Hi Ken, Really enjoyed the tour around your roses. Sad that we can't attach the scent to videos. I'll just have to wait until I come across these roses. I shall now get on and look at the next 10 roses. Cheers! P.
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.
This is so wonderful to see considering our weather is 107-109 temps in Zone 8b Nevada right now. Can’t wait for fall when the temps will cool so my roses can give me more blooms! Nice Roses 🌹 ❤
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)🌧️
Raspberry Cupcake is a beast. If you come across it, buy it. No disease, very full bush, has done well in a pot, looks very similar to Gabriel Oak, and is very very fragrant.
Love seeing and hearing about your beautiful roses Ken. I'm looking forward to part 2. Hope you're enjoying the beautiful weather but I can sympathise if you're stuck indoors working.
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.
Beautiful roses Ken. Raspberry cupcake has v intense colour. Looks healthly. Keep us updated with its performance, how many blooms it puts out through the whole season, then I may consider it next spring.
Hi Ken. Great video. I had said i would slow down on adding roses to the garden. But now after your video, I am making my list, and mapping out new garden beds 😊😊😊. Thanks so much for sharing.
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. ❤️🌹🌹😊
13:45 same for me, this year Penelope is barely any fragrant and the blooms arent as perfect as they were last year. I thinj thats the weather we had this year, she likes warm spring and enjoys that sunny weather we have at the moment..
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.
Beautiful roses especially liked the hue of Lady Gardener. I could swear I caught the fragrance in the air! But ...I could Hardy believe it to hear that Bathsheba and Gabriel Oak are indeed side by side, so Far From The Madding Crowd, that must be Heaven Scent? Sorry Ken, you are strictly forbidden to obtain any roses with monikers such as Troy Boy or Sergeant Sneaker, etcetera. 🥰🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🥰🥰
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.
@@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 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 :)
That Penelope Lively is sad. It has such pretty flowers, but what's going on with it. You are not the only one with this problem. I watch the Meiland channel, and they stick their roses out without any care for several years before releasing them. Only the hardest as well as beautiful get picked. I don't think Penelope would survive that, and I don't think it would survive in my harsh climate. Nice video. Thank you for the information.
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 Ken, that was great some really lovely roses there. I look forward to part 2. I don't know why Penelope Lively would be so flimsy and floppy is it getting enough light ? The one doing better is that in better light? May not be the case just possible cause off the top of my head other than watering.
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.
Hello Ken, it must be difficult to put the roses in ranking, they are all beautiful and for sure their scents varies. I sometimes cut some roses and put in a room to know how strong the scent after 6 hours or a day. I’m curious which rose is your number one in terms of scent. Thanks for this interesting video!🌹🌹🌹
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.
Nice Ken. I liked your koko loko. Also I see why you’re not so happy with your Penelope Lively, I don’t know what’s going on there. I know they say to leave alone for first year or two but I have to say I’d have been tempted to cut that back early doors. My raspberry cupcake was doing similar to your Penelope Lively with weak spindly growth. So I cut it right back. Mine is yet to bud and is still pretty weak! Yours on the contrary seems to be doing very well indeed. :)
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.
@@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
I think that's false advertising Ken, putting 20 in the title and then only showing us the first 10! We shall await part 2! How does Lady Gardener compare with Lady of Shalott overall, not just fragrance?
😜 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 Ken!
I never get bored hearing you talk so enthusiastically about your roses. Thank you for the rose garden review. Can’t wait to see part 2. 🌹🌹🌹❤
Thank you catgarden, always appreciate getting your lovely comment.
Hi Ken, Really enjoyed the tour around your roses. Sad that we can't attach the scent to videos. I'll just have to wait until I come across these roses. I shall now get on and look at the next 10 roses. Cheers! P.
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.
This is so wonderful to see considering our weather is 107-109 temps in Zone 8b Nevada right now. Can’t wait for fall when the temps will cool so my roses can give me more blooms!
Nice Roses 🌹 ❤
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)🌧️
Raspberry Cupcake is a beast. If you come across it, buy it. No disease, very full bush, has done well in a pot, looks very similar to Gabriel Oak, and is very very fragrant.
Love seeing and hearing about your beautiful roses Ken. I'm looking forward to part 2. Hope you're enjoying the beautiful weather but I can sympathise if you're stuck indoors working.
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.
Beautiful roses Ken. Raspberry cupcake has v intense colour. Looks healthly. Keep us updated with its performance, how many blooms it puts out through the whole season, then I may consider it next spring.
Hi Ken. Great video. I had said i would slow down on adding roses to the garden. But now after your video, I am making my list, and mapping out new garden beds 😊😊😊. Thanks so much for sharing.
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. ❤️🌹🌹😊
13:45 same for me, this year Penelope is barely any fragrant and the blooms arent as perfect as they were last year. I thinj thats the weather we had this year, she likes warm spring and enjoys that sunny weather we have at the moment..
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.
Beautiful roses especially liked the hue of Lady Gardener. I could swear I caught the fragrance in the air!
But ...I could Hardy believe it to hear that Bathsheba and Gabriel Oak are indeed side by side, so Far From The Madding Crowd, that must be Heaven Scent?
Sorry Ken, you are strictly forbidden to obtain any roses with monikers such as Troy Boy or Sergeant Sneaker, etcetera.
🥰🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🥰🥰
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 I',m new to your channel .Do enjoyed yhe video.Beaitiful garden.Thsnk you for sharing.x Liz from Scotland.x
Hi Liz thanks for watching 😊
Wonderful collection of Roses Ken!
Best performer so far in my garden is 'Bring me Sunshine' with around 100 buds/flowers
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.
I adore the scent of Chandos beauty which, in my opinion beats all the others for scent hands down.
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 Ken, im new to your channel. Really enjoying your videos and looking forward to more. Michael in the West of Ireland 🇮🇪
Hi Michael, thanks for watching.
That Penelope Lively is sad. It has such pretty flowers, but what's going on with it. You are not the only one with this problem. I watch the Meiland channel, and they stick their roses out without any care for several years before releasing them. Only the hardest as well as beautiful get picked. I don't think Penelope would survive that, and I don't think it would survive in my harsh climate. Nice video. Thank you for the information.
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 Ken, that was great some really lovely roses there. I look forward to part 2. I don't know why Penelope Lively would be so flimsy and floppy is it getting enough light ? The one doing better is that in better light? May not be the case just possible cause off the top of my head other than watering.
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.
Hello Ken, it must be difficult to put the roses in ranking, they are all beautiful and for sure their scents varies. I sometimes cut some roses and put in a room to know how strong the scent after 6 hours or a day. I’m curious which rose is your number one in terms of scent. Thanks for this interesting video!🌹🌹🌹
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.
Nice Ken. I liked your koko loko. Also I see why you’re not so happy with your Penelope Lively, I don’t know what’s going on there.
I know they say to leave alone for first year or two but I have to say I’d have been tempted to cut that back early doors.
My raspberry cupcake was doing similar
to your Penelope Lively with weak spindly growth. So I cut it right back. Mine is yet to bud and is still pretty weak! Yours on the contrary seems to be doing very well indeed. :)
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.
The most fragrant roses in my garden are Charisma (Noack, 2010) and Big Purple (Stephens, 1986)
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
I think that's false advertising Ken, putting 20 in the title and then only showing us the first 10! We shall await part 2! How does Lady Gardener compare with Lady of Shalott overall, not just fragrance?
😜 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.