Hi Jay -- Here's the reality . . . Gallicas, Damasks, Albas, Mosses . . . The lovely old Northern European roses . . . will not flourish along the Southern California coast. God knows, you can buy them and plant them, but they will not flourish. They will bloom sparingly for one year and less with each succeeding year, and the plants will dwindle. They will suffer from fungal disease. These roses were bred, and evolved, to enjoy a period of winter dormancy, and to pop up in the spring with a huge flush of bloom. Unless you can in some fashion simulate a cold, snowy winter in your garden, you won't do well. (If you would like to re-locate to property about 75 miles inland, now . . . ) One rose, absolutely correct for the period of significance you are aiming for is 'Autumn Damask.' It was the Roman's "Twice-Blooming Rose of Paestum." Roses that were bred to LOOK like the things you like . . . David Austin's Shrub Roses do this. Some do well in Southern California. Many do not. My garden is coastal, and I can give you the names of the Austin roses which have been successful here. The best roses for your location are those with a high level of Asian breeding -- roses that evolved for warm climates, and mild winters. They do not experience winter dormancy (and in fact may bloom most heartily in that season). They will become semi-dormant in a hot, dry season. I've never seen Angel Face really flourish here. I was really charmed a couple of weeks ago by this 'Burgundy Iceberg,' (photographed at a local Convalescent Home, where we were doing a Therapy Dog visit). It seems to be just as happy here as the original 'Iceberg.' If you want to contact me privately for coastal specifics, feel free. Jeri Jennings The Heritage Roses Group Coastal Ventura County, SoCal

I just ordered some Roman Shades from Etsy. She just completed some valance and jabots for mu Dining Room and they are beautiful. She is a great seamstress and the window treatments are well made. She charged the labor price ,then I picked out my own fabric and had it sent to her. I used fabric guru and got samples ahead of time. You can get the blackout lining from her or get it yourself. At the time fabric guru was having a 20% off sale so I got it there.The roman shades run about 69 per window plus your fabric. She is running a free shipping sale thru Jan and that was going to run me $25 for 2 roman shades and a 85' long valance. That was a significant savings. Here is a link that might be useful: roman shades

Ask at your local fabric store if they can recommend a good seamstress nearby. The type of window treatments you want should be able to be sewn by a seamstress, rather than an expensive drapery making business.

I ordered a dupioni silk roman shade from Drapestlye.com, it should arrive next week, so I will let you know the quality.