Thanks Ingrid :) I have some other rose beds- but did not photograph those. I would worry about "the Mrs" in your climate- if mine has managed to get this big without any sheltering, I can only imagine what it can do at your house !! I have quite a bit of lawn that could easily be turned into more rose beds, but I can hardly keep up with what i have - maybe when I retire! I will be sure to post more pictures in the days following when the roses really begin to bloom, Marleah

Song of the South is very striking -- a big eye that doesn't scream too much for my taste. And I recall getting outbid on one of Earthstar's offerings of Lucid Moment. Well, good for you if it was you, because it's a beauty. I'll get it next time.

Beth, Thank you for the nice comments.I hope your bagged rose is Tiffany.These blooms this year are huge and a nice scent too. I am loving Double Knockout.Taking photos of it and just forgot about my other Knockout and its covered in blooms. Les: Thank you. Yes this Knock out really stands out.The blooms are pretty big,too and just a firey red.Too bad it doesn't have a fragrance. Aprille, Thank you.George Burns has decided to grow this year.I have never gotten more then just a couple blooms on it at a time,but now it has about a dozen blooms and some buds, too. Bgrose>Thank you for the nice comments. Judy: Thanks, so far the deer have not been here. I mixed up my own stuff and sprinkled around all the bushes about 6 weeks ago,and so far its working great.I think I need to soon mix up another batch of it and sprinkle around again,before I go out one day and have no buds or blooms left,oh and no leaves either.I have used the Liquid Fence before and it worked ok, but its expensive,and the stuff I used last year was expensive too,and my own stuff I mixed up,turned out to be twice as much for half the price. Carla, thank you. Eric,Thank you for the comments.Hope you have blooms real soon and show us some pictures, too. Hoovb.Thank you. I am impressed with this Double Knockout too.The blooms are bigger then I expected.The worms I been fighting don't seem to like it as I haven't found any on it yet,while they eating up all the other roses. Beth, Thanks for looking and commenting. Krista, Thank you for the nice comment.I may try to get another Double Knockout as I am loving this rose.It gets your attention. Florene.Thank you, hope to be seeing some of your photos soon. Thanks every one. Jean

Karima;Thank you,sorry you can't grow the big Cleamatis.It gets to 100 here during the summer for a short time.Usually its in mid to upper 90's. Beth.Thank you.I do hope you got Grenada this time as its a beautiful rose.These blooms this year is huge,bigger then they ever have been before and I thought they were big last spring. Pat; Thank you. Pauline, Thank you. I am not real sure what the blue flowers are.I thought they are wild Phlox as I had dug up about a dozen along the hwy a few years ago.I was told they won't grow if I dig up any,as can't transplant them,but every one lived.One of my daughters says they are the wild Sweet Williams,but I still think I am right, that they are Phlox.Hoe I spelled that right :) Bgrose. Thanks, Tiffany buds hasn't opened up yet.I will post pictures when they do open. Carla: Thank you.Hope you like the fragrance on Ebb Tide.I love it,to me it has a slight lemony scent at different times of the day. Aprille.I do hope you will have blooming roses for the party. Les, Thank you for the nice comments. Judy, Thank you, you are sweet. Thanks to all of you for commenting on my not so great photos. Jean