Stop!!! I want Annie so bad!! I don’t blame you a bit for not pinching the buds!! Just beautiful!!

I know, right? I’ve heard she’s one that would rather bloom than grow, but I couldn’t bear to pinch them off. I hope I’ll be strong enough to do so next time. Perhaps I’m waiting for Kim to tell me it isn’t needed in my climate:) Lisa

I really wish this rose were available! Sigh... At least I can enjoy pictures of her. Thanks for posting. PS. that arrangement with Golden Buddha is really wonderful! I love how the blues pop against those yellowy-peach blooms.

I know I’m lucky to have her! Ingrid was so sweet to give her to me. Thanks for liking ‘Golden Buddha’. Can you believe all those roses are one candelabra plus one single bloom of GB? I just put the whole candelabra in the vase and then added the fillers,(plus the single bud.) I love GB, not only for the frilly golden blooms, but it’s one of the few rose bushes that stays compact for me. Lots of roses list “compact” in their descriptions, but turn into monsters in So CA. Golden Buddha really does stay compact. I love it for that, as much as for those gorgeous blooms! Lisa

That ‘Eyes for You’ looks like a tree peony! Wonderful blooms, all of them.

Beautiful roses and arrangements. 'Golden Buddha' was well named...

What a pleasure to see this thread today with all those gorgeous pictures. Lisa, I just know that ALMC will be much happier in your garden, and the fact that it's already produced those two gorgeous blooms is proof enough for me. She couldn't have gone to a better home. Your flower arrangement with GB is stunning, and it's hard to believe that you already have so much more blooming than I do. Well, on second thought, perhaps not. Since I've had to cut the butterfly trees down the glare from the sun is even worse.

Jeri, Eyes for You is exquisite beyond belief. It does indeed look like a peony, just another plant I could never grow here. So it's not in commerce and therefore unobtainable? Que lastima! I would find a place for this rose in afternoon shade no matter what else I had to rip out.

Lisa, they are all so gorgeous. Love the arrangements. ALMC is so so pink. I love that blooms and colours. Gees, I love Golden Buddha and eyes for you.

Now, I want Annie also. Lisa, now, I know why you wanted her. She is beautiful .

Kim...ahem, hint, hint..are you there ?

Torture, torture..I am drooling again :)

At least I can enjoy pics at very, very far away. How is the scent on Annie and golden Buddha ?

Jin

AH! 'Eyes For You' is available from Burlington Rose Nursery. I should have guessed that, because I saw Burling with it!
And, Jin -- Angel Gardens MAY have ALMcD!

Try Rogue Valley Roses for' Golden Buddha'.

Jeri, you are a gem

Thanks :)

Jin

Beautiful arrangement! I think I recognize two companions in there. Is the blue Cynoglossum amabile? Is the white Orlaya grandiflora? I've grown them both. The latter still pops up as self-seedlings, but the former I'll need to buy again as seed.

:-)

~Christopher

Jin, I believe only rvr carries Golden Buddha, but it's always out of stock whenever I wanted it. Its coloring is just ethereal. Lisa, I think what you're experiencing is your karma.

Golden Buddha makes a lovely bouquet! What a beautiful color!

and Eyes for You really does look like a peony! Very similar to the Cora Louise I just got, only a darker pink. Can’t wait for Cora to bloom!! Beautiful roses.

The thing about Eyes is the remarkable color change from bud to fully open bloom to fallen petals . . .

What gorgeous pictures! We are in the midst of yet another blizzard. In Mid-April. So I'm really enjoying these!

How is the scent on Eyes for You?

Felicity, it is a strong, sweet fragrance to me. Surprisingly so, since there are many roses I cannot smell at all.

That IS a gorgeous rose , Jeri! I can’t allow myself to be tempted by it! It really does look like a tree peony bloom. I can’t have them all....

ALMD is indeed as charming as I had dreamed she would be. She’s shade tolerant and thornless, too! I’m so glad I decided to put her within easy reach, instead of up on the slope.

Golden Buddha has been a real pleasure, and has good scent. I lucked out a few years ago when RVR had it in stock.

Great eye, Chris! You’re right about the companion plants. I bought one of each plant a few years ago, and now have many. They self seed everywhere, and make good fillers. They fizzle out in the summer heat, but return from seed every spring. Lisa

I took a few more pictures yesterday, so I thought I’d add them here.

Not a rose, but my first Italian Ranunculus is blooming!

Millie is checking out my finally arrived ‘Boscobel’.

Lisa

Lisa, that is so cool!! I love when something new “happens” and it’s better than you hoped! Boscobel is gorgeous! Millie doesn’t help with the pruning does she? My Hootie will chomp down anything! She is over two years old now, so I hope it passes soon. If I go outside the fence, she will come look at me. Then whine. I ignore her, so she grabs the closest plant! She knows that will have me running! I guess she has me trained!

Jeri, you have to STOP!! You can no longer talk about roses! I bought setzer based on your description and I am going to love it!! I put her in the ground and she has been blooming nonstop. The scent is just wonderful!! So strong and going to waft here for sure!! She is such a winner, I find myself up any rose you suggested!! Add it to my massive want list! You enabler you! (Kidding about the rose talk, you wouldn’t believe what I have learned from you guys!!)

Well gagal, she does tend to help prune a little. She was just about give ‘Boscobel’ a little taste while I was taking the pictures. Lol. She also likes the texture of certain blankets. When my son leaves her to spend the night with me, I have to put away one of my favorite blankets. She will chew a hole into it! I thought she would outgrow this, but she's still doing it. She’s about 16? months old now. I don’t know how long it takes for kitties to get all of their adult teeth in. I should ask Brandon.

Is Hootie a doggie or kitty? She does have you trained, that’s for sure! It doesn’t take them long to figure out what works. I have a “kitty door” next to the sliding glass door that I open when I’m going in an out to the fenced backyard. Sebastian will use it, but only if I’m not within his eyesight to open the sliding glass door for him. He considers the kitty door to be beneath him, and a last resort option. He just stands at the glass door and whines until I open it for him to go in or out. 30 seconds later he’s asking me to open it again, but if I’m out of sight he will use the kitty door. Believe me, I’m as well trained as you are! Lol Lisa

I'm glad ALmD is pleasing you! If you aren't afraid of "maidens", I am happy to send bud wood to Steve Singer at Wisconsin Roses for him to custom bud them later this year. It will be on multiflora (the stock he uses). What he does is here. And another article. He only buds to fill pre orders of this type of thing (meaning varieties he doesn't stock), so if there is interest, we should put together a list and get the information to him so we can make it happen.

Thank you for giving me my Millie "fix"! That is funny about Sebastian and the kitty door. Cats are so smart. My little one used to jump the ~5' to the small ledge outside the kitchen window and meouw so I could open it. When I didn't want to use that window in the winter, I started pointing and lo and behold he totally understood and ran to the front door! He was a great cat. Do we ever stop missing them or would we ever want to?

I would like to be on a list for a budded ALmD. Where do I sign up?

Sign me up, too, Kim. I still can't believe (and it's been two years) that the deer killed BOTH of my ALmD bands. And I'm still mad about it, lol.

I've emailed Steve Singer to ask whether he wants me to keep a list or have you email him with an order. I will let you know what he says.

Thanks Kim!

How exciting! She’s such a special rose. Lisa

OK, here's the deal. Steve is happy to bud "maidens" of ALmD. They will be budded in summer and shipped winter 2018 to early spring 2019. The price will be $16 each plus shipping. He didn't answer whether he wanted to list the recipients of if he wanted me to, so if you want one, please let me know with name, address and quantity either via email (my email is this screen name I use here @aol.com) or via PM through Houzz. Thanks!

Hi Kim! Although I’ve already received my beloved ALMD from Ingrid, I am still on a very long waiting list for her at Angel Gardens. I left my name on the list, even though I received mine from Ingrid, because my friend Sarah wants one so much. She is in Bakersfield. I’m wondering how the multiflora rootstock would do in Bakersfield, CA. Any thoughts? Thanks, Lisa

Multiflora generally does not like high heat, high aridity, highly alkaline conditions. Of course, your mileage may vary. I didn't have a lot of luck with multiflora budded plants in Newhall over the 18 year life of that garden. Multiflora enjoys a more acidic root run, so if the area is prepared as you would for azaleas, camellias, blueberries, etc. and mulched with an acidic type mulch (oak leaves, camellia mix, etc.) perhaps it might work? It appears there is enough China in Pink Clouds to mitigate the multiflora requirements as I've not had the same issues from its roots as I did with multiflora and its hybrids. They were chronically chlorotic due to the high alkalinity and many (including early hybrid musks) just failed to thrive.

Thanks Kim! I sent you an email.

I think Sarah is willing to give ALMD on multiflora what she needs. I’m keeping my place on the list for the ownroot one, in case the multiflora one fails to thrive. After all, she will already be giving her mom’s gardenia those special acidic conditions. What’s one more? She will be emailing you, Kim. Thanks, Lisa

Thanks, KS, I received your email. It's a pleasure to "meet you"! Thanks, Lisa. I shall look forward to her email.