I wish my Jubilee Celebration were that vigorous and prolific! You have a beauty there. Mine is about 6-7 years old and is still a wimpish plant that just doesn't want to overwork itself. The blooms are always lovely, but there are never many of them and rebloom is rather slow. Don't know why this bush just never took off. It's had plenty of time to mature, after all. Enjoy yours--that is what I've always wanted mine to look like. Kate

Don't feel bad, mine didn't make it either. I was told there was only a 30 day guarantee (not sure where I heard it) so I didn't call them either. I got 4 from them. Jubilee Celebration....dead as a doornail Catalina....again, dead...dead...dead Mr. Lincoln.....2 stick wonder, made it through the winter..barely, 1 bloom so far :(( and Crown Princess Marg.....doing fairly well, color me surprised. I talked to Bill Patterson ar RU about Jubilee Celebration and he said after J&P exclusive expires next year...hopefully they will have it since they are a certified Austin lisc. I have gotten to where I only order from 4 nurseries, Roses Unlimited Ashdown Roses David Austin Chamblees. I think I ordered Fishermans Friend from Pickering a couple years ago, for my son. It was an excellent rose. Mary

Only grow The Endeavour, so can't compare. Jubilee Celebration's caught my interest repeatedly, but I've yet to encounter it in person. In the 2016 USA Austin catalog, The Endeavour's been moved to the Supplementary English Roses list, page 56, which seems to precede dropping a rose from availability, while Jubilee Celebration remains with the general offerings on page 29. Since a full page photo of massed Jubilee Celebration appears opposite The Endeavour listing, I'm best guessing The Endeavour is scheduled soon to be "superceded" by JC. It may be one of the roses Austin's requiring be dropped as a condition of continued licensing. My original was purchased locally as a grafted & potted Weeks' rose some years (8?) ago. The graft showed signs of punking out two years back, following a typical lifespan of Huey grafted roses in this garden. Unwilling to do without TE, ordered a gallon own root then from Heirloom, who no longer carries it on their website. (Dug & deep potted the failing grafted to encourage own rooting in hopes of saving the scion & luckily that worked. Grows equally well own root here.) So if you're interested in The Endeavour, you may want to get one while the getting's good. http://www.davidaustinroses.com/american/showrose.asp?showr=4342  I'm continually wowed by The Endeavour, rating the fragrance an 8 out of 10. Rapid repeat bloom continuity, each flower lasting well with multiple shadings that morph enchantingly from bud to petal fall, as if a new rose each day. The blooms open on the salmon side of coral pink, with tints of amber & apricot that increase as the flower expands & then becomes overlaid with lavender, unique & exquisite. Tend to be larger here than HMF's average, easily 4-5", though the bush has only grown 3.5' tall & wide without pruning. Short, thin thorns, sparsely spaced, so good near a walkway where it doesn't snag passersby. Powerful fragrance to my nose, like a fine French perfume, rosey with notes of narcissus & sandalwood & hints of gingery cardamom. Nose deep in a blossom, feel suspended in time. Parentage listed as seedling x seedling, suspect Aloha '49 somewhere in its background. Rarely spots on lower leaves only & when those are removed, new ones grow back cleanly in this no spray hot & humid garden. Appreciates a bit more in the groceries department, loves the heat of Summer yet continues to bloom in the cool days & cold nights of Autumn, petals unfazed by frequent rain (though nod when soaked), grows in a graceful leafy bush form. Semi glossy leaves, not the matte that HMF reports. Searching the forum for The Endeavour posts, found this one where Marina/the_dark_lady compares it to Jubilee Celebration. http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1605970/austins-the-endeavor?n=9 Marina has photos on HMF of both roses & hers of The Endeavour look like mine. http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.41588&tab=36&qn=1&qc=0 Compare those with her pics of Jubilee Celebration. http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.37260&tab=36&qn=12&qc=0  More photos of Jubilee Celebration from this forum. http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/3841321/please-post-pics-of-your-jubilee-celebration-rose 

Thank you, Lilyfinch! I have been gardening for almost 10 years now. Until then, I lived in apartments and did my best with containers. So I had a lot of pent-up energy when I finally got some land to play with. I'm most inspired by English gardens, especially cottage-style perennial borders. It's not a perfect match for the humid Maryland climate, so I had to make a few adjustments along the way. I'm so happy you like it! Here are my favorite before-and-after pics. When the yard looks especially dilapidated in late summer, I remind myself it used to be so much worse :) Taking my first steps: Five years later: This is an old pic, so you can still see my dear Jubilee Celebration in the upper left corner of the patio.