Iceberg

The first few months with Iceberg 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. exceptional fragrance on warm afternoons became apparent once …

Here are my notes from twelve months of growing Iceberg: Spring: hips forming in autumn for wildlife interest. This was the moment that confirmed the whole venture. I focused on applying rose-specific granular fertiliser in early spring during this period which set up the rest of the year. dense d…

I'd had Iceberg for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to deadheading spent blooms to encourage reblooming and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. repeat-flowering over a long season became much more pronounced. The …

My first attempt at Iceberg failed — powdery mildew in humid summers 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 pruning to an outward-facing bud at a 45-degree angle, has …

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Iceberg. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to applying rose-specific granular fertiliser in early spring. I grow mine in a sunny south-facing garden border which is working really well. dense doub…

I started with one Iceberg 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 large terracotta pot on a sunny patio …

I planted Iceberg 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 applying rose-specific granular fertiliser in early spring things improved substantially. d…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Iceberg and I'm not entirely sure why. aphid infestations on new growth 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 re…

I nearly gave up on Iceberg 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 spo…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Iceberg 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 tha…