How much die back do you experience? Do you winter protect? I am really hoping this one will make it through my winter; it's supposed to be a cold one!

I have Two Quietness and I don't think they have any dieback. I block the wind.

I just want to eat these pictures up! Although it was an add-on to my ARE order, I think it's one I'm most looking forward to receiving. I am curious how big this grows in your zones? Trying to place it is difficult.... do I put it as you did Kelly, next to DDesire instead of the Gruss an Aachen I'd planned, or put it in the middle section of a lower level bed (which gets well-watered naturally) next to Tess (growing on a landing balustrade) and in front of Mme. Alfred Carriere (growing up the 20' wall)? What are its sun requirements for you both?

Sam, is Quietness your avatar?

Same for me too. I used a lee valley rooter pot to root a second Quietness. About 3 feet.

Sam, that is a very pretty pink that really looks beautiful with the salvia. I'm starting to think that the Buck roses may be overlooked because they don't demand much. I think I'm almost set for my purchases this year, but the list keeps growing for 2018! Feel free to post any others; it's nice to have a post listed by breeders as I think they reflect a unified aesthetic and goal ie. diesease-resistance or hardiness or fragrance, etc.

Wow ! I like that color. I like the Buck roses names too.

I want my garden filled with Quietness Earth Song and Honey Sweet roses.

@Kelly Tregaskis Collova, do you have any updates on Honeysweet?

Vaporvac: I asked a nearby rosarian Paul Redfern (Ph.D. in physical chemistry) about his Buck roses in our zone 5a. His favorites are Honeysweet (stays small & compact), and Hawkeye Belle (very fragrant but taller).

Thank you for that feedback! I just loved the bloom on HS. I wonder how it does for BS. I've seen HB regionally and it is very tall and thorny if I recall correctly. I'm going to transplant Quietness to a slightly better position. I don't think it's as hardy as advertised! :D I have an area out front that is shaded in the winter and I now realize it puts everything in a lower zone. The Z6 and even Z5 roses there suffered, especially with the early frost after very hot Fall and early thaw followed by multiple freezes.

Honey sweet blooms are very unique. I had a tiny tiny band that has really been struggling. This past winter was really mild so my roses are doing pretty good. Although we had a good freeze mother’s day weekend so a lot of ew growth on several roses died. I will have to get back to you on how HS is doing when it blooms. Not exactly sure where it’s planted and have a couple in the general area where I’m thinking it is. Also, Vap, I am surprised by your comment about Quietness not being as hardy as advertised. This is one of my hardiest roses. Very few are reliable for me here in zone3/4 but Quietness has not disappointed. Where did you get yours from? Mine came from Chamblees. I can always send you some cutting of mine (it’s used to the cold now)!

That is so sweet of you, Kelly. I have had problems with my ARE Quietness from the beginning and transplanted her to what I hoped would be a better spot. It may have been sunnier, but was obviously colder in the shade of a wall during the winter. Everything in this area froze back sending out strange leaves and then just stayed there through two more freeze/thaws... even Summer Romance which I considered quite hardy. The only two that are faring well are Ceske Praci Cest and Blossomtime.. Thank you for the kind offer, but Moses came to my rescue twice, so hopefully as least one cutting will make it. I got rooted cuttings last fall of which one died and one was stolen from my porch if you can believe it. So I still have one that also has the strange frozen thing. The dormant cuttings that I received this Spring and planted directly in the grade in the shade of Nahema seem to have taken, so fingers crossed. I'm hoping my Nahema wakes up from her frozen state. It's so strange.... no die-back, just frozen leaves that don't grow out.