Joanne McKinnon Garden Photography

Molineux English rose

I already have a photo of this very beautiful  rose on my Rose Collection pages.  Every day, I check for pest, disease and remove spent blooms. I grow my roses organically so I have to spot problems early before it spreads. Molineux is an English shrub rose from David Austin, so very reliable.

We are ending the wettest July in recorded history. This made keeping my roses healthy  a challenge. Of the 32 different roses I grow, the Molineux did very well. Planted in a raise bed with a cedar mulch and spruced weekly it shows no sign of stress other than damaged caused by earwigs. Earwigs and slugs are a major problem this year. Like all roses good air circulation is a must and removing weeds and keeping the bush open help keep this rose healthy.  Molineux a wise choice for anyone wanting to add a yellow rose to their garden.