I agree that bs pressure is different in Europe than it is here - as hot as we experiennced in Europe it wasn't ever so humid as it is here. My zone is not the same but maybe my experience still can assist you. Olga, I have Caramel Fairy tale, Cinderella Fairy tale and Caramel Fairy tale. All three were absolutely clean till the spider mites did a number on them. Late fall Caramel Fairy tale had some weird spots, looked anthracnose rather than blackspot. Maybe it was cercospora. I can, (I hope or think), differentiate between blackspot and anthracnose but diagnosing cercospora is hit and miss with me (it usually works in my case as process of elimination rather than positive ID). Cinderella also got some spots in winter but again, I do not think that was blackspot. To my present surprise, both Floral fairy tale and Caramel Fairy tale are fragrant. Let me add, that we sprayed once before we left overseas - but these shrubs were NOT sprayed and due to illness, surgery and so forth I could not spray till mid-August. That time these shrubs were sprayed not because of spots but because of the spider mite infestation and to kill two birds with one stone, we mixed Avid with tebuconazole, so that time all roses were sprayed including those that I never sprayed before or after. My favorites are Floral Fairy tale and Caramel Fairy tale. They do grow taller and wider than I expected but I trust your pruning skills, LOL. I post a few photos of Floral fairy tale showing the foliage. The first was taken in April, next 1 or 2 in early may while the last one in August in August I found only one picture of caramel Fairy tale that shows foliage (looks the plant had either iron deficiency or some other nutrient deficiency - no wonder since I could not water, we had no rain and I missed fertilizing)

It's a gorgeous Fairy Tale, though... a definite keeper! Lovely photos... thanks for sharing them!

Patty - I have Floral Fairy Tale, but from Palatine, not RU, sorry. However I thought it worth mentioning that I am experiencing a very great difference in it's blooms this year, it's fourth with me. Last year I loved it's blooms, they were my favorite of my roses since I love pink/apricot fluffy roses, and that's what it gave me. One measured 5". This year started out OK, not as nice as last summer, but presently I have a bush full of small blooms which start as a yellow I don't care for and then fade to pure white. I'm hoping that fall weather brings a return of the pinks. I'm used to changes in roses from season to season, but I've never had this much change. Blooms from last year: Earlier this year: And now: I have never noticed any fragrance from it, but I don't have a good nose for that, and no, I've not seen many thorns on it.

The Drift series has about a dozen different varieties including yellow. Each Drift variety has a different growth habit and a different flower form. The different named varieties of Drifts not only have different colored and shaped blooms, but varying growth patterns, from more upright to more spreading, all specific to each variety. What unifies the Drift group is their short stature, small foliage, disease resistance, and small, no dead heading needed flowers. They all are perfect front of a rose bed plants, hiding the 'naked ankles' of the taller roses growing behind them. Their relatively low thorn count, at least for the three varieties I grow: Popcorn Drift, Sweet Drift, and Apricot Drift is much appreciated. Dead heading is not mandatory for repeat blooming, but does make the bush neater and fresher looking, and causes quicker repeating, IMHO. Of the three Drifts that I grow, Apricot Drift stays the smallest and grows the most upright. The blooms are heavy petaled. In my garden a mature bush gets to be 18" tall by 20" wide. Sweet Drift is very heavy petaled, with distinct quilling of the petals as individual blooms age. It has a more spreading habit getting about 18" tall and 30" wide, but the width can be easily controlled to less width if desired. Popcorn Drift is my favorite. The 12+/- petaled blooms are cup shaped, starting off yellow then age to white, lasting a long time on the bush before getting tired looking. The bush itself is very nicely shaped neither very spreading, nor very upright, perfect, to my way of thinking being 20" tall by 24" wide. Moses