How did it happen that a simple secretary was placed in such a luxurious apartment? Tamara stretched out her tanned legs and looked enviously at her friend.
Julie smiled shyly and tossed back her ashy hair.
It's all Alan. He booked me a hotel room.
The same guy who got you the job? Tamara let out cigarette smoke. - Yes, you will always find the right people. Alan Moore is the son of a big boss.
Julie winked.
I have known Alan for a long time… Our fathers were friends. When I told him that I was going to quit modeling and find a more exciting job abroad, he offered me a job at his father's firm. Naturally, I immediately agreed.
Yes, of course, - repeated Tamara. "And who would think to reproach you?" How can such a place be compared with the miserable apartment of a simple secretary. Too bad you'll have to get to work right away!
Julie sat up and looked around. Just a few yards from the hotel, the blue sea of Tripoli and the gentle African sun. Not at all like the boring world of a London modeling agency, where life consists of changing clothes, taxi rides and talking about outfits. There was never time to notice blue skies and blossoming trees. The only thought was high fashion.
Here, in the gardens of the Gerard Hotel, people paid little attention to clothing. And it's all thanks to the sun. Swarthy bodies in colorful robes were seen everywhere. Among those present, only one man at a table next door preferred a more formal outfit: a light-colored suit, white shirt and tie. Julie remembered that a few minutes earlier this man had not been alone at the table. But apparently his companion had already left, and now he was sipping a drink from a glass alone.
When Julie raised her head, her eyes met the stranger's, and she concluded that he had heard their entire conversation. The man's gaze was full of dislike.
Julie felt uncomfortable, but after all, what did she care about him? He'll be gone soon anyway. She was sure the man wasn't staying at the Gerard. Otherwise, during the week spent here, she would definitely have noticed him. He had broad shoulders, a tanned face, coarse but handsome. Julie didn't pay attention to the color of his hair, but somehow she was sure it was dark brown with a reddish tinge.
Why don't you ask Alan to relieve you of having to go to the office? At the end of the week, you'll just pick up your check.
Tamara laughed heartily, and Julie became nervous. She liked Tamara Stevens. The American turned out to be a good friend, but, like all her compatriots, she spoke too loudly and was not at all embarrassed. In addition, she constantly hinted that something more was hidden behind Julie's friendship with Alan Moore.
Julie was well aware that a simple secretary of one of the offices of an oil company is unlikely to live in a luxury hotel, but everything happened thanks to Alan. Over time, she intended to find more modest housing, but for now she had to live in luxurious apartments.
Tamara remarked lazily:
Don't tell me, my dear, that with such an appearance you are going to spend the rest of your days at a typewriter.
I have to admit that I don't really like the job. I would rather immerse myself in the fun life of Tripoli. Julie sighed. There was no way in the world she could explain why she said those words. Maybe to give this disgusting man another reason to ridicule. “Perhaps when Alan returns to Tripoli, I will persuade him to find me an easier job,” she added.
At that moment, two young men came up the stairs. Laughing and chatting cheerfully about something in Italian, they rushed straight to Tamara, and she greeted them good-naturedly. Julie breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps now the man at the next table will leave.
Tony, Eugene, Tamara introduced, this is Julie Lambert. She has just arrived from England. Grab your chairs guys. How about a drink?
A young man named Eugene raised his hands with a dazzling smile.
No, no, we've already had a drink. With a sly glance at his friend, he reached into the pocket of his tight trousers and pulled out a flask.
Wow! Tamara threw back her head and laughed rudely. - You can not count on me, but Julie is all yours.
The young people nodded cheerfully, and Eugene poured something into Julie's glass.
What's this? she asked with a mixture of curiosity and suspicion. - I've never drunk anything stronger than gin and orange juice.
Julie! Devils danced in Eugene's black eyes. - Once you try it...
This is a matter of experience. Julie lifted the glass to her lips with a laugh.
Before she could take a sip, a hand roughly snatched the glass from her hands. The contents spilled onto the lawn.
You'd better get used to the local climate first before trying the disgusting local brew," said a tall man at a nearby table.
He took the flask, tightly wrapped the cork, and shoved it into Eugene's hands, bursting into a torrent of Italian words that made the young men timidly step back. The stranger stared at Julie.
It's bad when employees of an oil company expose themselves to ridicule. If you really want to get drunk, go somewhere where no one will see you.
Julie's blue eyes flashed with anger. What a cheek! What does he care about that! She jumped up to give the man a worthy rebuff, but he had already turned and went to the exit, saying goodbye:
There is plenty of entertainment in this city, which you will undoubtedly soon see.
Wow! Tamara sighed in shock. Where did Clay Whitman come from? I didn't know he was on vacation. She chuckled. - He's in a bad mood.
Breathing heavily, Julie asked:
Do you know him?
In a sense, yes. Tamara gave the retreating figure a startled look. - This is the general manager of the Guchani oil fields.
What is he doing here?
Tamara flicked on her lighter.
Like I said, he's probably on vacation. They work in the desert for a month, and then they rest for two weeks.
I hope we don't meet again, Julie muttered.
Leaning back in her chair, the girl with irritation felt trembling all over her body. No, it's not because the man snatched the glass out of her hand. There's something different here. Strangely, she was offended that there was nothing in his brown eyes but cold contempt. Although they were revealed to have worked together, Julie decided to avoid seeing Clay Whitman in the future. He works in the oil fields anyway, and she's in the Tripoli office, so maybe they won't cross paths.
Days flew by in the office of the oil company unnoticed. Julie, seated with other secretaries in a long room with cream walls, tried to do her job conscientiously. And although she was not as experienced as some of the girls, the secretary courses she attended last school year have done their job.
One morning when most of the other girls were running errands for the boss, Julie was sitting at her desk typing business letters. Despite the air conditioning being on, the air was hot and humid. Halfway through her work, Julie decided to rest and went to the far end of the room for some water. Mrs. Bannerman, a plump, petite woman whose husband worked in one of the oil fields, raised her head with a smile.
Julie nodded and put a plastic cup under the tap.
I just imagined how I would swim in the pool, and then lie in a chair, sipping something from a glass.
The Vyatka roses we sell are able to grow without problems in any zone of the country under different climatic conditions. Our task is to grow seedlings that will delight you with pleasant flowering and excellent growth, while requiring a minimum of time and effort from you when growing them.
When contacting us, you will always receive professional care and assistance. proper cultivation all our seedlings from a garden specialist (experience in growing roses for 16 years). Whole planting material roses can be bought in the online store and received in your locality at any post office. The rose seedlings you bought will be sent to you by mail.
We have been growing and propagating seedlings of roses and other plants for a long time. During this time we have grown a large number of different varieties Roses are each unique and beautiful in their own way. In the conditions of severe northern winters, it is very difficult to preserve rose seedlings, therefore, only those rose seedlings that can withstand such conditions grow and multiply in our country. unfavourable conditions nature.
Each of our plants survived at least one winter in such conditions, despite the fact that not every small seedling remains alive with the advent of spring. Therefore, our next advantage is a very high survival rate and endurance of roses. You get Vyatka roses capable of surviving in natural habitats. Every year our assortment increases and changes, because the task is to offer you those roses that can please beautiful color and excellent endurance.
Every year our assortment increases and changes, because the task is to offer you those roses that can please you with a beautiful color and excellent endurance. Today, we grow over 100 types of roses with joy and love. different types- hybrid tea, park, ground cover, climbing (curly), English, sprays.
Rose Penny Lane has a cream color. The height of the bush is usually about 200-400 cm. The width is about 250 cm, sometimes more, but quite rarely. Disease resistance of Penny Lane rose: sick in bad years.
Description: Penny Lane roses
Penny Lane is the first of a new generation climbing roses Harkness with flowers of the old form. The flowers are large, double, very beautiful, with many petals. They are apricot in the center, fading to ivory at the edges. Appear in small brushes of 3-5 pcs. The rose blooms repeatedly, but it is not the most profusely flowering of the climbing roses. The foliage is dark, shiny, healthy, the shoots are graceful, they are easy to form. (ARE) In 1998, the rose was named UK Rose of the Year, the first climbing rose to be so honored. Penny Lane combines vintage charm garden roses with continuous flowering. The shoots are tough, the foliage is dark green, resistant to diseases. Honey-colored flowers fade to pale pink. Ideal for a rustic garden. (DK) The color is delicate, the color of golden champagne. At the outset, one can distinguish pink shades, but later the flowers fade to almost white. They are large, densely double, up to 9 in diameter. Flowers do not fade for a long time, resistant to rain and wind. This variety is one of the most profusely flowering climbing roses. Racemes can have more than 11 flowers. Racemes bloom gradually over a long time, during the summer they are alone with others, flowering continues for many weeks. A very successful variety. The bush is vigorous, reaches 3-5 m in height and 2-3 m in width. The lashes are flexible, they are easy to direct in the right direction. Tolerates partial shade and cold. Foliage is dark green, shiny, plentiful. Disease resistant. (Rhar) This pink climbing rose should be in every garden. Large cup-shaped flowers in shape and aroma resemble old roses. Once bloomed, they are soft pink, but quickly become soft peach, with a honey color in the center. Blooms continuously, suitable for obelisks, pergolas and arches. The bush is vigorous, upright. Height up to 4 m. (PFR) Climbing rose with flexible shoots. The leaves are shiny, dark green, do not get sick. It usually blooms in early summer. The flowers are light apricot, densely double, slightly fragrant. At good conditions growth blooms again. (VER) This is the first climbing rose to win the UK Rose of the Year. A wonderful addition to the family of climbing roses thanks to flowers in vintage style. They are densely doubled, with wavy petals, becoming larger and more beautiful with age. The color is pearl pink with a slight apricot hue in the center. It blooms almost without interruption all summer and autumn on long graceful shoots. Flowers usually appear one at a time, sometimes in small racemes. A flexible bush reaches an average height. Foliage is profuse and glossy. (BPR)
The classification of roses, at first glance, is complex and confusing. But any rose grower needs to have about her though general idea, because this will help to avoid mistakes when buying seedlings. For example, when buying climbing roses, it is important to understand that they are different (See also the article ⇒). One of the groups of climbing roses - climbers - will be discussed in the article.
Group of roses "Climber": distinctive features
Climbers are called plants obtained as a result of crossing various kinds roses and having the following characteristics:
- powerful, well-branched bush;
- long, fairly thick and stiff shoots.
Sometimes feature Climbers are called large-flowered or prone to re-flowering, but within this group there are varieties that do not have these properties.
Scourges of climbers differ from the shoots of "real" climbing roses - ramblers - by weak compliance and less flexibility. They do not belong to the creeping, but to the drooping type. Up to a certain length, climber lashes grow as upright and only then begin to bend under their own weight.
The stiffness of the shoots dictates certain restrictions when growing this variety of roses. They are quite difficult to shelter for the winter, so rose growers need to choose climber varieties, paying attention to the recommended USDA hardiness zone.
Tip #1 Climber seedlings are marked on the packaging as the abbreviation LFC (Large-Flowered Climber). This badge will help distinguish them from ramblers that are labeledR(Rambler).
Examples of rose varieties of the Climber group
Climbers include the popular lilac rose Indigoletta, famous not only for its unusual color, but also for its surprisingly strong aroma. The same group includes the famous "rose of the world" NewDawn, which feels quite confident even in the IV zone of frost resistance.
The popularity of climbers makes breeders produce new varieties of these roses every year. It is almost impossible to single out the best among them - it all depends on the individual tastes of the grower and the conditions on the site. We can only recommend paying attention to some promising varieties:
| Evaluation parameter | Alibaba "Alibaba" | Penny Lane | Don Juan "Don Juan" | Dukat "Dukat" |
| Color | salmon pink | Cream | Classic scarlet | Bright yellow |
| Number of flowers per stem | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-3 |
| Aroma | ❀❀❀ | ❀❀ | ❀❀❀ | ❀ |
| flower size | 8-12 cm | 10-11 cm | 9-11 cm | 8-9 cm |
| Height | 200-250 cm | 200-400 cm | 200-300 cm | 200-300 cm |
| Width | 100 cm | 250 cm | 200 cm | 200 cm |
| Growing area (USDA) | V zone (Moscow, Leningrad, Smolensk, Tver regions, the Middle Volga region, the Urals) | Zone VI (Lower Volga region, Voronezh, Kaliningrad regions, Rostov-on-Don) | Zone VI (Lower Volga region, Voronezh, Kaliningrad regions, Rostov-on-Don) | |
| winter hardiness | ❄ | ❄❄ | ❄ | ❄ |
| Powdery mildew resistance | ★★ | ★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ |
| Black spot resistance | ★★ | ★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ |
| Rain resistance | ☂☂☂ | ☂☂ | ☂☂☂ | ☂☂ |
| flowering period | ☀☀☀ (continuous blooming) | ☀☀ (re-blooming) | ☀☀☀ (continuous blooming) | ☀☀ (re-flowering) |
| Landing time | April or end of October | April or end of October | April or end of October | April or end of October |
Monitoring reviews of rose growers allows you to highlight the strengths and weak sides various types of climbers:
Alibaba's growth energy is very powerful! Flowering is plentiful, the bush is independently cleared of wilted flowers. The aroma is strong. My bush is 2 years old, did not hurt anything. Now it is already 150-160 cm in height, about 1 m in diameter. I have not started forming yet. He survived the winter perfectly, in the spring she cut off only the tops on the longest shoots by 10-15 cm "(Olga, Moscow).
“Patty Lane was perfect for the hot climate. He sits in the hellish sun all day, and the flowers practically do not fade, they only brighten a little. In cool weather, the shade is pinkish-creamy in the center, and milky at the edges. Flowers by autumn do not shrink. Very delicate fruity aroma. Interruption in flowering is minimal. The bush itself is very healthy, nothing hurt. Thrips were slightly damaged, but without much damage, and spider mite bypassed even in the heat. I try to feed well, so I don’t see any problems with growth. But the whips are very prickly and tough, so you need to lead in a climbing form until the shoots have matured. Then it remains only to cut - you will not bend"(Natalia, Crimea).
Don Juan is handsome! Large magnificent flowers that do not react at all to rain. True, in the second season after planting, I had to tinker and treat the rust and cut off the leaves. But the bush recovered well, and even continued to bloom, despite the fungus. Winters are always good. Yes, styling is not easy, you have to sweat, but this rose is worth it!(Galina, Moscow region)
“Ducat (aka Lancelot) never ceases to amaze! It blooms first of all roses - at the end of May, blooms in two abundant waves, and in the interval - with single large brushes in different parts bush. It turns out practically continuous flowering. The color of the flower is very optimistic, bright, on some flowers I notice a slight pinkish blush. Flowers do not suffer from rain, do not fade in the sun. The bush does not get sick with anything, it winters well under the minimum cover of spunbond, although the manufacturer claimsVI zone, and I have a site in the suburbs "(Olga, Zhukovsky).
From the comments of rose growers, you can see that the cultivation of climbers is possible in most middle lane Russia. The more they feel good about southern regions. The most important thing is to carefully choose varieties.
Features of caring for climber roses
The disobedience of hard shoots of climbers is due to the peculiarity of their formation. Sometimes it turns out to forcibly twist the young shoots around the post. And yet, these roses will not twist along the arch, like ramblers, so their lashes are more often passed through the “windows” of lattice supports.
In addition to the garter, climbers need the usual care activities:
- Compliance with the irrigation regime. It is impossible to overmoisten and overdry the soil. Better organize for these bushes drip irrigation(See also the article ⇒).
- Compliance with the lighting regime. In the shade, climbers grow worse and bloom poorly, more often affected by fungal infections. The site for landing should be chosen sunny and warm.
- Compliance with the feeding regimen. Like all roses, climbers prefer a loose, high-humus substrate, so you can add humus and compost under them in spring - 2 buckets per bush. Plants will respond to phosphorus top dressing abundant flowering, for potash - by increasing resistance to diseases and pests, accelerated aging shoots.
- Smart pruning. Climbers do not need heavy pruning. Scourges aged 1-3 years are kept as much as possible, older ones are removed under the base. However, even a strong pruning after freezing, this variety of roses tolerates calmly, easily restoring the vegetative mass.
Winter shelter is organized when there is a threat of a harsh winter or if the frost resistance zone does not correspond to the recommended one. In other cases, high mulching with peat, sawdust or foliage is enough for climbers.
Tip #2 Roses from the group of climbers can be grown in the form of a large shrub - a sprawling bush. At the same time, they do not need support - only trimming that maintains the shape.
Topical questions about growing climbers
Question number 1. Can a climber rose be used to decorate a wall at home?
It is possible, but only to the height of the lashes, which is not very large for climbers. However, the area of \u200b\u200bthe wall that can be decorated with these roses is not so small if the lashes are fanned out.
Question number 2. How much space does one climber bush need?
In this matter, you need to focus on the description of the variety. The hint will be the column "width of the bush." For example, if it is indicated that the width of the bush is 1.5 m, then the area that the plant will occupy is 2.25 m 2.
Penny Lane is the first of a new generation of Harkness climbing roses with old-fashioned flowers. The flowers are large, double, very beautiful, with many petals. They are apricot in the center, fading to ivory at the edges. Appear in small brushes of 3-5 pcs. The rose blooms repeatedly, but it is not the most profusely flowering of the climbing roses. The foliage is dark, shiny, healthy, the shoots are graceful, they are easy to form. (ARE)
In 1998, the rose was named UK Rose of the Year, the first climbing rose to be so honored. Penny Lane combines the charm of vintage garden roses with the continuity of bloom. The shoots are tough, the foliage is dark green, resistant to diseases. Honey-colored flowers fade to pale pink. Ideal for a rustic garden. (DK)
The color is delicate, the color of golden champagne. At the very beginning, pink shades can be distinguished, but later the flowers fade to almost white. They are large, densely double, up to 9 cm in diameter. Flowers do not fade for a long time, resistant to rain and wind. This variety is one of the most profusely flowering climbing roses. Racemes can have more than 11 flowers. The brushes bloom gradually over a long time, during the summer one is replaced by another, flowering continues for many weeks. A very successful variety. The bush is vigorous, reaches 3-5 m in height and 2-3 m in width. The lashes are flexible, they are easy to direct in the right direction. Tolerates partial shade and cold. Foliage is dark green, shiny, plentiful. Disease resistant. (Rhar)
This pink climbing rose should be in every garden. Large cup-shaped flowers in shape and aroma resemble old roses. Once bloomed, they are soft pink, but quickly become soft peach, with a honey color in the center. Blooms continuously, suitable for obelisks, pergolas and arches. The bush is vigorous, upright. Height up to 4 m. (PFR)
Curly rose with flexible shoots. The leaves are shiny, dark green, do not get sick. It usually blooms in early summer. The flowers are light apricot, densely double, slightly fragrant. Re-blooms under good growing conditions. (VER)
This is the first climbing rose to win the UK Rose of the Year title. A great addition to the climbing rose family thanks to its vintage style flowers. They are densely doubled, with wavy petals, becoming larger and more beautiful with age. The color is pearl pink with a slight apricot hue in the center. It blooms almost without interruption all summer and autumn on long graceful shoots. Flowers usually appear one at a time, sometimes in small racemes. A flexible bush reaches an average height. Foliage is profuse and glossy. (BPR)