I didn't make it very clear what I was up to. I have a small area next to the back door. The soil is not good so I'm going to put them in pots. Another advantage with pots is I can over winter them in my greenhouse so hardiness is less critical. Karen, Polka fits what I'm looking for except its' a climber which is probably too big for that area. I picked JJ as I've read that it looks good when open, although I've never seen it. I have a few HT's but only one is nice when open. I didn't use it as an example as it is not widely grown - Limelight. Peace looks good when open so I suppose it's off-spring does too. Several people listed Chicago Peace in a list of roses they like.

DonâÂÂt get me wrong, I love my Just Joey, but you keep mentioning orange. My JJ is rarely as orange as some of the HMF pictures show. Maybe itâÂÂs just our climate, but mine is usually either a pinky peach apricot or more often a caramel yellowish apricot. If you want a more orangey apricot, you might want to look at Bronze Star. ItâÂÂs new for me this year, but IâÂÂm loving it. A true orangey apricot that fades to a yellow apricot. An unusual shade and very fragrant. Here are a few pictures of Bronze Star.

Natasha, haven't yet used the Tumax to create a trellis. Ran across these 20 years ago, found the idea intriguing & picked up a kit for a few dollars. Would think the structural strength would relate to the diameter gauge of the wire selected & the number of anchors used as support. Expect one of the multi-strand twisted or braided cable wires - in place of the galvanized wire roll that comes with the kit - would be much stronger & bear the weight of a mature rose. Since the wire is threaded through the loops that project from the anchors, would think how closely those anchors are spaced also figures into a weight capacity calculation. The tensile strength of the wire plus the number of anchors used along the line should yield a rule of thumb where the weight is distributed evenly along the span. Tumax may have this info with their professional kit instructions on their site - you might noodle around there to find it - or just contact them & ask for their load weight formula. Have used the anchors alone, without wires, as free form supports on a stone facade. Install them on the wall where they're needed as the rose grows & loosely figure eight tie the canes to the anchor eyelet. The anchors are hidden behind the plant. Gives a pleasant natural effect to my eye, as if the rose is doing it all by itself. (Look Ma, no hands!) To allow sufficient space between the wall & the plant, often add another ring or length of rubbery plastic chain onto the eyelet & tie to that as the canes thicken, allowing me to use those spongy noodle ties or green velcro loops. Lenarufus, Nahema is a beauty with toe-curling fragrance. Your wall coloring sets her off to perfection. New here this year as a gallon own root, she's a real charmer. Good growing to all! Sue

That's a coincidence because the just joey I have was brought from Melbourne to Sydney and has become a sort of remembrance rose. It was my partner's mothers, who died. I've been taking cuttings for his sisters .. and I'm from NZ originally... my grandad was an avid rose rose grower there. Luckily my partner doesn't own a chainsaw. I'm actually the ruthless one with the secateurs and the spade. If something in the garden isn't performing it's gone. Usually when he is absent. He gets upset if he notices. I'm sorry you have MS.