From what I read catrose the seeds or hips but seeds are actually better for a facial moisturizure (spelling wrong sorry) because they are not real oily and greasy and because of their vitamin content. I was trying to see if anyone had actually tried it, and what results, and plus the easiest way to make it. I found a recipe using the hips and seeds, but I read that just the seeds were better, because they were very light in oil and great for skin, just trying to try something new. and thanks everyone for your input I love learning from everyone on here and the advice given, hopefully someone's done this and will chime in and teach us something :)

Hi sunshadow, I am in southwestern Maine- mountain/lake area- zone 4-5, but I usually buy plants based on zone 4 to be sure. I have TONS of bees!!! I tried an experiment and removed spent blooms on some plants (they are currently sparsely reblooming) and not on others (no hips on either). Once the flowers drop, there are little things that look like they will develop into hips, but they soon shrivel and die-not one hip in 3 years.

I googled Pride of Tryon, it looks pretty. :) Yes, sorry mine are hybrid teas - Don Juan and Golden Showers (shrub version not climber)/ Seeds may be pollinated by each other or a nearby pink hybrid tea or maybe the pink minirose. I just got a Double Delight also, it hasn't bloomed yet, but if it does it might end up as a pollen parent for a later batch of seeds. What I personally want are big fragrant blossoms with lots of petals, I don't really like the kind of roses that only have a few rows of petals. And I'd prefer ones that will be okay as freestanding shrubs and are cold tolerant for zone 6.

Oh, ok i never thought about them being chemically treated or heat treated. I don't know how they were dried so ill try them anyways. :) Thank you for your generosity in offering me your seeds, but there is a rose garden nearby so I might just pop over there and "look around". Haha thanks again and enjoy the holidays :)