nanadoll, I love that color combination. I have both JC & TZ on order & look forward to meeting them.

I did the same combo, TZ and JC, looks wonderful. This picture is from last year. The roses were in their first year. Planted them from palatine in April and this picture is from late June.

TZ, JC in top right corner.

Mine are in full sun, they are a little more purple than in the picture. The more shade the darker the colors.

What about Belinda's Dream?

Ooo! Belinda's dream might be a winner! Thank you! I have ebb tide and it does not flower dark purple-more magenta colored. All my rose beds are in full sun.

How did Belindas Dream handle the last few crazy winters?

Take a look at Dark Desire.

I especially like lavenders and cool pinks next to the yellows. Julia's yellow is very easy to blend with though. Perhaps another floribunda in that color range?

'Munstead Wood' would be another dramatic choice.

:-)

~Christopher

Yes, Munstead Wood, or perhaps, Love Song, a fantastic lavender, from the hybridizer of Julia. LS has a similar shape to Julia and is a continuous bloomer also. Here's a pic of LS from last year (new ones coming) when the heat was on, and it had only been in the ground a few weeks, but stood the heat test well. Diane

I've got 'Tamora' English rose next to 'Julia Child'.

I like the soft, pastel colors with Julia as opposed to the darker colors. I think Love Song would look great next to her. Personally, I planted Poseidon next to her this year.

Kaymarie, I wish someone here can answer your zone hardy question for Belinda's Dream. I am looking for a couple of Belinda's Dreams myself. I have heard so many good things about this lovely rose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82_aIKz8R4Q

I was going to suggest Love Song as well, another Carruth rose! San Diego's Balboa Park rose garden has huge drifts of roses but I noticed the last time I was there Love Song and Julia Child were really at their peak at the same time. So maybe that would be a good choice, not to mention the stunning color combo.

you can see them facing one another here, quite nice combination I think!

Beautiful combination which must have been thrilling to see, but for my garden I like the dark purples. I wonder how large Love song gets up here because if they get as big as my Julias, I'm in trouble. I have two Love Songs and one is in a spot with no extra room--groan--it's looking big already, too. Diane

I have Hot Cocoa beside Julia Child.

a deep red like Hot Cocoa probably looks great as well, and with the Twilight Zone, for a nice contrast. It reminds me of Royal Albert's Old Country Roses pattern.. what a classic, no wonder it has been in continuous production since its introduction in the 1960s. Royal Albert Old Country Roses China

I guess what I meant to say-- it is hard to go wrong with JC

I agree that JC will go well with many roses. It depends on what colour effect you want. If you want more complementary colours than yellow will go well with reds, orange and pinks but in similar shades or hues. A strong flaming red for example may not go well with a soft yellows especially yellows like Austins roses. If you want contrasting colours then JC and Ebb Tide/Twilight Zone will work well together.

I am going to see how JC does in my garden. She is in her first year and will bloom soon. If it does well, I will get more for my garden. I am always looking for a good disease resistant strong golden yellows in my garden. I love Austins roses but I find his yellows very washed out. I am definitely not a fan of the creamy washed out colours.

Thanks everyone! I just came back from a local nursery with a beautiful perfume delight. Hopefully she can cooperate with my Julia's ;)

Kaymarie - to answer your zone question, Belinda's Dream is robustly hardy for me, even on the cool side of my house that is effectively zone 4. I heartily recommend it another time. The Perfume Delight does indeed smell gorgeous, but it's not hardy for me in zone 5. Hopefully it'll do better for you in zone 6. Just remember that if it's a grafted plant, you'll need to bury the graft in the soil (about 2 inches deep). The graft is the knobby bit at the base of the plant where all the canes grow, btw. That way if all the canes die to the ground, the rose you want still has a chance of growing back in the spring.

Have fun

Cynthia

I just ordered a Belinda's Dream for $10 plus shipping from ARE.