I found this http://www.extension.iastate.edu/earthkind/winners-northern-earth-kind Rather useless, I know. But maybe they'll update it soon? Here is a link that might be useful: Northern Earthkind Roses

Reve d'Or http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.5197 ----------------------------------------------------------- Cecile Brunner http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.890

I'm very surprised they haven't done something about the RRD as they have a large, knowledgeable group of volunteers out there. Josh, your pictures are gorgeous thank you for showing us; they've done a remarkable job out there, haven't they? ogrose

Nick, yeah, same here in Kansas how each rose insists on doing their own thing. Sometimes I swear they have their own psychology. People always talk about waving their shovel as threats and the roses "suddenly" shape up. When I had Fragrant Cloud for example, I would always brag about Lincoln and its GORGEOUS COLOR! and FC would try so hard to have these deep red blooms instead of scarlet-orange like it's supposed to have. Lincoln right now is having machismo pride against Folklore. Usually Lincoln always is the first HT to bloom, but right now Folklore beat it and it's doing its male stubborness about wanting its own separate show...Nick, I specifically color coordinated the gorgeous deep florist red of L. to go with the candy-reverse sherbert orange/golden yellow reverse of F. to go together, but just like you say, they keep varying in bloom period. One gets spent, then the other rose starts up.... Nick one thing strange, I found out that I cannot keep large perennials alive once I transplant them, but NEVER EVER! have I had a rose go into transplant shock....I've had pretty old roses like Penny Lane that I've transplanted. You see I have too much energy spent on roses and can't have any time to care for transplanted large perennials save for watering every other day. Nick one of the problems is that I handwater EVERYTHING! and here we are having global warming to the MAX. Baby perennials do fine but not the big ones. Anyway, your plantings also sound gorgeous Nick! We are looking forward to seeing them in their splendor! I can just imagine the blanket of beautiful purples, lavender, and mauve going....