Stunning! Wow I love when I can aquire one of your beauties. I have aquired a few because of your pretty pictures. So tell me more about JUBILE DU PRINCE DE MONACO. How is its fragrance, bloom production, repeat and is it okay for cutting? Sorry for being a pain but it looks so pretty and Dr. Debat would be on my list for sure if they had it, wow what a cool looking rose.
Thanks for the shots.
Liane

Hey Liane! Sorry, I don't know that much about JDuPM yet. It's too new. I haven't checked scent yet. But one thing I can tell you is it blows fast! A few hours after I took this pic (this morning) it had fully blown open to stamens showing. I hope once I get it in the ground it'll last longer.

I have to say that I had that happen with Lady X it would blow but now it does not. It looks very different. Dr Debat is quite spectatcular and I love your alter ego.
Liane

Beth, your roses are so beautiful. Thanks for posting. I espcially like Alter Ego. Where can I buy them, the florist roses?

Tracy

Liane, I almost ordered LADY X from Pickering. I'm still debating on that one. Does she get more of a "pinky" mauve or a lavender mauve?

Tracy, sadly, we lost our major florist rose supplier of many yrs, Carlton Roses. For some unknown reason, they suddenly closed up. The only other source is K&M roses, and unfortunately for those of us in CA, so far they don't ship to CA. At least that's the way it was last yr. Not sure if that's changed by now or not.

Your roses are so pretty---I love Dr. Debat----lovely.

Florence

Hi Beth
Long time no see.
How have you been doing?
Hope everything is alright with you.

Your roses are stunning as always.
Missed seeing those lovely beauties.
Take Care.
Niecey

Beth, Lady X has always been more lavender than pink for me.

On the drip system, soak the ends of the tubing in hot water before attaching them to the shrubblers or the spikes or into the fittings, it really helps. Punching the holes is the hardest thing for me.

Thanks for the photos!

the black pearl looks very much like our 'almost black' we got this year -- as deep and rick a red as possible -- they're gorgeous ... can't wait for them to really start going :)

and could you tell me about your Cheshire Regiment? i've never seen it but it's one of the best 'apricot' (if that's the right color) shades i've ever seen ... where did you get it? :)

all beautiful pics beth :)

Beautiful photos, I particularly like the fancy amazone . . . it is quite different.

What exactly is a florist rose? Do you mean you got it from a florist and rooted it into a plant? How did you know what it's name was? Because none of our local florists know the names of the roses they sell.

Lookin Good Beth! As always.

Beth, what type of system did you get? I have a drip works and haven't installed it. Yuk, I have arthritis in my hands too, it's a bummer. Your roses are lovely as always.

Carla

Beautiful roses,Beth.I am glad you have some beauties that Deer hasn't ate up.Between the heat and the deer,the few blooms I have,i can count them on one hand,and thats out of 130 roses..Well,I had 130, don't know how many I have now.I know I have lost some.Thanks for sharing yours.

Jean

Wow! Our DSL was down last night so I couldn't get online.

Florence - thanks! I love that DR DEBAT too. He's gotta be one of my best purchases from Vintage Gardens so far!

Niecey - thanks for asking. I been busy busy busy! Drip system installations, moving my kid to SoCal, dealing with my elderly parents, working.... I hardly have time to to do anything!

Diane - thanks for the tip on the drip stuff. I kinda knew that, but like I remember to take hot water out there!! LOL Anyway, it's been warm enough out there that the hoses are easier to put on lately. Plus I wear those tight grippy neoprene-coated knit gloves and that helps alot. So LADY X is more lavender for you, huh? I kinda like the pics I've seen where she's more pinkish. Guess I'll pass on that one.

Cormac - THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT is one I got from Pickering many many yrs ago. It's a Fryer rose. It's always a great performer, altho this yr it seems to have bloomed a bit less. The blooms are beautiful, but they do blow a bit fast. The color is a sort of apricot, pink and cream blend. I'll have to check scent, as I don't remember if it has any.

Cziga - florist roses are roses grown for the florist industry. They are usually hybrid teas, with little to no scent, and are bred to last a long time in the vase. Many of them are becoming more and more popular with us crazy rose growers. And we used to have a great source for the plants, but they closed up for some reason. Some of the florist roses do not look the same in your garden as they do from the florist. Many of them are grown in greenhouses, and some change color when grown out of doors. If you ask your florist, they often do know the names of the roses. Our Safeway market carries them in dozens, with name labels on them. I have tried to root some florist roses, but haven't had much luck. I know many people on the forum have been successful tho.

Harry - Thanks!!

Carla - I work at an Ace Hardware store, so I'm building my own system. We carry several different brands of parts. We just have them in bins, in bulk, and ya pick whatever ya want to make up the system. I'd love to have the timers wired-in, but that'll be something for later down the road. Right now I'm using battery-operated timers. And boy, let me tell ya... ya gotta be careful with this stuff. I had a ton of stuff off one hose bibb, with 4 different lines running. I could only run two at a time because the pressure was way too low, so I thought I'd take the pressure reducer off and run them all at once. NOT!!! As soon as I shut the timer off, the pressure blew the timer right off the bibb! What a dope! Our water normally runs at 150 psi, but with the reducer it's at 45 psi. So, just remember that. You can't take the pressure reducer off!!

Jean - I'm tellin' ya, I have had so much luck with the spray I've been using. I don't understand why it's not working for you. The damn deer come into my yard, but as long as I spray every 10-14 days, they don't touch my roses! Or anything else I spray it on.

I will post some pictures of Lady X soon (I have to get my hubby to help me a bit).
Liane

Beth, as always you show us some beauties. Glad to see them and thanks for posting.

I love the color of that Nightwatch, very rich looking.

Valerie