welp time to hang it up. There's no chance I'll ever grow anything as pretty as that.

Lynn - ooooh!!! I love your Radio Times and Arts and Crafts!! Gawjus!!! What source did you find in Canada that offers Radio Times?

Diane - INCREDIBLE!!!! Utterly fabulous!!!! Oh my!!! I can't imagine having roses like that...outstanding!!

I think I've got a swollen head--your comments are so nice and have made my day.

Flowers, I think that shot was a lucky accident. I was photographing Julias and Colette from every angle, and must have turned around and fired that one off. The key is to take lots of photos (1200 by June 10)-- isn't that ridiculous? But I do like to take pitchers, and with a camera. I didn't know you had three Colettes. I wish my Colette were a shrub since I can't climb on step ladders to prune her, and C is an out of control monster.

Aaron, that is not true. Just keep at it--you are doing great. I especially like your Chianti. I want to see how it does next year.

Carol, you just need a few zones warmer. Thank you and have a good trip. I'll miss your late night comments. Diane

Lynn: In rooting roses I find that the AIR-LAYERING (dumping soil on top over the winter or enclose stem in damp sphagnum moss with plastic wrap) IS THE EASIEST METHOD which I get band-size in spring. Sphagnum moss is the florist green moss used in growing orchids, and NOT the brown acidic peat moss. I used leaves from my corkscrew willow (has rooting hormones) and mixed with horse manure when baby-Radio-Times rooted itself over 2011 winter.

I root roses for friends, and donate the money to charity.

Radio Time is very vigorous and I have to prune at least 1 foot in spring, so I might as well wrap several branches to make rootings over the winter & early spring. Local charities are flooded with refugees and could use donation. If they root, I'll let you know by May. Below link is rooting rose via air-layering:

https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/landscape/air-layering/

St. Cecilia is beautiful with a beautiful floral/myrrh scent:

Below Radio times has the most heavenly pure damask scent:

Below has all 4 beautiful roses: dark red Munstead Wood, yellow Tchaikosky, light pink Evelyn, and deeper pink Radio Times:

Below James Galway is beautiful, with the best carnation scent which gets stronger in the vase. I prefer its old rose & carnation scent over Pretty Lady Rose (harsh carnation). There are only 6 roses that can match Radio Times in scent: PcdM, James Galway, W.S. 2000, Comte de Chambord, Duchess de Rohan, and Parfum de Paris. Deep pink below are James Galway.

Below W.S. 2000 (left) wins in beauty (right is The Dark Lady), and yellows are CPM. Noseometer voted for W.S. 2000 as his most beautiful red, and I agree. My vote for the most beautiful red goes to W.S. 2000 which beat other reds in my garden (The Dark Lady, Munstead Wood, Tess, Barcelona, Wenlock, Tradescant, Firefighter, and Rouge royal). W.S. 2000 has the most beautiful scent (violets and old rose) among fragrant reds. Each bloom have perfect symmetry like a big red snowflake:

Below blue is Poseidon, and W.S. 2000 gets bigger bloom than Poseidon:

W.S. 2000 gets purple with Acid Lilly Miller fertilizer:

Straw, all your roses are gorgeous, but that photo of Radio Times is a standout--what a beauty. Times to look it up again. Diane

Lynn, which nurseries have Radio Times?

The only nurseries I have found that carry/carried Radio Times are Palatine ( I no longer see it listed), and Long Ago COULD have it, but not until next Spring... Linda will not even begin taking orders until then...So, I am just in a holding pattern at this point... I do not think Long Ago ships roses out West, however I am not certain. The Radio Times above was in my Las Vegas garden and it was purchased from David Austin. The immature potted Radio Times plant that died during snowmageddon was purchased from Angel Gardens (she no longer stocks it). (All of my roses are in pots until we move... and likely for sometime after that..)

Straw- Thank you for the rooting method suggestion. I had very good success rooting cuttings in Las Vegas, but every method is climate specific. I do not know what will work here yet. With the exception of February 2021, it just does not get really cold here, and when temperatures hit the lows, it is for several days or so, not months on end... All of my roses had already put out a lot of new growth, and then, around Valentine's Day, snowmageddon hit full force... SURPRISE!!! What a cooling of this area we experienced... for about 3 weeks...

Thank you, Lynn. Still looks iffy. I think Long Ago did stop shipping West. Good luck on finding one. It looks like a beautiful rose.

@strawchicago z5 do you ever root WS2000? It seems to be in short supply. I'm sure Gethsemane Garden Center or someplace similar would appreciate it!!

I love Radio Times, but I think I'll give up on getting it--I'd have to remove something. Below are a few photos of my Clown Prince (Wild Blue Yonder) who gets crazy when it gets hot. As usual, I like the ruffles. Diane

The last photo is actually Ebb Tide which is now known as the Clown Jester. Diane

Mercy! Diane, will you stop making me gasp and lunch going down my windpipe! Those purples are exquisite . Either my WBY is a dud or I'm the dud who doesn't know how to grow her. I get a couple of ridiculous small hot pink blooms a year. I'm giving her a dose of Osmocote Plus today as her last shot at getting to stay. She's one of two and the other one was shovel pruned a couple years ago with Jasmina taking her place. Now, that WBY is coming back up under Jasmina. If they can get along, that might be pretty.

Power went out just after I hit send (workers outside), so I could not do a basic edit of my post, or add images of snowmageddon. Now, of course, I was able to edit the post but cannot find the images... Aargh!

Diane- you are too funny!!!

F.A.M. - Goodluck with WBY and Jasmina. That should be a really pretty combination!

Flowers, Thanks, I guess, and I'm glad your lunch stayed in the correct pipe. I agree that Jasmina and WBY would look gorgeous together. My huge, but poor WBY is stuck in a tiny spot at an odd angle next to Boscobel and a pushy boxwood. It's not a very good spot for showing off his color combos. Here's a tip...WBY is a he. Definitely, and really doesn't want to be referred to as a she. Perhaps, that's why he's not cooperating. Heehee. Sorry but when I first acquire a rose, I know their sex immediately. Of course, the name is often a tip like Evelyn. but Evelyn was named after a man because the British like to name their boys girls' names. In case you hadn't guessed, I'm just talking nonsense, but I do believe in my gut instinct about boy and girl roses.

Lynn, I'm sorry about all the mess with power, etc. When you find those photos, I'd like to see them. Diane

Peter has RTimes for custom prop. Its in his HMFGarden. http://www.combinedroselist.com/freedom-gardens.html

https://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=3.25915&tab=2&grp=R#lstTop

That is great, Vapor! He is a treasure.

I had reached out to him regarding Radio Times, with no response. I ordered Tradescant from him... but do not have the combined rose list, which I assume is where you see it listed? Maybe I will try again... Thank you for the suggestion Vaporvac.

Hortico once had Pretty Jessica too, however it was no longer listed the last time I checked their site.

We have been busy building a home since last year, and with everything else going on, I think my rose pursuit/focus has diminished...

Rosette Delizy is one of my faves. Liked it in Florida, love it in the cooler weather of the PNW where the color is more vibrant. An oldie but goodie. Disease resistant and my specimen is almost thornless.

@ValRose PNW Wa 8a That last picture is special!

Lynne, I posted two links. Please visit the the second HMF link for a partial listing of the roses he grows in his garden. Sometimes the mother plant dies, but he tlisted it fairly recently if I recall correctly.

Aaron: Yes, I rooted W.S. 2000 last year for Sharon in FL. What I should had done was to grow it in 3/4 potting soil and 1/4 perlite until the root gets big & solid before sending it out. I rooted Radio Times and gave to a friend in Texas in 2015, it's blooming great for her. I rooted Evelyn and gave to 3 people & blooming well for them.

However, I don't like rooting through the summer (too much work watering rootings daily), I prefer rooting THROUGH the winter like how Radio Times rooted itself in 2011 winter & early spring when I dumped soil to winter-protect. Air layering method or dumping soil on top through winter is so much easier than sticking cuttings into medium. Below link shows air-layering rooting using a plastic-water-bottle plus panty-hose strip to tie it around the cane:

Air Layering by Flower Path Farmhouse

WS2K is one of the easiest of my roses to root. I do softwood cuttings in 100% perlite.

WS2K seems to only be offered by Angel Gardens (according to hmf). I haven't yet reached out to see if I could get it from them. I would love to plant it next year in my garden!

I've always thought that Young Lycidas was one of Austin's better roses in looks, blooming, and the way he fits in. I like his relaxed bloom habit, especially in the spot he grows in. He leans companionable on his neighbors, is never pushy and works well color wise with them, too. He is surrounded by Angel Face, Colette, Bernstein-Rose, Julia Child, and a big clump of Jupiter's Beard. YL is fairly large, but easy to squeeze in. Diane

Lynn, I guess we've all had a crazy weather year. I hope you're getting back to normal. Thanks for your wishes for WBY and Jasmina. WBY must be a tenacious fella to be able to come back from some tiny piece of root. He and Jasmina are on a support with a deep purple clematis, so I hope the three of them can work it out.

Diane, I'll go with your gut instinct that WBY is a he, but his ancestry must go back to royalty and their proclivity for ruffled collars and cuffs. Sounds right since he is purple.

Now, I'm serious, you must first post a warning that gasp worthy photos are being posted and it would be wise for the viewer not to eat or drink while viewing. As always, your roses and their companions are what I hope to attain. Young Lycidas is a wonderful rose here, too. I just deadheaded a small bucket full of spent blooms, and he's only a year old. One of the best.

Thanks, Flowers. I like your sense of humor, and I'm glad Young Lycidas is a good rose for you, too. I don't know that mine was that productive at just a year old. Can you show us some photos of your most beautiful? You grow wonderful roses and are so shy about showing photos--and it can be roses from other years, not just this year, which was a mess. I think a purple clematis is a great choice for WBY and Jasmina. I'm looking forward to see this group. Diane

I need to correct myself about the bucket of deadheaded Young Lycidas blooms. He's good, but not THAT good. That rose came as a bare root last year, so it's his first year with me, not one yr. old like I said. Gotta keep myself honest.

Diane:

you should frame that photo of collette on arbor and your JD up the walk way to your house. Love it!

Thanks, Lala. How's gardening going for you a few miles away? I've lost my enthusiasm just as the weather cools down. Diane

Flowers - Maybe we should install a wailing siren noise that warns about Diane's pictures...kind of like a tornado warning. Tee hee!!

Gorgeous roses everyone!!!

Good idea, Carol. That would grab everyone's attention. You go ahead and talk to Houzz about that. You're more persuasive than I will ever be. I'm sure they'll be more than accommodating. Speaking of Houzz, I now have to sign in before every comment. Anyone else? Previously, I only had to sign in once, when I logged on.

Flowers, I can't ever remember signing on to Houzz, even once. I don't even remember signing on when I first signed up, and we were switching over from the old Garden Web. Try Google search and type in Roses Forum; and it will be at the top of the search list. Click on it and you should be in the Roses Forum, it should welcome you as flowersaremusic. Ray has my computer set up so when I click on Firefox and go to gmail, one of my "homes" at the top is Roses Forum, so all I have to do is click on that, and I'm in. Otherwise I can do google search, and all I have to do is type in r and google finishes it. Then the search list comes up with Roses Forum at the top. I should ask one of my computer geniuses how you can have Roses Forum as one of your "homes". I hope you understood all that gobbledegook. But it works. I think the wailing siren would be expensive, and houzz won't go for the expense. You guys. Diane

Diane and Flowers - LOL

Flowers - yeah, I never have to sign on either.

Houzz likes us, Carol--hahaha. Diane

Flowers, could you show Magpie on the Summer thread some of your climbers? She's in zone 5 also, and needs some advice about what to expect from climbers in this zone. You mentioned your Colettes were shrubs, but I know you have some big climbers, too. Thanks. Diane

Diane - we must be special. LOL :) :)

Diane, I do have Roses Forum as one of my 'homes' at the top of the screen, and only have to click on that to get here, but I still have to sign in to see everything and comment. Something changed just recently and now I have to sign in to each discussion. I could probably fix it if I took the time to contact them.

My only climber that really climbs is Bonnie and I've posted her pic ad nauseam. My one (out of 5) crazy Eden is huge, but she is wider than tall, so I guess you could say she's a big shrub. I'll look for Magpie's post.

Flowers, it's not really a home if you aren't already signed in--it's just an open website. I have another home on my ebay watch list, too. Let me ask Ray about it. Signing in like you have to is an unnecessary pain unless you are going to buy something through houzz. Just post your beautiful Eden (please) on the summer thread, and tell them I begged you--ha. Do you also have some Colette pics you could post? I don't think everyone has seen Bonnie, either. Magpie has only been growing roses for a couple of years.

Flowers...is it your browser? My husband says that sometimes different browsers will communicate differently with sites and need signing in more. I have a couple of sites that I can't order from on one browser and have to switch to a different browser plays nicer with them. Then there is the times my browser decides to make me sign into every site on a whim or setting or cookie got changed.

Back to beautiful roses---I've always loved Munstead Wood for its near continuous show of velvety blooms that vary from almost purple to a dark red. MW's growth habit is far from perfect, but after several it gets better, and the oddball canes do behave themselves a little more. I grow two Munstead Wood and have never regretted it. Diane

Diane - absolutely beautiful!!! And WHAT a thorny beastie!!! But that color and those stuffed blooms!!! Oh my!!

Thanks, Carol. The thorns really show in the second pic down. They're painful to look at. Diane

Yeah...I saw the thorns right away!!

I appreciate the signing in tips, Diane and Ann. I have not changed browsers, but I did empty my cookies awhile back. Houzz just randomly does weird things, then it's back to whatever is normal for them. For instance, my 'like' button doesn't work sometimes, but sometimes it does. Calling Houzz is probably the fastest way to fix the problem.

Diane, my Colettes have not bloomed since spring when they were at their best, but I was preparing for a summer of house guests, and didn't take any pics. I'm hoping for a fall flush. Same story with Eden. Sparse blooms after their spring flush, but they're starting up again, so I will try to get pics. Eden normally blooms all season. Colette has definite flushes.

Gorgeous Munstead Wood, Diane!! Is she growing under your Black Lace Elderberry? No matter how many beautiful new roses come along, she will always stop me in my tracks. She looks like expensive silk velvet, and her scent doesn't fade here.