Karolina, glad to hear of the constant blooming even in the shady spot. John, that's a good rule about big free roses. You gave me a laugh. It figures that there would be a difference between and sun. We'll see how my Florida results turn out. Thanks for your input. It was very helpful. Rosefolly, sorry to hear that BD mildews for you. Thankfully, mildew isn't much of a problem here. Floridarosez, you have a good situation for comparison purposes. Is the shaded BD completely shaded? What are the sizes of the shaded vs sunny BD's? Age? Blooming sounds encouraging. Any BS issues on the shady BD? Jeannie, I suspect mine will get some full sun rather than only filtered but probably only from 10AM to 2PM or maybe a little less with the rest of the time being bright Florida shade. The BS concerns me, and I'm pretty sure mine will get bigger than your 4x3x3 even in my shadier situation due to more heat and longer season. Thank you for sharing your experience. It helps. I'm a pincher, too. Sherry Here is a link that might be useful: If only sweat were irrigation...

I'm from the Pacific Northwest too, and I've found that some varieties that promise the world but don't produce in our area (or have many problems). I've tried many of the varieties mentioned, and I'll list the ones that I've seen do well for the Northwest EVERY TIME. 1. Easy Going - Yellow - I can't believe I haven't seen this mentioned before! It transformed me from a so-so yellow rose lover to adoring, singing it's praises, rose lover. The fragrance is stop in your tracks worthy. And production...unbelievable, at least for our area! I actually had my husband cut off 1/3 of the bush (the bush had become HUGH), and gave that third to my neighbor. Now, 6 months later, I can't even tell it's been divided. My bush at this time has about 80 or so fuss-free blooms. My neighbor's has about 30 roses (she doesn't dead head, and generally ignores it). I see it constantly winning at rose shows, where it's identity is unknown till I check the hidden tag. The only caveat is that with thorns easy going it's not. But being in the Northwest, that might be of benefit, as the deer might stay away. It's reason I invested in a Waterford vase, roses like that deserve the best. Double Delight - Bi-colored red and white - I'll add my vote for this rose of beauty and aroma. Sheila's Perfume - Bi-colored red and yellow - Another beautiful, yet fragrant example. It's not as prolific as Easy Going, but maybe I expect too much? Ebb Tide - Purple - The most vibrant purple, I've seen. Fragrant, but short duration of bloom. I special ordered this, only to have it languish in the post office when I was called out of town when a family member was ill. By all rights it should have been dead, but it revived and is alive and well, it's that hardy. I have, or have had most of the others mentioned, Zephadrin Dauphin (pretty sure I spelled that wrong, sorry) I'd only recommend if you have a spot with a shade, and hate thorns. Angel Face, I found to be super color lavendar, and fragrant, but not too hardy. I'll add Lady Banks, as a scentimental favorite: I don't own it but my mother-in-law, who passed, did (a remarkable lady of great taste). The world's largest rose bush in Tombstone, AZ, is a Lady Banks. If you visit the bush in Tombstone, you'll be amazed, and the rose in your garden will bring back happy memories (I believe you can buy one right there, and have it mailed to your home). I wish I'd had one sent. My best advice for the Pacific Northwest rose lovers is to visit Portland's International Rose Test Garden during it's peak during July or August, if you can. It's truly a delight, but the garden will show you both new varieties and old favorities. You can see what exactly what you'd want in your garden and what will do well. Happy gardening!

Amber -- We no longer have any of the three . . . But that's not altogether the fault of the rose. It was one of the last modern roses we planted here, and over the next few years, almost all of them transitioned out. But if I were planting moderns -- I might very well still have at least one of the three, because I loved the bloom. Loved the stripes. It bloomed heavily in the spring, here. Little during the hotter part of summer. And a smaller flush in the Fall. Not unlike its Hybrid Perpetual ancestor, 'Ferdinand Pichard.' But with much larger blooms. I think that, as a plant, it's prettiest if allowed to grow very tall. I saw a giant plant years ago at Tom Carruth's home, and it was swoon-making. Here's what its blooms looked like, in my garden. Jeri

I have had good luck with these smelly floribundas: Honey Perfume: one of my favorites, lots of blooms, smells great. Honey/gold/yellow Enchanted Evening: this is my first year and I am in love with this rose. Beautiful lavender, large blooms, and smells fabulous. Very clean, upright growth. I will order another one...a healthy, sweet scented, large bloomed lavender rose: winner!!! Flirtatious: I've had this one for 5 years and it's one of my all time favorites. ALWAYS blooming. Nice, sweet scent. Julia Child: a happy, well behaved, clean, rich yellow rose with a sweet scent. Moondance: This is a beautiful, sweetly scented white rose that I've been very happy with. I love the scent. Queen Elizabeth is ridiculously healthy and vigorous. Absolutely problem free, healthy, upright growth, always blooming. Sometimes it has a light, sweet scent.