Queen Elizabeth

I planted Queen Elizabeth at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. rose dieback from hard winter frosts didn't help matters. Once I understood deep watering at the base rather than overhead things improved substantially. excep…

Someone gave me Queen Elizabeth as a birthday gift and I barely knew what it was. Two years later it's my most treasured plant and I've spent more time researching it than I'd care to admit. The key discovery was deadheading spent blooms to encourage reblooming — once that clicked, the plant transf…

Queen Elizabeth is a genuinely satisfying plant to grow, but I want to be upfront about one thing: rose dieback from hard winter frosts. I've dealt with it twice now and it takes consistent attention to manage. Beyond that, repeat-flowering over a long season makes it one of my favourites in the co…

Here are my notes from twelve months of growing Queen Elizabeth: Spring: first flush of blooms in late spring. This was the moment that confirmed the whole venture. I focused on deadheading spent blooms to encourage reblooming during this period which set up the rest of the year. repeat-flowering …

I'd had Queen Elizabeth for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to deep watering at the base rather than overhead and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. strong disease-resistant root stock became much more pronounced…

I've been growing Queen Elizabeth for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. first flush of blooms in late spring was the clear high point — everything you're told about Queen Elizabeth at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season, which I…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Queen Elizabeth and I'm not entirely sure why. rose dieback from hard winter frosts has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on deep watering at the base rather than overhead based on everything I've re…

The first few months with Queen Elizabeth were underwhelming. Almost no visible growth and I questioned my decision repeatedly. Then something shifted — I think getting deep watering at the base rather than overhead right was the turning point. dense double blooms with a classic silhouette became a…

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Queen Elizabeth. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to deep watering at the base rather than overhead. I grow mine in a sunny south-facing garden border which is working really well. strong disease…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Queen Elizabeth remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is pruning to an outward-facing bud at a 45-degree angle. Everything else follows from that. rose dieback from hard winter frosts is the chall…