I might re-think those bushes if I were you. Two and a half ft might be all right, but If I planted them there, I'd put them closer to 3 ft from the foundation--you need to let some air get in there, and Knock Outs can spread out quite a bit as they mature. However, I'd worry about water from the overhang--could periodically knock over branches and blooms. On the other hand, if the plant is too protected by the overhang, it will not be able to take advantage of the rain--and rain is much better for roses than water from your hose/city system. Don't know where you live, but here in the Midwest, we usually put up gutters--to help protect our foundations. When it rains, blooms will sometimes get a bit waterlogged and need to be propped up or at least gently shaken to get rid of some of the excess water. That is a common problem. The issue here is whether your roses are getting far too much excess water from the overhang overflow. I guess I'd need some pics to decide for sure. Good luck. Kate

In my hot and humid climate, Eyes For You is a real winner. It's been 100% disease free, maintained a very leafy, pleasing bushy shape, repeat flowered constantly and has lovely perfume too. It's one of my best! I also have For Your Eyes Only, the blooms are lovely but it's not as floriferous as EFY, although it's not in a great spot. It's had a little black spot too. Looking forward to hearing what others recommend!

If it died it could just be a coincidence. Was it outside in February? It got down to -1 on February 14 in NYC, which is too cold for exposed grafts to survive. https://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KNYC/2016/2/16/MonthlyCalendar.html?req_city=New%20York&req_state=NY&req_statename=&reqdb.zip=10001&reqdb.magic=1&reqdb.wmo=99999 Worst winter weather I've seen since I started growing roses in 2001. But, because I bury the grafts I only lost one miniflora out of 200+ roses--might have survived if I planted it deeper--but who thinks about that when planting own root roses?

irisgal..no fragrance-sadly. I don't like to buy roses without fragrance. I have chicago peace. Is there a difference between peace and chicago peace. But peace has more yellow and this has apricot in the center. I found this list as I was looking for a comparison btw CP and DB. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5429d8b1e4b0c4481f22d839/t/585dbb2a8419c2d595b1556e/1486592298422/2017+Bareroot+Rose+List.pdf