NBJ reminds me of Bouganvilla - it thrives on neglect . Those cut back take longer to bloom than those left alone . My original plant was cut to almost nothing and is returning with beautiful growth - no flowers yet . Cuttings that are several years old and received no trimming have buds but no open blooms - yet . You may be just far enough north of us that it might take a week or two longer for your plant to set buds . NBJ seem to like plenty of sun and to be in the ground . Cuttings practically root before your eyes . My best performing NBJ is directly under a strong security light that runs all night long . I think that no matter how much or how little you do for this plant , it will survive and do just fine . I recommend planting it in the ground . Then start cuttings and put those in the ground in different places under different conditions . That experiment will tell you more about your own garden and plants than we ever could .

Aprille, very nice pics as usual for you. Your roses look very healthy. I may have to hire you to take care of my roses whenever I travel(ha ha). Irish Creme looks like something special. Kind of gold like. Makes me want to have an Irish-style coffee. By the way, enjoyed seeing your pics on the "How Old Are You Thread" in the Rose Discussion forum. You have beautiful roses and a beautiful family. God bless you and your family! Oh, and your roses.

Thanks everyone, I've been working really hard on the garden this year and it's nice to see the roses so happy. The rain has been an issue and the blackspot is creeping in. I hppe I can keep it under control. Carol and Sharlene you are totally right, I have Rock & Roll not Rock n Roll. So confusing to me, all of these & or 'n' roses lol. My St. Patrick came from a local nursery and when I saw it he was covered in huge green buds. I had to take him home and he has become one of my favorite impulse buy roses. I do get to the ground die back in winter but so far he keeps coming back. Sara-Ann yeah I don't see pink freedom very often but I also enjoy the blooms very much. Believe it or not that was a scrawny body bag rose from 2012! Most of my roses have bloomed atleast once this year but I am still waiting on probably 10 or so new ones planted this year for their first blooms. I'd say 75% have been in the ground since 2012 or 2013. Thanks for the feedback and conpliments! I love to share my roses with you all and hear your input! Andrea

One would think any kind of gardening would have universal appeal, but when I say roses, I might as well be saying I wear white gloves and pearls all the time, which as anyone who knows me knows THAT isn't true. Even orchids get more of response. Carol, you are so right. My great friend had to open all my roses from ARE last Spring and DIED when he saw the receipt. I had to backtrack and do some verbal dancing on that. Of course, I couldn't believe he said anything, and only a good friend would, but he looks at me sort of funny sometimes now, as he knows what a cheapskate I am about most things. Darren, we are all so ate up!!! I'm constantly thinking what to put where and with what, and how easily can I dig another bed! I'm also planning on incorporating some once bloomers next year in my more wild area along with some Hybrid Musks. I love the look that Cynthia has developed. Thanks for the BH push.BS is OK if I know about it beforehand. Almost everything here get it, so I'm going to start spraying something if even just ACT.