Well, I am an English teacher and a Hardy fan, so of course I have Tess. I don't have a picture of her. She is growing from a band and is just now starting to get some size on her. I can tell you that she appears to be a lanky lady. She blooms a fair amount and throws out long, arching canes, kind of like a climber wanna be.

Here is a link that might be useful: Denée's Garden

Nattaporn, I'll try to get a picture of her tonight. I have Tess trained on a tutour and although she's only 2 years old, she puts out big beautiful blooms, is quick to rebloom, and has been disease free for me (I spray about 4 times a season - not a lot). Her blooms are a deep magenta red color. They open in a cup-shaped form, often quartered, but then they reverse back, forming a large colorful ball. A friend of mine has a mature Tess on the East wall of her home and she is about 7' tall with strong canes. That was my inspiration to buy one too - I've planted it right by my front door so she can greet my guests!

down and dirty, Thank you very much for sharing your experience.

Karen, I can see by your detail that Tess very beautiful in your garden and good to know Tess is quick to rebloom. Is Tess having a strong scent? Look forward to see your picture.
Thank you.

My Tess is a year old and this is the first year she bloomed for me. She was a small, gallon potted own-root last year and due to a family move, I couldn't plant the rose in the ground until late August. The blooms are quite gorgeous, tight at first and them opening to big, pretty red flowers that actually have more of a magenta hue than red. Some of the canes are leggy. I have only had one book flush so far, probably because the plant is fairly young and because once everything started leafing out and the black eyed susans took over the garden, Tess didn't get enough light. I thinned out that area quite a bit this week, so it should get more light now.

Tess is currently also getting eaten by slugs. :( But she keeps on plugging along!

Here is a picture from late May:
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PS: I am an English teacher too, and I like those "literary names." Unfortunately, Glamis Castle didn't like my yard. :)

In case you haven't checked the roses search on HelpMeFind.com, I'll put a link to their photos (so gorgeous -- now I want one too!):

Here is a link that might be useful: Tess of the d'Urbervilles on HelpMeFind

scorpiohorizon, Thank you for your detail and beautiful Tess photo, look healthy and nice red color.