These are terrific photos and roses. Please continue to post as more of your blooms open. I especially want to see that Love And Peace again. Suebelle

Thank you! Yes, I pretty much am addicted! I spent the summer obsessing about roses and it has not been any different this winter. One of my fathers rose cuttings is the one currently blooming. I took pictures today. I have a couple that only have two leaves, but they seem to have great roots going. I got them from the head gardener/landscaper for one of the bigger property owners in town here. He takes care of multiple business properties and rentals and happened to be pruning some roses at a local tea house at the time. He offered me the cuttings. I don't know what rose it is so I just tagged it "tea house climber". They seem okay, despite the lack of top growth. They had pretty good root systems when I removed them from their baggies and potted them up into their individual greenhouses. I'm hoping for the best. The ones I am most thrilled about are a couple from the local library. It is a single petaled pink with a white eye and it is so sweet. They are always in bloom all season and are vigorous and healthy. I took many pictures this summer intending on posting them to see if anyone could identify it but haven't yet. They look somewhat like Ballerina, if I recall the name correctly. I don't think it is carefree beauty because I think the bushes have been there far too long to be that. Either way it is a sweetie and now I have two of them, too! Again, JOY!! And, yes, soon I will have roses for all!!

WOW!!! I'm gobsmacked!! I'm just hoping for one of my seeds to germinate and have a flower. Very low expectations. It's my first time hybridizing. That's your first time hybridizing??? Good grief that's amazing!! If I had one THAT gorgeous - I'd pass out!! AND it's fragrant!!!!! Wow! Amazing! Carol

Glad to see pictures of the Baron. I've always assumed he'd look something like cabbage but yours is really beautiful and I'm just amazed you can find ANY time to garden while in nursing school. My daughter-in-law just completed it and it was grueling! You should be very proud of yourself for your accomplishments! Gibsongirl, that button eyes just melts every part of my being! I recently became interested in historic iris also as I have many old varieties that I couldn't identify. I am in the Guardian Garden program as of a few months ago. Will be exciting to participate in the saving and sharing of iris varieties.