Hey there, Ruvin. The tube comming outta da fence is a shovel. The handle broke, so I used this shiney silver tape that the husband had lying around. Then it broke again under the tape. That is why it is bent. Thanks for the compliment about my pics. Impatients would be perfect there. Thanks. Will do. Love impatients. Especially red ones. Cathy

Jabubaoski, did you make a choice? Often ask for emailed photos of a specific plant when ordering long distance from an unknown supplier. I'm half an hour away from Cattail Creek, yet I've never stopped by, since I seldom find myself in their neighborhood. Would be willing to go check them out if you like. There's a dropdown list of roses by trait or color if you click "All Roses" on their homepage. Others could help you select from their offerings, since I haven't grown any of the pinks or reds they carry myself. Marlorena speaks highly of Thomas a Becket on the Photos tab at HMF. Sue http://cattail-creek.com/ http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.68970&tab=36 

Rachael- I live in MA in the tristate state area. Most DA's do get black spot if you don't spray. A couple that have done well for me are 'Windermere' and 'Queen of Sweden'. These are virtually disease free and flower nicely. Windermere is creamy white and QOS is soft pink. I have a rescued 'Wedgewood Rose'. She flowered nicely and was pretty disease resistant and winter hardy but was eaten by a vole this past winter. I was able to save one small root cluster and she's growing again. 'Teasing Georgia' did well here but she was eaten by voles too! Darcy Busells was okay for disease resistance and is a deep pink red. Not a lot of fragrance but she does flower nicely. 'Heritage' is disease resistant for me and repeats okay. Pale pink roses that shatter quickly though. 'The Generous Gardener' was lost to voles too but was pretty disease resistant, nicely scented and flowered well. The roses are pale pink. Easy Elegance has some nice roses but most have little to no fragrance if that is a must. 'Sweet Fragrance' has deep peach colored flowers that fade to a paler pink as they age. 'Yellow Submarine' is bright yellow and fades to soft yellow as the flowers age. 'My Girl' has cherry red blooms that stay red until the petals drop. Julia Child is a nice yellow and has nice scent. She is pretty disease free for me. My own root Julia seems hardier and more disease resistant than the grafted one I have. Have you considered Kordes roses? All of the ones I grow are very hardy and very disease resistant. They haven't hit their stride for flowering yet since all are own root and none are more than two years old. Are you looking to stay pastel or more bold colors? Kordes 'Dark Desire' is deep red with a hint of purple. 'Fiji' is cherry red pink. Their arbor series roses are highly recommended as short climbers. 'Florentina' is red, 'Tangerine Skies' is deep orange. 'Honeymoon' is cream and is completely cane hardy for me and flowers well considering she's only two years old own root which take a while to catch up to their grafted cousins. 'Quicksilver' is a lavender color. 'Kiss Me Kate' is pink and is listed as fragrant but new to the US this year so there's not a lot of feedback yet. 'Jasmina', which I don't grow, is a more vivid pink and fragrant. 'Zaide' is medium pink and fragrant. Both of mine came through winter well and have no black spot. Palatine from Canada has many grafted bare root Kordes roses available. Are you going to paint your porch railings white? The roses would "pop" more against white as opposed to weathered wood. Sharon

Abe should do well for you in zone 7. And he will probably reach quite a big size. I grew him in zone 5 and he got to the top of an 8' arbor. But as you say some BS. I have a new Abe in the ground this spring - missed the fragrance and color.