Rosa 'Elfe'

I wasn't expecting this to be quite as yellow, I must have forgotten - probably because the mother plant is so overgrown with clematis that It is hard to even find it these days. I am so happy with my cuttings, and I really love the color!

Looks promising, but it is getting a bit late in the year, so I'm not sure if this rooted rose cutting will receive all the admiration it deserves this year. It is all the way down at the bottom of my (admittedly, not at all huge) garden, so I have to make a special trip to check on it, and as autumn progresses, those "grand tours" are no longer a daily thing.

Someone is giving my rooted rose cutting a hard time! I wonder if it is slugs, though I have seen very few this year. Or perhaps it could be vine weevil? Whoever it is must like quite a variety of plants, because there is similar damage on many nearby plants as well. I never actually see anyone eating, though, so they are probably sneaking about while I sleep.

I have to research neem oil @columbiariver. Not sure if it is sold here, but I'll look.

I rarely see grasshoppers @cyndi, but earwigs sometimes. I'll have to make a project out of checking on that poor plant at different times day/night to see if I might catch someone in the act. I wonder if I do manage to find neem oil - do I just spray it on the plant and that should make it taste offensive to those who might try? @columbiariver

This is such a great rose! Now that I have been working closely with it for the last few months, I just like it more and more. Healthy (apart from the recent sawfly-invasion) and beautiful, with a fresh citrusy smell – I’ll definitely be making more of it if I can!

Side question... I know zip about roses. We have moved and there's a rose 'hedge'. How do I prune it? I have no ideas of variety types etc!

@bananapassionfruit , I am self-taught in most everything I do, so don’t put too much weight on any advice I might give. That said, I’d probably try to identify the type of rose to have a starting point, and for that I often consult Mr. Google – or the GT community. In my garden, I find that most anything will tolerate being cut to suit my needs, and I try to consider that cutting in spring stimulates growth while cutting later in the season can be more about shape and size.

So basically, @bananapassionfruit , other than taking away dead and diseased branches, it depends on what you want the plant to do or look like.  

Thanks @emve. Much appreciate your comments. I'll consult Mr google and also my mother in law! I've taken out deadwood (and got scars to prove it! Darn thorns) it's I think overgrown and doesn't suit my OCD... 4 colours mixed up! Arg!

You can't go wrong with mother in laws! Probably half of my garden is from or because of mine. @bananapassionfruit. Your hedge does sound a bit busy. I'm sure you'll come up with a great solution --- and we want pictures!😁😁😁

Out of "a billion" cuttings taken last fall, 4 are growing happily, and this one is even in flower! (and since I found the label, I now know its name too!)

Well done, Mona! 👏👏👏 It looks great @emve

Looks very healthy 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼