Thank you! I was in Heaven at the Huntington last fall for the HRF conference. The garden was beautiful then ... and I can't imagine how lovely it will soon be when those buds open,

Please DO post photos for those of us who can't travel! I'm a Tom Carruth fan club member. :-) Carol

My pictures are now up in the Roses forum under Rosy Heaven

I've had it explained to me that each rose garden curator at the Huntington follows the rosy path that he likes. That said, Tom Carruth has revived what old garden roses there are. I as an historian loved the old rose beds arranged by decades, but I suppose that arrangement is hardly sustainable given the H. tries to grow as organically as possible for a public garden.

I think the Heritage roses are probably as healthy as the modern roses. I would love to see more OGRs too.

I agree Sheila, and I garden completely organically. A garden as popular as the H. could do its part to reawaken interest in old roses instead of putting out the same modern roses that people are already familiar with. There would be so much more variety in height, type of blooms and foliage and growth habit, which would (in my view) make for a much more interesting and stimulating garden. The tea roses would do wonderfully well there, as would the short Bourbons, Chinas and polyanthas, not to mention climbers like Lamarque, Reve d'Or, etc. Perhaps they do have some of these, but the pergola seemed to have mostly modern roses on it.

Near the antiques section, there are some antique climbers. They have replanted and the new little plants are under bamboo teepees so no accidental injury. There are also some antique climbers down along the northwest edge and along the western end. The HPs and Bourbons in the main section look very good this year. I think they are doing so much better now.

They are doing much better now. Just that I'm greedy for more. And, as pointed out, OGR candidates abound.