Jeri, the west coast is not all the same all over. You may not have blackspot problems in your area but a lot of gardeners from Oregon and Washington state did and do report serious blackspot problems. Kate, I do support your wish (or your SIL Âs wish) to stay away from Knockouts for various reasons. Did you check out Lynette's website and check on her experience with hybrid teas? She is in British Columbia so her climate might be (but not necessarily) similar to Oregon. In any case she does add comments to her photos about blackspot and which roses are 'good beginners roses' in her opinion. Maybe a gift certificate to Pickering or Palatine is a better idea in case her soil is acidic and would give you (that is, to her) more for the same amount of money. Grafted roses will grow much faster and will give her pleasure already in the first year. Pickering has old roses, Chinas, Bourbons and a lot of moderns, some of them marked as disease resistant. As to for reds, I could recommend Papa Meilland, Royal William (aka Duftzauber aka Fragrant Charm) and Barkarole (if you can find it). Many people on the forum praise Firefighter but I do not grow that one. Prospero and The Prince are pretty good among the Austins and WS2000 also, if she is willing to spray a little bit. I have an own root Sophie's rose from Chamblee's after one year now it starts dong well but own root Austins are slow to establish in my experience. (I ordered, among others, Tradescant from Pickering- I do hope I will not regret it.) It is great to shop roses as a present but also a big headache, so I wish good luck to you. On the other hand, Portland is the rose capital of the US, so this must say something. Here is a link that might be useful: Lynette's website

Thanks everyone for the nice comments. My yard is just now "coming into being". We built the house about 15 years ago in the middle of a lot that only had sizable trees at the back of the pasture. We have planted all of the rest. It has taken years of hard work to get the soil in decent shape and for shrubs and stuff to get some size. I've pretty much done it with my shovel and wheelbarrow! And of course, it all takes a lot of $$$ which had to be spread out over time! Now if I could only have a sprinkler system installed my life would be SO much easier!

Hi, I have been seeking pink bushy rosrs for rose beds near my house with a soray of color, hardy and good in humidity. I am so excited to find Carefree Wonder & Pappu’s gorgeous hedge-best ever! I will purchase a Carefree Wonder bush from Heirloom Roses today and use my points for a discount! Woohoo! I am purchasing Morden’s Blush, too & a few other pinks for variety. Thank you Pappu & all of you for your praises of Carefree Wonder! Heirloom Rose’s Photos I wouod love to hear comments & recent photos from Houzz rose members today, this year 2021?

Thanks to all of you. My guess about which was which was wrong, since porkpal's CB has purple leaves and that was the one I guessed was Gruss. The second to the last picture of Pat's series shows exactly the shade of the small leaves that I see on the other rose, which I now know is Pink Gruss. This is such a help since I wanted a larger plant in one spot, which I believe would be Carefree Beauty and Gruss in a place that's has less room. Jeri's Pink Gruss looks delicious and the regular one is really equally pretty, with all those lovely shadings.