I'm not sure what all you have tried with your Eden, so let me throw out some thoughts as they occur to me. I'm wondering if Eden can be successfully grown as a shrub. My climber is wound horizontally around a pillar (like a stripe around a barber pole). The horizontals put out lateral branches, and it is the laterals that form the buds/blooms. I'm not sure how you could force the laterals to grow if your canes are more vertical rather than horizontal--it is the horizontal that encourages lateral growth, after all. My Eden blooms and reblooms--lots of blooms, though the spring flush is the biggest and best--it is only a couple years old. Do you have some kind of trellis that would allow you to train the canes so that they arch over? That might force some laterals. The only other thing I can think of is to make sure it is getting enough sun. It is not a partial shade rose. The blooms are really gorgeous, so it would be nice if you could find a solution to your problem. Good luck. Kate

Patrick, let me put it this way. If you want a reliable, trouble free car but don't mind the mundane drive and low key appearance, there is any number of cars you can get from the likes of Honda, Nissan, etc. However, if the thrill and fun of the drive is what you are looking for, in a car which simply shouts "I am here!", and, you are more than willing to put up with some of the quirks and attention seeking behaviour, get a Mini Cooper! Eden is like the Mini Cooper, at least for me. Everytime I see an Eden bloom, my heart rate speeds up. There is something about this rose that makes me emotional everytime I see it. In fact, this is the very rose that got me started on growing rose, just 10 years ago. I did not get mine until 5 years ago. It remains one of my favourites - never mind the lack of fragrance. The canes are thick and tall and ram rod straight when it first emerges. They are prone to splitting. And if not handled carefully when young, break easily. But what amazes me is no matter how thick the cane is, I am usually able to pull it down to a near horizontal alignment the following year, to a railing about 2 1/2 feet high. It has a heavy, breath taking flush in June, and a second flush late August, early September. Ours usually has some blooms on it between those flushes. The petals don't do well in sustained rain - I provide protection during the crucial month before the spring big flush. It seems to be disease resistant - some black spot, but not too bad. I haven't seen rust or powdery mildew on ours. In our garden, it is the rose which grabs everybody's attention, even when all it has is a single bloom.

Andrew, I am also looking for Eden cuttings, are you selling them? I only need a few! Thanks, Carol/ zone 5

I have this spectacular rose: very healthy in my no spray garden, very little die back and beautiful spring display. It’s a lovely gift you have given us @regtomerlin. Will call her Margaret Mae instead of PiP henceforth.