None of my other rose types do that.

Lavenderlace and Ben, Thanks for your input! I shovel pruned Savannah because of its flat blooms. I couldn't stomach looking at it after a while. The flower color washed out to dead common beige, too. It also was touchy concerning winter hardiness...never came back strong enough in the spring to make much progress. I had great expectations concerning Belinda's Dream; planted four of them some years ago. In my garden it never got more than 14" tall growth by seasons end; dying to the ground every winter even with protection! They've been gone a while now. So much for her Earth Kind designation, as far as my garden conditions go. BTW, Carefree Beauty black spotted here with the best of them. The several I had great hopes for are gone long ago. Every garden is different. The factors that make or break a rose around here are typical of the North East: hot, humid summers; cold, rose killing winters, and heavy, clay soil. In addition, I garden about 80 miles south of the snow belt. The insulating benefits of snow cover as well as freezing and thawing, come and go all winter here, creating havoc. My USDA designation as zone 6b does not take into account the hit or miss snow cover, and unpredictable freeze/thaws. Zone 6 plants, perennials in particular, freeze and thaw all winter, and rot out by spring. It's more like a zone 5 here. Butterfly Bush, Buddleia, is a shaky bet to grow here. The dwarfs rot out in their first winter. Any fragrance type a rose has, and as powerful as possible is my war cry. The mix of every conceivable scent in the garden which wafts over to me seated in my favorite garden chair is what I covet. I like them all. Amazing Grace's scent will suit me just fine. I'll put down some Azomite mineral on AG. That ought to keep her blooms plump when vased up. Moses

Hello ladies again. Sorry my post is delayed, it has been a busy couple of days and I just made it home a little while ago. On a happy note my around 60 year old siding got redone this week and to my husband’s horror I am now ready to cover all my new walls with roses (some time in the future) lol Blondie your phone picture taking skills are top notch. I will try taking picture in the shade and see how it works. I am seriously debating buying some sort of point a shoot camera, nothing fancy but maybe a bit better than my phone because I have to little memory space. Diane I am so sorry to hear about all the unstable crazy weather you have been experiencing this year. I am sure the roses appreciate some water, but when it messes up your blooms it is just annoying. If the weather prediction is correct like you wrote in your post then today was the last rainy day. I look forward to hearing from you about all your upcoming perfect sunny, and shiny days. Your garden is my idea of perfect and I can’t wait to see all your roses in all their glory. Hoping to see the prince, that’s a fairly new rose, isn’t ? My baby Ascot is not a foot tall and every time I look at it, I remember your posts and the enormous size of that rose in your garden. Sheila you are so right, the plants definitely love it and I guess they dont care about their blooms like we do. All we can do is enjoy what we can. This is way of topic and I will head to bed after this, because I am probably no in great shape after a couple of well deserved glasses of Sangria. My husband can’t really tell one rose from another even after I point out each rose every time, but he is a kind man and a loving husband. Since it was going to be late when I arrived and I have no outside lights, he picked up roses for me to have. The alnwick rose is new this year but I really like it. I’ll share them with you all.

Thank you--I found one. I also wandered for several hours looking at listed hosta nurseries and their plants. A nice way to spent a winter day. I have crocus and daffodils blooming so spring isn't far off. I hope to develop 2 new shade/hosta beds this year.