Wow, that is beautiful; a monster but beauteous one. Beautiful flower form, a bit too pinky for me but I love that it is thornless. Huh, I didn't realize it may be hardy in my zone too. It looks very healthy and happy. If there is room, I will leave it as it is. I am not familiar with bourbons but I assume you can prune it. I will keep this one on my list. Thanks.

That's a happy rose, beautiful indeed. I purchased a DZ rose band last year, it's still 7-8" tall, can't wait for it to climb on the house. I have one Blushing Lucy, one Peggy Martin and one ZD to climb on one side of house(facing west, against chilly winter weather). it looks like they might have to fight for the space. They're all small right now, will have to wait and see in 3 years. :-) Thanks for sharing.

What a gorgeous rose, Sara-Ann. Now all you need is an English cottage in the Cotswolds. Yes, keep it like it is. I just wish I had the space to do something like that. I always have to prune my climbers to almost rigid shapes because of space issues. Diane

That's really gorgeous. If I didn't have to prune it I'd let that baby go and strut her stuff!! Looks beautiful!!! Judy

It's looking gorgeous, Sara!

A wonderful rose bush, Sara Ann.

Beautiful. I love it fountained like that. IMO that's how it looks the best. You can alway cut it back and tie it up after it blooms if hubby complains while he's mowing.

Wow! Great!

Beautiful bush. I wish I could have something that big that wouldn't become deer food.

That is beautiful! And about the size of my front lawn, LOL!

Thank you everyone. I have been enjoying this rose a lot. Diane, I've always daydreamed about living in a countryside cottage in England, how did you know? LOL JJ, it seems to be very hardy here, so far anyway. Summersrhythm, I look forward to seeing pictures of your roses, sounds lovely.

I'm stunned!!!! I can't believe how beautiful that is!!!! Incredible!! The fragrance must be out of this world.

Carol

Zeffy's may get black spot but until they do you can't beat this rose for looks!! Of course that is coming from someone who has 40 or more of them...... 4 more will arrive in a few more days..... Great looking rose.

Toolbelt

Toolbelt, You have 40 or more!!?? Do they grow fast? Did you grow them from rose bands? I ordered a rose band last year, it's still 7-8" tall, is there a way to make it grow faster? Thinking about light up a plant light at night in the garden, so the rose bands can grow 24/7. :-) Would you please post some photos?

I think you did it the right way!

here is my bloomin zeffy

My Zeffies are not in bloom yet but here are some old pictures, enjoy..... Toolbelt

To answer your question summersrmythm I didn't know anything about roses when I planted them many years ago. I just liked the fact that they were thornless so I wouldn't get stuck when mowing the lawn. (I still don't know anything about roses.....) It's either grow or go ! !
I got the plants from Jackson and Perkins. Hugh set of roots and canes so they hit the ground growing! I've only trimmed out the dead stuff over the years but I now have to create some new canes. Folks here have informed me to cut out some of the older cane which should cause new ones to grow.... we'll see how that turns out in a few months.

BTW, I didn't even know what a band was a few months ago.....

toolbelt

...an old favourite and still going strong... lovely to see all round... thank you...

Thanks Toolbelt! They're beautiful!!! May I ask which nursery you ordered 4 more this year? JP? I am going to buy some bare root, I can't wait for the band to grow up now, It's going to take 10 years or more to look like one of yours...... :-) Thanks for the lovely photos!

The new ones are coming from: www.antiqueroseemporium.com

Very nice Toolbelt. Thanks for taking the time to show us all those zeffys. Cant even see the fence there is so many.

Sam and Toolbelt, your ZD;s are looking great!

Thanks Sara, Sam & Toolbelt for your wonderful photos, I purchased 3 ZDs from JP today. Power of the photos! :-) Do yours repeat well in the first 3 years?

Sam, you're in zone 4, is yours cane hardy? Thanks

Yes Summer . I have had mine for 6 years now. I wrap it in burlap every winter.

Thanks Sam for the info. I am in zone 6a (more like 5), they should be ok facing the chilly wind, I hope.

Beautiful indeed! I am so glad I ordered 3! :-)

Looks cool! That rose is from a Isle of Bourbon for sure. Looks like a waterfall. Too bad you can't bottle that and sell it.

Here is an old shot of the back yard

So pretty!

So pretty toolbelt! You should have a garden party every week! :-)

Saw 3 deer near my garden tonight, went out chased them away and sprayed Liquid Fence on all my roses in the dark. I hope you don't have deer issue over there.

Live within a stones throw of two major cities so deer are not a problem. If they were I'd get myself an electric fence unit, connect up wires to it and peg them down all over the place. At the end of each wire I'd drive a stake into the ground, run the wire up the stake, and attach a wire that hangs out into the path between the rose bushes. A few shocks and the deer would find somewhere else to feed.....

I have been spraying Liquid Fence, it smells bad. :-) Do your ZDs repeat well for you guys? 3 ZDs are on their way here, just want to know, so I can plan their spots in the garden. Thanks

Zeffy uses a lot of space. It gets a few blooms through the summer.

Thanks Sam for the quick answer! Not sure where to put them now, have to rethink the spots at lunch time. :-)

Got my 3 ZDs today from JP, they're pretty big own root roses. Creating a rose covered dog run/kennel. :-) The dog run is about 6'x8x12' , I think I only need 2 ZDs for this job, they can climb onto chain link fence panels (8' high), but please let me know if I need to plant all 3 of them on 3 sides. Not too sure about the ZD size in zone 5/6. Thanks.

The ZDs on our fence (3' high) go out on either side about 6 feet. Two that are on the deck go stright up 6' or so then spread out the same. So I'd say you get about 12 feet coverage. However, I'd use two per side on the 12' side of you dog run. Make sure you direct the canes where you want them to go while they are growing. They loose their flexibility very quick so tie them as they grow, don't wait until you get a long cane. You get no flowers on vertical growth so take that into account. That's about the limit of my rose knowledge so I'll let the others take over from here.

The first 2 or 3 years mine was shooting a gazillion canes. Like Sara Ann , I didn't know what to prune.

Thanks toolbelt & Sam, I will plant them tomorrow, didn't have enough time before dark. I think the long side, I might plant a cl pinkie if it's not dead( I moved cl pinkie twice within 4 weeks, it doesn't look too good, without any new growth), and the other 2 sides I plant 2 ZDs, one on each side. Trying to plant the roses with no thorns for the dog run. :-)