Mr. Lincoln

Someone gave me Mr. Lincoln 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 transforme…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Mr. Lincoln 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. black spot fungal disease on the leaves is the c…

Mr. Lincoln 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 deadheading spent blooms to encourage reblooming in the early stages and paid for it. rose dieback from hard winter…

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Mr. Lincoln. 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 dedicated rose bed with good air circulation which is working really well. strong…

My first attempt at Mr. Lincoln 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 applying rose-specific granular fertiliser in early sp…

I started with one Mr. Lincoln and now have four, all from propagation. The process is straightforward once you understand pruning to an outward-facing bud at a 45-degree angle — something I picked up from trial and error rather than any guide. I display them in a trellis or pergola for climbing va…