Twros, just curious, is your yellow rose, Persian Yellow? I don't have any yellow roses and would love to get at least one hardy yellow one.

What lovely photos! Swoon!

Dan, I love your pink peace. So vibrant.

And, I'm very impressed with Smooth Ballerina. Agree -- you need to get that rose out there.

My current crush is my DA Poet's Wife. I loved it in 2016, so bought a 2nd in 2017 (I have a small rose garden, so having two of one rose is saying something; I also have two Distant Drums and two Love's Promise). Anyway -- without further adieu, here is my Poet's Wife:

Deborah, what a pretty picture

Love the yellow and purple combo

Your Poets Wife is such a pretty yellow. What is the purple plant?

Mine is Rosette DeLizy Tea

Carol and Bella Rosa, the yellow shrub rose is a hybrid I obtained from my breeding work with 'Hazeldean'. The plant is near continuous blooming, though individual flowers drop their petals very quickly and have an unusual fragrance.

Hi Kristine - the flowers next to the yellow rose are a tall forget-me-not from Annie's Annuals. It was so striking with the yellow. To my eyes they look a true blue. Behind the yellow roses is the Boscobel rose, my ladybird poppies, and the yellow behind that are dwarf sundrops (calylophus). Thanks! Oh - and there is a salvia victoria just under/behind the Poet's Wife and Boscobel.

Sheila - that is a gorgeous rose!

Twros, thank you for the information. I read that the pollen parent of Hazeldean is "Persian Yellow", which I mentioned. It's such a beautiful rose. Lucky you!

I love my "Hazeldean". It was so hardy in Alaska I shipped two here. You can't find it anywhere. I have "Persian Yellow" close to it. Good to keep families together.

At least I hope I have "Persian Yellow". I got mine from High Country Roses. Someone here or on the antique forum wasn't sure HCRs had the correct one.

I love this picture of Munstead Wood....

Munstead makes me swoon

Thanks Deborah, your shot is of such a full and lucious area. I will try Forget Me Nots. I have never grown them but they look spectacular with the yellow. I have lots of orange so the effect will be similar

I have gotten some cool plants from Annie's as well. Lots of nice salvia.

Unfortunately, I'm seeing that most of my pics from this year must have been rather rushed, and taken with an old iPhone. Quite a few could have been my favorites in terms of content, but most were lacking in quality. I'll have to get a better camera and/or phone for 2018.

But the stars did align a few times, and if I had to pick just one as a quality-favorite, I think I'd go with this shot of Baltimore Belle, which grows in a dying large Japanese maple in front of my house.

Deborah - wow!!!! Your The Poet's Wife is gorgeous!!! Mine was bareroot last year, and it (so far) was never as stuffed (or as upright) as yours!! Wow!!! Talk about gorgeous!!! What do you think of the fragrance? Mine had zero fragrance this summer. I want mine to grow up and be l ike yours!! No wonder you love it - swoon!!!

Sheila - your RDT has soooo many blooms!!! And they all look fabulous!!! Wow!

Twros - my goodness!!! Are any of your roses in commerce? If you want a rose tested in Calgary, my friend has her roses in the ground and would love to test them.

RosyLady - Your Munstead Woods are gorgeous!!! I wish mine would shape up....maybe next summer (3rd year). I love the petal formation yours show!

Christopher - lovely shot of the roses and the buds!!

Carol

rosecanadian I planted The poet's wife as tiny bare root from Hortico in May. It took off very quickly and bloomed a lot ! The fragrance is absolutely outstanding ! A mix of lemon and fruits ! The rose is extremely healthy here in Ottawa despite a lot of rains this summer !

Speaking of Yellow roses , I also bought Charles Darwin as a potted plant from a nearby nursery deals with Austins. it had two main flushes on its first summer but unfortunately it defoliated (it might be my mistake of planting it in part shade). The blooms on Charles Darwin is breathtaking ! and the fragrance is pure strong lemon !

The yellow color of The poet's wife stay longer while the color in Charles Darwin fades in 3 days during very warm days

Oh my goodness! So many beautiful yellow roses. I have to get one (or two) for my garden next year. Thank you FADI for posting the pics.

Carol - I loved the scent of the Poet's Wife. Not quite as strong as my old Lemon Spice, but very nice. I have a couple of buds waiting to bloom, so I'll give them a good sniff in a couple of days and try to articulate the smell for you.

Kristine -- isn't Annies such a great website? I went in person a couple of times. That was nice, but I think the catalogue relies on more than just the retail garden space for photos. I think of my Annie's Annuals catalogue as my own version of garden porn! I truly lust after some of the flowers and combos in there. In another forum I posted how sad I am that while I was away, a rabbit seems to have eaten all of my new plantings of ladybird poppies and troy poppies, not to mention my kale.

FADI - that Charles Darwin rose is beautiful!

I wish I had the time, space, and facilities (not to mention patience) to experiment with rose seeds! How long from seedlings to actual flowers?

Oh brother, rascally rabbits. What a bummer.

I always look forward to getting the Annie's Catalogue. Going in person would be a treat. But I agree they have great agreed unique plants. Check this baby out.

Beautiful. Is that a dahlia?

FADI - thank you!!! I'm really looking forward to smelling The Poet's Wife next year! Lemon and fruits!!! That sounds awesome!! Thanks for the comparison with Charles Darwin. I like the color of The Poet's Wife better...are they both good bloomers? Cause I do love yellow roses, and don't have enough of them.

Deborah - thanks!!! I think I'm going to really love this rose!!

Caorl

Thanks Carol

The Poet's Wife is a non stop bloomer on its first summer ! The growth pattern is compact small shrub with some floppy canes. The fragrance is always there especially in hot days and might be less in colder days.

Charles Darwin had two flushes on its first summer but I think it's my fault planting it in a shady spot; I am sure it will bloom more with more sun. I am planning to do some trimming of nearby trees next spring.

Both are excellent & highly recommended but from my perspectives The Poets wife blooms more often.

Other Austins which are doing well with me is Evelyn! The blooms are so perfect and dreamy ! ( picture attached)

Kristine - is that one you grew? Wow! That's a stunner!

Carol -- if you don't like Poet's Wife, I will eat a bug.

Deborah, I might pay to see you eat a bug lol.

Yes that is a huge dinner plate dahlia. Isn't it fun.

Is that beautiful peachy color Poets Wife ?

Its Evelyn ! Love her perfect blooms !

Oh wow. Evelyn is a beauty

No wonder why everyone loves that rose

i have to add Evelyn to my 2018 list. we share the same name. great pics!

FADI - Oh!! I love your Evelyn!!!! Gorgeous!!! My The Poet's Wife is resting in the garage...if I can find a Charles Darwin...I will get it!! Thank you for the recommendation.

Deborah - no!!! Don't eat a bug!!! Especially a squishy one - blech!!! :) I already have The Poet's Wife...(bare root last summer)...so now I can expect it to do better. :) I'm sure I will love it!

Carol

Deborah - Thanks for the laugh! I saw The Poets Wife at a public garden a few days ago, and it is indeed lovely, a very soft yet lively yellow on a very attractive plant. In my opinion Mrs Poet will save you from a bug dinner :-)

Pink rose, I have grown Fragrant Cloud for over 30 years in different places, it is always an extraordinary rose.

Oh good. I didn't want to eat a bug, really, Carol! Yes, BenT, I'd describe Poet's Wife as a clear, lemon yellow. FADI was spot on. It's got some gold tones when in tight bud formation, but once it opens, it's a soft yellow. I know it's almost sacrilege to say anything against Julia Child, but I only really like her blooms when they've been open for a bit and have faded to a softer yellow. I am not good at describing fragrance so much -- but Poet's Wife I'd say is sort of fruity rosey w/ the vaguest hints of lemon and of an unnamed spice. It's not the strongest rose I've smelled, but it is definitely fragrant. And it looks heavenly with blue flowers and pink flowers. Mine is not a tall grower, as the growth seems to want to fill in a wider space rather than a taller space, but not obnoxiously so. It's taller than Boscobel, but not by much. So two flowers opened up this morning and I took more pictures. Now, looking at my pictures, there appears to be slightly more gold than I spy with my little eye. So either that's just my picture-taking, or it gets less gold-ish as its open longer or ... p.s. I am NOT cheating -- I already posted my favorite rose pic of the season, so this is just more like a nature documentary to provide additional color to the discussion.

Deborah - oh wow!!!!! I'm in love with your rose!!!! Yes!!!!! Yay!!! I'm so glad I have it.

Carol

Deborah, I'm with Carol, what a stunning rose! You guys (and gals) are really enabling me to get a yellow rose. Actually, with all of the many beautiful pics on this post, my 2018 my wishlist keeps growing.

I only had a few pictures this year of anything that was actually decent because of our weather problems wreaking havoc. Probably the nicest picture I have this year is this one, Carding Mill.

Bustopher, I'm not sure that with a picture like that you need any others!

Wow! Carding Mill is stunning

'Burgundy Iceberg'

'Burgundy Iceberg' never impressed me much, but the way you have it planted, Garcanad, with the spiky Iris foliage and the color echo in the burgundy accent foliage is stunning!

My 'Burgundy Iceberg' literally never stops flowering!! I love it.

Whew Darren where did you go? Goodness ! Looks like early Christmas! Haha . So many beautiful roses here !! Our local nursery had Charles Darwin but it was always in bud or out of blooms so I never got to see it in bloom. Yours looks lovely fadi!! Carding mill looks great.. thanks for all the eye candy everyone !

Hey Lilyfinch :) Ahhh, garden centres are addictive, don’t you think? Haha.

Waiting for my order from David Austin UK website. Anyone know how long they take to arrive? The suspense is killing me haha.

Geeze Darren, where do you live that you have so many blooming roses?

What did you find?

Yeah Kristine

im in sunny Liverpool England hahaha. It’s freezing cold and I wonder how they’re still managing to bloom! Xx

There are so many lovely photos here, but Sheila, I want to live in your one!

Darren, wonderful pic, but I'm jealous! Ha..ha..It's freezing cold here in the Midwest USA.

Darren, beautiful picture. It seems your roses’ colors not only work with each other, but with your furniture, too. Can you name the varieties in the picture?

Hello BenT,

Ahh, thank you! Yes, i’ll Have to dig out the name tags I have stashed away. I’m terrible for remembering names of plants. I’m a true blonde. Haha. I recognise you from a previous thread. You help me decide on varieties to buy for my next rose border. Thanks for your help! :)

Thank you Bella! Hope it warms up for you soon! X

Darren, it will warm up here in 5 months! We are in Winter season now. No snow yet, thankfully.