Julia Child

I nearly gave up on Julia Child after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on pruning to an outward-facing bud at a 45-degree angle and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a trellis or pergola for climbing varieties and has genuinely transformed that…

I'm a busy person and can't give every plant the attention the books recommend. Here's what I've learned about the minimum viable care for Julia Child. deadheading spent blooms to encourage reblooming is genuinely non-negotiable — skip this and the plant declines noticeably. Everything else, I've f…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Julia Child and I'm not entirely sure why. powdery mildew in humid summers has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on applying rose-specific granular fertiliser in early spring based on everything I've…

I had a serious problem with aphid infestations on new growth on my Julia Child earlier this year. Caught it late and had to work hard to bring the plant back. The experience was frustrating but educational. Now that it's healthy again I can fully appreciate strong disease-resistant root stock, whi…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Julia Child remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is applying rose-specific granular fertiliser in early spring. Everything else follows from that. powdery mildew in humid summers is the challenge…

Julia Child is clearly a great plant — I can see that from other people's results. Mine has been decent but not spectacular, and I think I know why. I underestimated the importance of applying rose-specific granular fertiliser in early spring in the early stages and paid for it. aphid infestations …

My first attempt at Julia Child failed — aphid infestations on new growth got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again. The second attempt, with proper attention to deadheading spent blooms to encourage reblooming, has …

The first few months with Julia Child were underwhelming. Almost no visible growth and I questioned my decision repeatedly. Then something shifted — I think getting deadheading spent blooms to encourage reblooming right was the turning point. strong disease-resistant root stock became apparent once…

I've been growing Julia Child for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. peak flowering through midsummer was the clear high point — everything you're told about Julia Child at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season, which I hadn't expe…

I'd had Julia Child for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to pruning to an outward-facing bud at a 45-degree angle and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. repeat-flowering over a long season became much more pronoun…