Here's Velvet Fragrance. Of course it's red - not the pink shown here. Love the fragrance!!
Carol

Woooooweeee everyone's roses are gorgeous! We have the best hobby in the world!!

A couple more

I certainly agree prettypetals! These posts are terrible though (lol) because I always end up wanting everything that I see. For instance, what is that peachy colored rose in your last post??

Memorial Day is one that I want. Everyone always has such nice pictures of it! And Tiffany is one of my favorites. I'm a total fragrance snob, so anything smelly always grabs my attention.

re: Parfum de Grasse- I'm on the fence about this one. It does have fragrance, the blooms are wonderfully gaudy- very unlike anything else I have- and the shiny foliage is disease resistant. The plant isn't especially vigorous though. I've had it for two years, and it's around 3ft tall and less than a foot wide. Maybe it will surprise me next year.

Hey Brittie!! I bought that rose at the beginning of my rose obsession and it was a no named pot I bought at Lowes. I loved it so much I bought 6 of them. I know what you mean about wanting lots bc of the gorgeous pics everyone post. I'm at my limit but I can always find a spot for one if I need to. Lol. I think this one is Shepherdess.

Oh, I just love it, and yeah there's always room for one more. :)

Brittle I've always wanted Yves Piaget. Is it a good bloomer and how tall does yours get?? Judy.

Everyone has posted some gorgeous roses on here. Prettypetals you have some lovely ones. Carol - I love your Memorial Day bush and every time I see the name Velvet Fragrance I want that rose!

This is indeed one of the prettiest threads I've ever viewed. I love every one of these roses!

Everything is semi-dormant in my garden--think I'm rose-starved!

Kate

Me too Kate! I get one flower, and I'm all jumping up and down before snatching it and putting it in water inside. I tell everyone, "do you SEE my pretty flower?" lol

I love Yves Piaget. People talk about its gawky shape, but I really don't know if it's more gawky than a lot of hybrid teas. Definitely not a rounded bush shape though, it's more open vase shaped, so you would probably want to have it mixed in with other things so that wouldn't stand out. The flowers are huge, super smelly and don't even care about the heat. I DO have to pick them early though, because the sun will fade them by the end of the day. My plant is about four feet tall and about three feet wide. It's just now finishing a flush of about 12 flowers- not bad for this weather! There isn't a lot of foliage right now, but that's true of most of the hybrid teas. I haven't noticed any disease on this one.

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Thanks Brittie! I've been replacing some of my older roses that I never want to cut to bring in with ones I absolutely love. English roses!! So if I have a spot left I will def know who may be joining my rose family.
Carol your Memorial Day is gorgeous!!!
Now let me see who I wanna post today. Lol. Can't figure out who this one is but she's pretty!! Judy

Cream abundance

Sweet Juliet!!!

Thanks for your nice comments about Memorial Day!!

I'm just in love with this post!!!!
Carol

Carol - I've been back and forth on whether to get Memorial Day for a long time, I've decided I have to have it, you've helped with that decision.

Prettypetals - I love all those softly colored roses, they are so beautiful!

Ooooo, Ahhhhh! These are all beauties!

Really lovin' these!! Thanks so much rosy friends!!! :-)

Another bloom of Tiffany, can't believe I missed this picture.

Another Peace bloom

Gorgeous Sara Ann. I really need to try Peace one more time. Your photo is simply gorgeous.

Sara-Ann - the smell is fantastic - it won me a 1st place for fragrance!!! And the smell is consistently strong.
Here's a bud form:

And here's an open bloom form:
Carol

Prettypetals - Thank you, hopefully if you try Peace again, it will do good for you, I hope so. Fragrant Cloud is a rose I haven't had very good luck with, but it is a rose I really like, so I'm going to try it again, hopefully with success. Carol - Thanks for more pictures of Memorial Day and congrats for the First Place for fragrance with it. The rose is so lovely, that and the fragrance make it my kind of rose! It is definitely on my list for next season!

Well, now I MUST get Memorial Day. haha! Cream Abundance is so beautiful. I'm always drawn to the soft colors, but they tend to be really big thrip magnets for me. Still, I buy them. Oh well.

Got a few new ones from my camera. These are recent.

Halloween

Poseiden

Tahitian Sunset

Brittie - resistance is futile!!! Memorial Day must be yours!! LOL

Love your shot of Poseidon!!
Tahitian Sunset is a rose I've always thought about getting. What is its fragrance like? What do you think about this rose?

Carol

In general, I like it. I've had it for two years, and don't remember any problems with disease. The foliage is nice, and it continues to bloom in the heat. It has stayed around three feet for me, but who knows if it will shoot up taller next year? Would you believe that I have no idea if it is fragrant or not? I made no notes about it in my hmf journal, so... it's possible that I have never bent over to sniff it! Yikes!

Brittle don't you just love Poseidon!! I cut mine waaaaay back since it was getting so tall but it's budded up all over. It's such a vintage looking rose! Your pics are great. Judy

I do, and mine is enormous also! I would have posted a full bush shot, but it was only blooming on one side, sort of low. I don't know how I'm going to manage clipping mine back, because some of the canes are about an inch thick. Geez.

Took this one two hours ago, and it was 96 degrees outside. I don't know what it is right now, because I'm sure not going out there. lol

Rouge Royale

Wow Brittie an inch thick. Lol. Gonna have to pull out a chain saw!! Heehee!! Rouge Royale looks really pretty!

Pretty sure this one is Classic Woman. My memory is so bad it's crazy!

Classic Woman is one that I've been eyeballing. She's beautiful!

How to choose? These are all so beautiful!

Here's Pam's Choice

Ooh la la loving Pam's Choice. I believe I ordered her one time but she died. That's a beautiful picture of her Redwolf!

This is my first year with Classic Woman but she's beautiful. Not putting out many blooms lately but sure when cooler temps hit she will start popping. Judy

Heritage, Snow something or other ;) and a red rose that I stubbed my toe on in the grass 3 yrs ago, when I bought my house. Dug up the 1 inch stumpy cane and it's 5foot tall today.

Rachel I love your collage! Soooooo pretty! Judy

Thank u judy! I love all my roses. But those ones are the best at the moment

Here's a Love

That's beautiful Holly!

This is my Evelyn. Her color is so pretty!

SDLM after it rained.

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Still more beautiful roses!!! We are all so lucky to be able to share such richness of color and shape.
Carol

Gorgeous boncrow! Love Evelyn!! Judy

Thanks Prettypetals! She's one of my faves! All of the pics of your roses are just beautiful.
Sara-Ann I'm glad you started this thread off with pics of your beautiful roses too. I have enjoyed looking at everyone's blooms, I can't pick a favorite because they are so gorgeous. But I do have to say that if you can describe a rose as sexy, that's how I would describe Classic Woman lol. That is one sensuous rose for sure! I may have to have it lol.

Thanks Boncrow, your Evelyn is gorgeous. I've enjoyed this thread a lot. Everyone has some beautiful roses on here.

Brittle you have posted some beautiful roses too and I'm glad to see what is doing well in Houston as I only live about 1 hour east of you. I am considering Posidein and yours is beautiful.
Thanks Sara-Ann, my roses have been resting due to the heat so I haven't had many blooms but Evelyn always has at least one bloom for me.

Tiffany

The unknown rose I found as a mowed down 2inch cane in the grass :) my favorite

SDLM -- there is a reason why this is one of the world's most favorite roses! I have been so happy with this one this summer.

All these photos are so lovely! They make me very impatient for next spring, and for my tiny roses to be one year older (and bigger)

Prettypetals, I must say that the gorgeous soft apricot rose you posted a photo of & said you don't know the name of looks an awful lot like Jude the Obscure, one of David Austin's english roses! Does it have a strong, citrus-y scent? If so I believe that's it! Such a beauty, it is one of my favorites!

Jessica