This is the type of Rose I’ve just bought for the front of the house. I wanted a white climber and have heard it’s a good one, White New Dawn. Image source
This little puny thing is my rose. It flew over from Denmark in a plastic bag in a box and waited for me at the post office on Friday.
As you can see I need some sort of a barrier between me and the neighbors after I ripped out all the prickly bushes that once stood where the concrete steps are now. Don’t get me wrong, my neighbors are really, really nice, but we need a little something in between us.
This or something similar is what I have in mind and the plan is that the rose will climb up it. I’ll probably paint mine white though. Image source
The trellis won’t get done until next year though and that’s also when I plan to build a square planter and place it on the concrete there at the end. It it I will probably plant a Buxus on a stem. which will look nice against the white wall.
For the time being my little rose won’t need much support. She’s tiny. To disguise that ugly drainpipe behind her I planted an Ivy which I got from my new neighbor who had too many (Tack, Kerstin!). Love how it covers it so well already.
And wiiiie, it’s Friday! Have a great weekend!
Jag har trätt in i rosornas förlovade värld i höst och planerar plantering av New Dawn på vårt plank i vår. Ser ut att bli jättefint hos dig. FÖrresten - tack för mejl. Det tekniska ligger utanför min kontroll, men tekniker har arbetat med en del i veckan, så jag hoppas att det skall vara lite mera klart. Fin helg!
Posted by: Weronica - En mammas dag | October 07, 2011 at 08:07 AM
It is going to look very pretty. Some trellis will look great next year.
Posted by: Hxx | October 07, 2011 at 08:21 AM
Great idea Benita! Have a nice weekend :-)
Posted by: jja | October 07, 2011 at 08:55 AM
Love New Dawn! It's going to look so pretty climbing that trellis next year. Polstjärnan is also a really productive climber and has beautiful flowers, if you're ever looking for other whities - that's next on our planting list.
Posted by: Judith | October 07, 2011 at 08:56 AM
The rose will look so sweet in a few years. Hope it gets on with the growth nicely.
The trellis idea sound superb.
Posted by: Leena | October 07, 2011 at 09:03 AM
Hi Benita, I'm going to New York soon and I remembered you had a post about your trip there with Wille and on the comments there were some pretty good travel tips, like one tip about a diner. If I remember correctly the post itself had a picture of Wille jumping high in the air in a candy store (maybe). I searched your travel category posts but did not seem to find that spesific post. If you happen to know which one I mean, could you help me with a link there?
Posted by: Leena | October 07, 2011 at 09:23 AM
Lovely rose, will look beautiful the more it grows. :-)
Posted by: tinajo | October 07, 2011 at 09:24 AM
Here is the post about Dylan's Candy Bar http://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2008/09/dylans-candy-st.html?cid=128952756 The posts before and after are also on NYC.
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 07, 2011 at 09:29 AM
Ha, nu på ditt sista inlägg fungerade plötsligt bläddrandet i Bloglovin! Så bra!
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 07, 2011 at 09:35 AM
Thank you! That was the post I was looking for, but unfortunately I had remembered wrong and the comments rich in ideas were in some other post. Well I will keep looking, going through your posts in never a drag :)
Posted by: Leena | October 07, 2011 at 09:42 AM
I like the trellis. The white rose is beautiful. It must be a rosy Friday - I also posted a photo of a rose (pink) :-). Have a great weekend.
Posted by: Zosia | October 07, 2011 at 09:51 AM
I love love love the trellis! So going to steal that for my balcony!
Posted by: Messy | October 07, 2011 at 09:52 AM
White New Dawn pairs really well with purple clematis. I have done that in my yard on a trellis. they are beautiful together.
Posted by: Lorna boot | October 07, 2011 at 09:58 AM
Ps, the pairing original came from Martha S.
Posted by: Lorna boot | October 07, 2011 at 09:59 AM
Try using the search button on the side. It's pretty good, I used it all the time :)
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 07, 2011 at 10:12 AM
That's great! I have a zillion purple Clematis. They grow like weeds in my garden! Will transplant one this weekend!!
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 07, 2011 at 10:13 AM
sounds gorgeous. good fences make good neighbours, do they have that saying in swedish? c
Posted by: elisa | October 07, 2011 at 10:39 AM
Hope it looks well in the end.
Posted by: apartments in charlotte | October 07, 2011 at 12:46 PM
It sounds like you have given this a lot of thought. Will you let the ivy grow and do its thing? Or will it go once the rose starts to grow in??
Posted by: homestilo | October 07, 2011 at 02:50 PM
I love ivy so I will let it grow. Hopefully they will enjoy each other :).
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 07, 2011 at 03:22 PM
I don't think so but it's a good one :).
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 07, 2011 at 03:23 PM
Jag planterade en New Dawn i somras och de växer snabbt! Den är redan en meter hög från att ha varit mindre än din... Så var beredd på växtkraft när våren kommer! :)
Posted by: AnnaA | October 07, 2011 at 05:31 PM
It will grow really quickly and you will be surprised how fast a small own root rose becomes a BIG climber. I had one New Dawn White that I put in a year ago and it was even smaller than yours; at the end of this growing season it is already about 6 feet tall/long.
You will love this rose!
Posted by: Kari | October 07, 2011 at 08:38 PM
It will grow really quickly and you will be surprised how fast a small own root rose becomes a BIG climber. I had one New Dawn White that I put in a year ago and it was even smaller than yours; at the end of this growing season it is already about 6 feet tall/long.
You will love this rose!
Posted by: Kari | October 07, 2011 at 08:38 PM
Are you worried about the ivy taking over? Ivy took over our backyard, and it was really hard to get rid of. I do like ivy covered houses, but I don't like ivy covered plants.
Posted by: Jill | October 07, 2011 at 10:58 PM
Det låter lovande!
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 07, 2011 at 11:35 PM
A little bit but since this is next to the entry door I'll be able to supervise my Ivy and make sure it goes where I want (mainly hiding the drain pipe).
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 07, 2011 at 11:37 PM
Your new neighbors are so lucky to have someone who makes their home look so cool and beautiful!
Posted by: Holly | October 08, 2011 at 04:21 AM
Just what I´ve been thinking about - there must be a couple of neighbours who are quite amazed about B´s progress, I know I would have been. It´s so much fun to follow her work.
Posted by: Vanessa | October 08, 2011 at 09:50 AM
Have you considered painting the trellis in a dark shade of green, instead of white? I think it would look even lovelier.
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Posted by: Studeravidare.se | October 09, 2011 at 12:32 AM
I have, but since the door is green I think I want to keep the trellis white. But who knows, I may change my mind later :).
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | October 09, 2011 at 09:03 AM