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28 APR 05 by
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I grow this rose because I do love the flowers but I have to admit that it's quite blackspotty in my climate which is cool temperate. Nonetheless, it's a strong grower which I'm prepared to spray occasionally because of the beauty & fragrance of its flowers.
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William Shakespeare is a beautiful rose but he does benefit from being sprayed with a dormant oil and sulphur before he buds out. Just follow the directions on the package for roses instead of fruit trees. Gardeners say that William Shakespeare 2000 is a better rose as it is not as prone to black spot.
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I have to say that, in my garden, the original 'William Shakespeare' was way better than WS2000. Healthy, vigorous, and everblooming, maybe the best crimson-purple Austin Rose I've grown.
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9 NOV 10 by
 Jay-Jay
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles behaves very good too in our garden! It grew up to 1.50 m. in just one season after planting and no diseases!
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7 MAY 08 by
llake
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I went ahead and bought this rose and I find it spectacular. It produced non-stop deep crimson flowers all summer long its first year. I can't wait to see what it does the second. Strongly recommend this rose.
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Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us - that's what HMF is all about !
We hope you can find the time to use the "MY HMF" link to tell us more about your garden. Thanks again.
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Hi, I've just started growing this rose in Australia, up until now (start of autumn/fall) the rose has not stopped blooming! An absolute winner! I even moved in the middle of summer as our pets had taked a liking to the roses - I moved it in 45 degree celsius heat with a drama.
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7 MAY 08 by
llake
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I planted this rose last year and it grew very tall but did not flower at all. I do have it where it would get some shade. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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9 AUG 06 by
llake
I have also heard that Evelyn is not very vigorous and that the stems are not very strong to support the flowers, but mine is very strong. I have noticed that Evelyn doesn't do very well in extremely hot conditions or full, unrelenting sun. I moved the rose to a spot which was a little cooler and had a bit of shade and the rose thrived. |
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