It's a pleasure to see this rose in the garden, and it has the charm and beauty of one of the antique rose varieties, not to mention the presence its height gives it. Thank you, Ben, for featuring it.
HI Ben, just stumbeld over your Channel....great..wonderful Reviews of the Roses, and i am so jealous of the Qualitiy of Blooms your Austins show 😍😍😍...my Soil is very sandy and despite feeding them well their size isn't the same....🧐Some of the Variety 's i have also but my Garden is very small and i almost got all the Roses of your Top Ten List😁 Love watching...Dagmar from Germany 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️
I’m happy you enjoy them, Please bear in mind that some of these varieties take several growing seasons to reach their full potential give each palm at least three years in the ground to reach its final flowering size and sent if your soil is Sandy try adding organic matter liquid feeds or simply pass through the soil and be of little use
I planted 3 of these this spring. They are only about 15 inches high, but are already outblooming my Lady of Shalot. The color is amazing. I'm already thinking about buying more for my west fence for next year. Would them and Queen of Sweden work well together? I'm trying to create a hedge to stop our brutal west wind.
They working beautifully together, and if the camera angle in this video was ever so slightly different, you would see just to the right I have two Queen of Sweden’s planted together alongside
oh this is wonderful! I just received my 3 Lark Ascending. I'm planting them side by side 6 ft a part! It's going to look glorious. Thanks for sharing this video! Absolutely lovely!!
If you’re planting the same variety, you don’t have to plant them that far apart you can close your sensors down to Little as 2.5 to 3 feet if you wish
@@the_gardenerben oh boy. I thought they would get 5 ft wide. Dang it, I just planted them today before seeing this comment. I can always move them later, maybe. Thanks for the tip. I'm off to watch more of your videos. So exciting!
@@madelinerivera7445 each plant could get up to 5 feet wide meaning if you wanted them to be Healey your centres need to be closed down to around 2 1/2 to 3 feet. That way they will touch each other.
Thank you for your comment I choose to focus exclusively on soil health and condition each and every year I mulch using a fully organic soil conditioning compost produced by a company called Eco sustainable solutions this is spread over all of my beds and vegetable garden to a depth of at least 100 mm by improving the quality of your soil and continuing to invest in it the quality of your plants will improve their ability to fend off pests and disease and your soil will hold much more water
I love this rose and have one in my garden which my late husband planted for me. It hasn’t had much attention over the last couple of years (gardening was most definitely his thing) it’s over 6ft tall - when and how do I prune it? Thank you
Not especially no, I just make sure I reduce the really long leaders by around 1/3 before the winter winds start, this saves it being rocked around too much
Ben, thank you for all you do to help inform the rest of us! I have 125 feet (full sun all day) that I would love to plant with a hedgerow of The Lark Ascending. The DA site says “ideal for shady areas.” My lady of shallot roses which are partly shaded are thriving and three times larger than those running down the opposite fence row with full sun all day. I am concerned that perhaps this one might do the same and lag in full sun. If you do recommend planting in full sun, at what distance would you recommend planting the centers? I’ve noticed the growth measurements you get are often different than the DA site. I actually prefer to let things go as you do. Would a row look good with this rose planted so that each plant is allowed to grow to its full glory?
Hi again, Sorry, I know I asked this question about a different rose recently, but would the lark ascending be suitable for a narrow space (1m x 1m) grown up a tall obelisk? My mum is interested in this one and I'd like to buy it for her as a gift. Thanks in advance - your insight is invaluable.
Hi!Ben...Does your Lark Ascending get full sun.I just got one now in our local garden center and the only space i have for her is actually northwest facing fence.i suppose 3 hours sun is the max it gets.
Hi, great video - thank you! We moved into a new house last year and luckily the previous owner was a vigorous gardener and we have inherited one of these. I just wondered about pruning. Ours is a little leggy now, should it be pruned in late winter like other roses? How much, if any, can we take off the height? Thank you
Hi Ben, I received a Lark Ascending in May and it is 2.5 feet tall already (July Nova Scotia), however, I am doubting if I received the right rose? I had three bushes arrive, the other two had a tag. This one did not. Mine is definitely a soft yellow on opening and a buttery yellow when open?? I understood it would be apricot. The rose head is also quite small compared to what you are showing. Hmmmmmm....
It's my favourite, and David Austin has withdrawn it from cultivation. Something so.ewhere seems to have gone wrong with Austin . They say it sickly and are not doing well in production in the nursery. It is od because everyone I know who has it in the garden it is magnificent large robust healthy Full of flower all season. I would take cuttings if I was you . If Austin insists on withdrawing it . I was lucky recently to find 2 plants on a ger.an site as they had a few in left
The Lark ascending is still very much in production, both from the UK nursery and available in America Not all plants are available in all regions and just because a plant may be out of stock doesn’t necessarily mean that it is out of production or retired to the best of my knowledge being their brand ambassador. I don’t believe there are any plans to discontinue growing this beautiful variety any time soon in fact, I believe it’s popularity, continues to grow
Can you eat the hips on this rose? They told me to search hips for roses, but also said that only once flowering plants are suitable for human consumption, on their website.
Honestly I do not know so safest to say no until I find out more information for you it’s certainly not been bred for hip production it just happens to be one of the better Ones for producing them so I would say no
In my personal growing experience, it just won’t flower you can try pruning them shorter during the dormant season but by doing that you’re going to risk frost damage and die back
I love this rose and have one in my garden which my late husband planted for me. It hasn’t had much attention over the last couple of years (gardening was most definitely his thing) it’s over 6ft tall - when and how do I prune it? Thank you
The most important thing to do if you’re heading into early winter is to reduce the height by around a third. This will stop the plant rocking around in the winter winds. Other than that. Just enjoy the season. If you’re in a much colder part of the world zone six and below let me know
@@JacquelineWilliamson-z7l good luck with it don’t hesitate to ask if you need any help. This platform for me is a little one-dimensional. If you want to send me a message or a picture please feel free to do so on Instagram same username
It's a pleasure to see this rose in the garden, and it has the charm and beauty of one of the antique rose varieties, not to mention the presence its height gives it. Thank you, Ben, for featuring it.
Great review. And as a Californian, I am enjoy hearing your Britishisms like "an absolute corker" and "a cracking rose." 🙂
Thank you for explaining - I heard “porker” 😅
Absolutely beautiful. Love it 💕
Thank you! Your videos have really helped my in my DA rose selection process! Much more information than the website gives! I now know what to order.
That’s really nice to hear. I’m glad that you found and helpful and informative. Let me know if I can assist with
Anything else?
I love these globular roses!
Thank you for sharing. Waiting for my David Austin Lady of Shallot
My pleasure, keep following there’s lots more to come
@@the_gardenerben Happy New year indeed.
I have the lady of Shalott and she is stunning and is in her second season. I'm looking forward to Gabriels Oak
Yes! They look like they are lit from within, just amazing
I love it when you suggest other roses to plant near the rose you are featuring in your videos. Thank you!
It’s been so long since I filmed this video I can’t remember what rose I could’ve possibly mentioned
HI Ben, just stumbeld over your Channel....great..wonderful Reviews of the Roses, and i am so jealous of the Qualitiy of Blooms your Austins show 😍😍😍...my Soil is very sandy and despite feeding them well their size isn't the same....🧐Some of the Variety 's i have also but my Garden is very small and i almost got all the Roses of your Top Ten List😁
Love watching...Dagmar from Germany 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️
I’m happy you enjoy them, Please bear in mind that some of these varieties take several growing seasons to reach their full potential give each palm at least three years in the ground to reach its final flowering size and sent if your soil is Sandy try adding organic matter liquid feeds or simply pass through the soil and be of little use
Thank you. The Lark Ascending is now a favorite in our garden, sharing a roomy space with Violet's Pride~~
Hardiness zone? VP is supposedly hardy to zone 5, but advertising is notoriously misleading
Very helpful advice thank you
Happy to help
I planted 3 of these this spring. They are only about 15 inches high, but are already outblooming my Lady of Shalot. The color is amazing. I'm already thinking about buying more for my west fence for next year. Would them and Queen of Sweden work well together? I'm trying to create a hedge to stop our brutal west wind.
They working beautifully together, and if the camera angle in this video was ever so slightly different, you would see just to the right I have two Queen of Sweden’s planted together alongside
oh this is wonderful! I just received my 3 Lark Ascending. I'm planting them side by side 6 ft a part! It's going to look glorious. Thanks for sharing this video! Absolutely lovely!!
If you’re planting the same variety, you don’t have to plant them that far apart you can close your sensors down to Little as 2.5 to 3 feet if you wish
@@the_gardenerben oh boy. I thought they would get 5 ft wide. Dang it, I just planted them today before seeing this comment. I can always move them later, maybe. Thanks for the tip. I'm off to watch more of your videos. So exciting!
@@madelinerivera7445 each plant could get up to 5 feet wide meaning if you wanted them to be Healey your centres need to be closed down to around 2 1/2 to 3 feet. That way they will touch each other.
The leaves and canes look so healthy in all your videos,
Do you feed the roses the fertilizers sold by David Austin website too?
Thank you for your comment I choose to focus exclusively on soil health and condition each and every year I mulch using a fully organic soil conditioning compost produced by a company called Eco sustainable solutions this is spread over all of my beds and vegetable garden to a depth of at least 100 mm by improving the quality of your soil and continuing to invest in it the quality of your plants will improve their ability to fend off pests and disease and your soil will hold much more water
I have this one on my list 📝
I love this rose and have one in my garden which my late husband planted for me. It hasn’t had much attention over the last couple of years (gardening was most definitely his thing) it’s over 6ft tall - when and how do I prune it? Thank you
Thank you for your very helpful videos. Does The Lark Ascending need support?
Not especially no, I just make sure I reduce the really long leaders by around 1/3 before the winter winds start, this saves it being rocked around too much
@@the_gardenerbenThank you for your helpful and speedy reply. Much appreciated. All the very best.
Ben, thank you for all you do to help inform the rest of us! I have 125 feet (full sun all day) that I would love to plant with a hedgerow of The Lark Ascending. The DA site says “ideal for shady areas.” My lady of shallot roses which are partly shaded are thriving and three times larger than those running down the opposite fence row with full sun all day. I am concerned that perhaps this one might do the same and lag in full sun.
If you do recommend planting in full sun, at what distance would you recommend planting the centers? I’ve noticed the growth measurements you get are often different than the DA site. I actually prefer to let things go as you do. Would a row look good with this rose planted so that each plant is allowed to grow to its full glory?
I have the lark ascending planted at 18inch or 45cm craters it dose well in fill sun or part shade but afternoon is best
I want to plant two of these together - how far apart should I plant? Thanks
@@MagicalMukhina funny enough the pair behind me are actually planted as a two planted around 2 feet apart creating one large display
Hi again, Sorry, I know I asked this question about a different rose recently, but would the lark ascending be suitable for a narrow space (1m x 1m) grown up a tall obelisk? My mum is interested in this one and I'd like to buy it for her as a gift. Thanks in advance - your insight is invaluable.
@@selinashah7546 this one may be a no as it’s a really large rose it really needs some space
Hi!Ben...Does your Lark Ascending get full sun.I just got one now in our local garden center and the only space i have for her is actually northwest facing fence.i suppose 3 hours sun is the max it gets.
I’m sure she will. Mine is planted east facing so just gets a few hours of sun but she’s the biggest rose shrub in my garden and the healthiest.
Hi, great video - thank you! We moved into a new house last year and luckily the previous owner was a vigorous gardener and we have inherited one of these. I just wondered about pruning. Ours is a little leggy now, should it be pruned in late winter like other roses? How much, if any, can we take off the height? Thank you
It’s the same as any other Austin shrub rose, I’ve filmed lots of pruning guides for you to follow
Hi Ben, I received a Lark Ascending in May and it is 2.5 feet tall already (July Nova Scotia), however, I am doubting if I received the right rose? I had three bushes arrive, the other two had a tag. This one did not. Mine is definitely a soft yellow on opening and a buttery yellow when open?? I understood it would be apricot. The rose head is also quite small compared to what you are showing. Hmmmmmm....
This rose is defiantly apricot with a tinge of yellow at the centre
My rose is also much smaller than pictured. I am pleased with the amount of flowers I’ve been getting from the plants I’ve ordered.
It's my favourite, and David Austin has withdrawn it from cultivation.
Something so.ewhere seems to have gone wrong with Austin .
They say it sickly and are not doing well in production in the nursery.
It is od because everyone I know who has it in the garden it is magnificent large robust healthy
Full of flower all season.
I would take cuttings if I was you . If Austin insists on withdrawing it .
I was lucky recently to find 2 plants on a ger.an site as they had a few in left
The Lark ascending is still very much in production, both from the UK nursery and available in America
Not all plants are available in all regions and just because a plant may be out of stock doesn’t necessarily mean that it is out of production or retired to the best of my knowledge being their brand ambassador. I don’t believe there are any plans to discontinue growing this beautiful variety any time soon in fact, I believe it’s popularity, continues to grow
I have a perfect spot for this rose when the sun sets in my backyard. Did you plant them 45 cm apart?
I did yes
Can you eat the hips on this rose? They told me to search hips for roses, but also said that only once flowering plants are suitable for human consumption, on their website.
Honestly I do not know so safest to say no until I find out more information for you it’s certainly not been bred for hip production it just happens to be one of the better Ones for producing them so I would say no
Is it possible to maintain it at around 5 feet? Also, I live in the US and we get very hot in the summer and humid. Is this a good match?
It would do very well yes
I just bought these. Would it be okay if I keep them pruned to 4 feet or does it get angry if not allowed to stand tall?
In my personal growing experience, it just won’t flower you can try pruning them shorter during the dormant season but by doing that you’re going to risk frost damage and die back
I love this rose and have one in my garden which my late husband planted for me. It hasn’t had much attention over the last couple of years (gardening was most definitely his thing) it’s over 6ft tall - when and how do I prune it? Thank you
The most important thing to do if you’re heading into early winter is to reduce the height by around a third. This will stop the plant rocking around in the winter winds. Other than that. Just enjoy the season. If you’re in a much colder part of the world zone six and below let me know
Thank you for coming back to me so quickly, tackling it today. In the East Midlands so hopefully it won’t get too cold.
@@JacquelineWilliamson-z7l good luck with it don’t hesitate to ask if you need any help. This platform for me is a little one-dimensional. If you want to send me a message or a picture please feel free to do so on Instagram same username