Yeah, you're probably right. DH managed to fix the computer (He is very handy at many kinds if repairs,) but I didn't order from High Country (they had up to 30% off, but I have a couple orders coming from American Meadows that need planting first.) The rose bands are very small, but they grow fast, and I love the own root concept. In fact, that is why I buy from heirloom. I have my eye on a few more too, but I think I will plant what I have now, and look again in a little while. I do still have a good bit of work to do on the new bed yet. Almost all of the edging, and, you kniow I like to lay small stepping stones in my beds so I'm not stepping on the ground and compacting it, so that will have to be done too...but not until it is edged, and the soil in the iris part is all worked and enriched and ready to plant... then I'll lay the stones. kay

It's "dear husband" or at least so I have always understood. There's also DW and DD, and probably others. I do believe I need to get myself a Daphne bholua. So far daphnes have done very well for me, though getting hold of them is a problem: the only one readily available in Italy is Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata', and that only from specialist nurseries. Fall before last at a garden show an exhibitor had a tray of barely rooted daphnes 'Carol Mackie' and 'Eternal Fragrance': I bought one of each and they both lived and grew, though 'Carol Mackie' is still tiny (it flowered, however). Alas, this fall the exhibitor hadn't rooted any daphnes, and of course no one else had them. DH and I have dug up a couple of D. laureola from the woods and so far both are alive. I could definitely see filling our woods with daphnes. Goodness, I've gone off topic.

Straw wrote: "Khalid: Your roses look very good in high heat, nice colors and healthy foliage. My Just Joey looks really bad, blooms bleached out to beige, so I don't even post pics. I might move it to partial shade for better color. We are in hot & dry phase, up to 90 F, or 32 C." Straw: 90*F is not high heat for roses in my view. I mean in this temperature, my roses were performing very well. Could there be other (primary) reason for your Just Joey or any other rose not performing that well. I am not sure if 90*F alone is enough to cause deterioration in performance of a particular cultivar. I mean some mineral deficiency / excess or some issue with the soil that gets amplified due to rise in temp? Or could it be that my roses have slowly been acclimatized to perform better in heat? Just trying to understand what could be the reason for my Just Joey being quite yellow in 105*F and your's turning beige in 90*F. best regards PS: Sam, did you see the photos of Rose Biomes posted above? Jess: Alec's Red hasn't impressed me much. It is almost completely non fragrant since the temps rose above 100*F and is blooming sparsely. When I compare it's performance with many other roses, I would rate it quite low with regards to performance in summers though it performs much better when it is cooler. Sorry no experience of growing Christopher Columbus. I haven't actually seen it here.

@Diane Brakefield Thank you Diane. The bloom is about 2.5 inches right now. I will wait for the plant to mature and if it's healthy I'll share with others. @Krista_5NY Thank you Krista. I like this rose because I can see James Galway's characteristics in it but also see its own uniqueness. @rosecanadian Thank you Carol. I named it after my mom. Anhle is her name. @Joe Moose, Zone 9A Thank you Joe. I can't wait when it is mature to see how big the blooms will get. Helen