is a more superior rose.

😜 Hi Nik, I think they’re are on par, both excellent roses. Can’t really pick. The whole video put together to all most at 45 minutes long. For most people it would be too long to watch on a phone. Can’t imagine anyone would spend that amount of time watching something uninteresting. So had to make last minute adjustments.

@@kenvoong5977 What do you mean "UNINTERESTING"?! How can anyone find a video of roses uninteresting? But yes, you're probabIly right to split it up into more manageable chunks. Do people watch these videos on phones? I need a big screen to really appreciate the glorious flowers.

Hi Dany, gosh 😅 I’m Surprised any rose would survive at all with these temperatures. I think we’re quite lucky in uk because our rose thrive in these cooler climates ( minus the rain)🌧️

Hi Gavin, yes bring me sunshine is my favourite yellow rose this year. We have good taste!!

@@kenvoong5977 🤪 Mine is 3 years old now. You're in for a treat!

@@gavinparry5426 yes I have 2, one in the ground and the other in a pot. So far the one in container has grown much more. Hopefully mine will be like yours one day

Hi Gav, are the stems on BmeS strong enough to support the flowers or is it a floppy rose? I am a bit disappointed with The Poet's Wife which seems to be turning into a ground cover rose in my garden!

@@nikkonch Ive only got one stake on BMS Nik in the centre. The stems are strong but the sheer number of flowers tilt them over slightly. Well worth buying imo. Certainly my best performer so far in 2024 with Emily Bronte 2nd. Sweet Honey & Brother Cadfael also doing very well. I have no idea why DA retired BC. Beautiful 🌹and very strong scent.

Hi JayJay, glad to see you’re back. Ive been following your road trip and I kept saying to myself.. I hope JayJay can Sprekken die deutch or else he’d be buggered. Yes leornardo is proven winner in my garden a winner. Mine is 4 years old and planted in a very tall pot . It use to only get few hours a day. And now flourishing in the sunniest spot( all day). I’m in A process of compiling 15 most fragrant rose in My garden and some of the roses are very slow to bloom especially the ones I planted earlier this year. And by the time these blooms the ones that were blooming have finished their first cycle. Finally when we do get decent weather, our roses then decide it’s had enough. Timing has been almost impossible with the continuous change of weather🙅 I’m only two rose away from completion and will be uploading next couple of days. Ps. When will we get to see your visit to tantau and kordes?

@@kenvoong5977 yes the timing very difficult some of mine always take longer but this year they have taken an eternity. I’m still hoping no bud damage when they do open. Getting the roses all in flower together it’s impossible. But do you use iMovie? I find the detach function very handy and that will asssit you tie them together in flower whilst keeping your commentary going. Best of luck with it I will look forward to seeing your video. My video is ready. I’m just waiting on an enquiry I made to Tantau. When they get back to me I’ll add a tiny snippet and upload. The kordes video will be separate.

@@Jay_Jay iMovie? I’ll have a look. Thanks for your info Jay. Yes kordes takes forever to open. Me too I’ll be keeping a keen lookout 👀 for clips of your road trip.

That is James L Austin. A truly a must have. Very upright with all blooms facing upwards and repeat very well. Another to consider which has better fragrant would be Gabriel oak.

Thank you Mangotango.

Hi Kyla, this rose will perform best in full sun and the blooms last a very long time. Meteor( kordes) has prettier and longer blooms so far in my garden.