Mr. Lincoln

I don't have a garden so a cottage garden mixed planting with lavender is my only option for Mr. Lincoln. It absolutely works — with the right attention to applying rose-specific granular fertiliser in early spring you can get excellent results in containers. dense double blooms with a classic silh…

I've been growing Mr. Lincoln 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 Mr. Lincoln at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season, which I hadn't …

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…

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…

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…

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…