No Dig Rose Garden | David Austin Roses | Kordes Roses | English Rose Garden

Sorry I rushed the video a little at the end. First of all I’m no expert I’m just someone like you maybe who’s learning about roses. “I’m just a cook” ;) Clay soil does get a fair amount of stigma attached to it when we talk about gardening, but here we are talking about roses. And whilst we can accept clay soil is poor for drainage and roses do require good drainage, this helps magnify our dislike of clay. But if clay is so bad why is it an ingredient of a gardeners best friend John innes number 3? Clay I’m told is packed with nutrients especially if fed from above and the clay has an ability to hold onto the nutrients long term. I know the roots of roses will drill into clay if need be because i’ve seen it and it doesn’t take them to long to do so either. The issue of drainage remains of course which is why I dug the holes a little deeper and back filled with native top soil. Anyway like I’ve said in my videos before many times I’m no expert. But if you have a clay garden and your roses are struggling, other than the drainage I don’t think clay will be the issue. I’ve seen it said before on my channel by people more knowledgeable than I, that roses LOVE clay. A little of your own research on the internet may indicate the same. Either way I know the roses for me here in my mums garden, fed with a balanced diet from above have done very well in my humble. For a U.K. climate rose zone 8a I believe, they have done fantastic. If you wish to know more about no dig gardening I suggest you check out Charles Dowding, a very knowledgable man on the matter. Thanks #rosegardentour #davidaustinroses #englishrose