Summer Song isn't a light shade. It is a rich orange coloured rose.

Indiatree - check out Carla's thread on Summer Song on the Roses Forum

I wrote an email to David Austin roses asking about Summer Song and received a very nice reply which said "it does not seem that Summer Song will thrive here in our US climate so this variety will not be released here." Well, that answers my question! Nice to know it wasnt my fault. Wish I cold find a rose with similiar coloring - does anyone know one? Brown Velvet comes to mind....I might try that. Maybe this color rose just doesnt do well in the heat. I have Hot Cocoa and Cinco de Mayo, which are similiar but not that lovely burnt orange like SS. Not everything grows well in all climates so will just have to concentrate on what does well here.

Here I am again staring at your lovely roses, and the best rose photography I've ever seen.... Whisky Mac sigh.... the Dark Prince...Sharifa Asma, so many... Khalid you wrote: During previous years, I used to prune all my roses at one time but now I have decided that I will only prune those roses which show the signs for hibernation. Otherwise, I let them grow and finally prune them on 15 January Due to the rust I had I already pruned a few but not a full-prune. Did you do a full-prune with your roses, after they stopped blooming? I was thinking to do that a bit later on, closer to spring, but definitely to cut away a lot of canes, to prevent the rust problem....and with spring 2 months away. I can see the value of not allowing diseases to over winter.