I grow lots of the roses you list, but I do spray monthly and have no disease problems at all with any of them as long as I have had them and am faithful to the spray schedule. Here is what I have found out about these roses when I have been behind spraying for several months like last Fall when I was in hospital all Fall season. 23x Double Delight (creamy white swirled with strawberry red) NO MILDEW OR BS WHEN NOT SPRAYED-GREAT ROSE 23x Mr. Lincoln (dark red) CAN MILDEW WITHOUT SPRAY 15x Fragrant Cloud (coral red) CAN MILDEW VERY SLIGHTLY 13x Chrysler Imperial (burgundy red) FAIRLY RESISTANT 13x Gertrude Jekyll (rose pink) 13x Jude the Obscure (honey) 10x Crimson Glory 10x Lemon Spice (patel yellow tinted pale pink) 9x Abraham Darby (Austin, apricot blend) 9x Francis Dubruiel (dark true red) 9x Papa Meilland (dark red) WILL BS AND MILDEW W/OUT SPRAY 8x Evelyn (Austin, apricot pink blend) 8x Heirloom (dark mauve blend) VERY GOOD RESISTANCE FOR ME 8x Rose de Rescht (vivid fuchsia) 8x Secret (white tipped pink) WILL MILDEW W/OUT SPRAY 8x Sharifa Asma (Austin, pearly pink) 8x Sunsprite (bright yellow) GET JULIA CHILD INSTEAD!!!! 8x Sweet Chariot (purple blend) 8x Tiffany (pink/yellow blend) GREAT RESISTANCE/GREAT ROSE! 7x Angel Face (1968, dusky mauve) PM AND BS MAGNET FORGETABOUTIT!!! 7x Melody Parfumee (deep plum fading to clear lavender) VERY RESISTANT AND HEALTHY. WONDERFUL BLOOM AND FRAGRANCE. 7x The McCartney Rose (ruffled, few petals) FAIR RESISTANCE 7x Yves Piaget (Romantica, hot pink) 6x Granada (yellow, orange, scarlet tricolor) BS AND MILDEW 6x Just Joey (clear apricot) 6x Mirandy GOOD RESISTANCE 6x Scentimental (white striped with red) VERY GOOD RESISTANCE AND BEAUTIFUL FRAGRANT BLOOMS FOR ME 6x Secret Garden Musk Climber 6x Zephirine Drouhin (cerise pink) MILDEW!!!!!! MIGHT I SUGGEST YOU TRY JULIA CHILD, DAYBREAKER, OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, AND POPE JOHN PAUL II FOR GREAT GARDEN ROSES? I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD BE SORRY.... JOHN

I've been after this daylily now for a few years since it has become more affordable. It is supposidly a true deep pink (not mauve)and should be winter hardy even though it's a southern raised daylily. At least that's what this northern daylily nursery (zone 4) guarantees. The name of the daylily is Shores of Time by Stamile. Here is a link that might be useful: Shores of time

'Belinda's Dream' is a very nice bright pink with a lot of fragrance. It gets a lot of wonderful reviews from people in the rose forums. It is a gorgeous rose. On my list to get next year. There is also the old stand-by 'Queen Elizabeth', mine is in it's Fall flush right now and looks beautiful. It is a very bright pink as well as a vigorous rose that is pretty easy to care for. Nice fragrance too. 'Queen Elizabeth' will be available to buy easily bare-root in Jan, 'Belinda's Dream' will be a little harder to find. You may have to mail order that one, but it is worth it! (Try Sequoia Nursery in CA, they have it.) Good luck with your search for the perfect pink rose. It is very special that you are planning a memorial garden! :o) Queen Elizabeth Here is a link that might be useful: Belinda's Dream at HMF

Thank you, I hoped you'd like this bloom and pic. This has to be one of the best blooms yet on this rose. The edges are a little cruddy but the bloom is perfect to me:) Judy, I'm looking forward to seeing your pics of it, I love seeing the roses in different areas of the country and how they perform and grow for others. Jean, I wanted Ebb Tide, I don't think I'd get a real purple out of that one either. Too hot here, I don't enough of the right cool weeks or months even. This is a great repeat bloomer and always has a few on. It does not shatter like Iceberg in the heat, but the roses don't last long. That's ok 'cause there are always more. I cut and bring in a few and they do well in a vase. Thanks Kate and Carla, you are always so complementary about my roses and pics:) I thought you'd like to see this too Carla from your previous interest in this rose. Les