Well, we're way off topic anyway sort of, so about the humidity: It REALLY bothers ME. I'm not so certain that it is so much of an issue for the roses. In spring, the chilly humidity seems to encourage mildew on susceptible plants like a perennial bedding salvia which sometimes takes on a "creamy variegation" - that's what I tell the uninformed visitor anyway, lol. In the summer when it is both humid and hot, they don't seem to notice. In fact, I'd swear that some of my roses are in their "happy place," or maybe comatose, but their leaves are usually fine then. Whenever I've been in a greenhouse/glasshouse, the humidity levels always feel above average or definitely greater than the outdoor level - and plants in general seem to flourish in greenhouses, don't they? We in Florida also get our share, or more, of rain at night. The roses don't seem to complain about that a bit. As is oft repeated here: roses like water. If one reads up on the tomato forum, there is/was/has been presented there that tomatoes have a biological high temperature "cut-off" sensor which shuts down their blooms and therefore their tomato production. I think some roses have this too, but I gots NO PROOF or I'd reference the documentation. In conclusion, whereas for ME the adage, "it ain't the heat, it's the humidity" is true; for the roses I suspect that it ain't the humidity, it's the heat. Again: a conclusion based on observation here only. And to the question: "How...do you keep roses going in the humidity of Florida?" My answer is the stuff I wrote already plus I only add VDR (very disease resistant) roses to the garden.

Beautiful pictures, Azure! It's funny. I got this rose two yrs ago from Regan's, sight unseen. No pics anywhere that yr, just a description of "mauve blend" rose. When Mine bloomed and looked like yours, I emailed Regan's with a picture and asked them if that's what it was supposed to look like, or if it might be the wrong rose, since there was no "mauve" in this rose. They emailed back, saying that was not the right rose and they would replace it next season. Well, they forgot, and so did I. No replacement. But I didn't really mind, because awhile after that, I finally found some pics of the rose, and was pretty sure mine was the right one. Why in the heck they called it a "mauve blend" is beyond me. I see now that HMF calls it a "cream with pink edges." I have my plant in a big pot, and last yr it never did bloom and didn't grow much either. I was really disappointed, because I wanted to see what it would do in the second yr. I sure hope it does better this yr.

I like the Container Store's Elfa System because of it's flexibility. You can change out components as your needs change. You can look at standard closet sizes and get a feel for how much an Elfa system might cost you. CC systems are once and one as they're not modifiable without completely redoing the closet. The only way to know how much it will cost you is to get a free estimate.

That is a really beautiful shot! I almost bought a tree one when it first came out, all the blooms looked like that in the nursery. Fortunately I didn't, because this rose does not like Sacramento summers, I turns brown and shatters. So many roses look so beautiful here in March and look so awful in July! Carla in Sac