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That's a beauty Margaret!
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Thank you. Some of the old HTs are well worth a place in the garden. Provided you don't prune them like showbench roses.
I'll have to prune a lot this winter to reclaim paths in my garden. Moral: never plant Teas in a confined space.
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I rarely prune.
I don't believe in it other than to shape. I prefer the softer lines the plant creates as it grows naturally.
That's why most of the roses I produce are not Hybrid Teas.
Hips, leaves, canes, they are all ornamental IMO.
Let the plants do what they want to do and intercede as little as possible.
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There is surprising beauty and grace to be discovered when we garden like that - also, in climates like ours, a continuous succession of fresh new growth and blooms, even through winter.
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We're on the same page BIlly!
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