A few more:

Cherry Parfait

Crimson Glory, with Honey Dijon, Mary Rose and Lunar Mist in back

Crown Princess Margarita

More Roses and Geraniums

Karen, stunning! I especially love the shots of your driveway and the ones that show how you’ve placed different varieties. You really have an eye for color! I am working towards the same thing but at the very beginning stages so it is wonderful to see your beautiful garden. Thank you for sharing!

Karen - Spectacular!! Lunar Mist is gorgeous and I just love the driveway pic. All the roses look great!

Jo

Spectacle indeed, Karen, thanks for sharing. I especially enjoyed seeing Della Reese, don’t believe I’ve seen a full plant of it before. That’s about the nicest Crimson Glory ever. Heirloom just blooms like crazy, doesn’t it?

Wonderful photos of wonderful roses! Lunar Mist is new to me, what a beauty.

Karen, I can’t stop looking at your gorgeous spectacle! They are something else! You have very good taste too! Heirloom is such a beautiful rose under the right conditions, and yours must be perfect for it! Every variety is so lovely, you have a beautiful rose garden indeed!

Karen - what do you think of Della Reese's fragrance? I would LOVE to get that rose!! Yours looks amazing!!! I love your roses!!! You have so many blooms!! I think that Cherry Parfait steals the show!!!

Carol

Wow! All the colors are so harmonious. What are your roses that bloom despite shade?

Oh wow! Yes you are definitely in the privileged growing area! Gorgeous!

Thanks for the kind words! Rosecanadian - Della Reese has an intense, sweet and fruity fragrance. She is somewhere between dark purple and mauve, with very large single blooms. At only 1 year in my garden, I'm extremely impressed, and glad I made room for 1 more in my crowded garden. A close up:

Totoro - as I am in such a hot climate, I find that partial (to more than partial) shade ends up a benefit in my garden. Roses that for me have thrived in their shady positions are: Belinda's Dream, Young Lycidas (I have two - one in sun, one in shade - they do well in either), Veterans Honor, Dick Clark, Charisma, Bellaroma, Munstead Wood and Love. I have a feeling many if not most Hybrid Teas and Floribundas would tolerate partial shade. Chrysler Imperial doesn't like the shade, nor did Queen Elizabeth or Europeana. I moved both Arizona and Mr Lincoln out of shady positions into full sun, and they are definitely happier there.

Interesting thing about this climate is - April and May are the "gift" months here. Then late September and October are pretty good. But the summer months - June, July, August are a struggle keeping everything watered, and watching the few blooms fry in a day.

I sure love spring!!!

BenT - yes, Heirloom is a very strong bloomer, with luscious fragrance. To my surprise I ended up with two. The 2nd I purchased from a rose auction, and was supposed to be a rare rose called "Monet". No doubt to me, with it planted only a few roses away from Heirloom, that it is another Heirloom.

Karen - I am in rose lust over your Della Reese!!!! Oh my!!!!

Ann - you have 65 Austin roses?!!! Holy cow!!!

Carol

Wow, another great showing of roses! Just stunning! I particularly am amazed at the perfect form and beautiful color of your Stainless Steel blooms.

Boy I agree on the Della Reese rose what a fabulous color my goodness yet all of your roses are simply spectacular .

Who was your source for Della Reese? Beautiful gardens! (Enjoying seeing some of your pairings.)

Such a beautiful, healthy rose garden. I want to thank you for giving the names. My garden here is frozen but spring will come....soon?

I so enjoy looking at this thread eventhough this will be my 4th time. Thanks for sharing.

Wow is right , how beautiful!!

What a pleasure to see these beautiful roses again on such a cold and dreary winter day!

Karen WOW. Your garden is amazing. It all looks shiny and healthy and stunning. Love all the roses you are posting.

So beautiful! How is stainless steel with diseases? Mildew esp

You have quite a few nice flowers there. Thanks for the look. The Heirlooms look particularly nice in your climate.

So glad this thread popped up! I’m in 9b in hot, sunny SoCal, if my roses ever look half as good - I’ll be ecstatic! You are right about our best and worst months - July-September is not a good time for most roses here. But not all.

Roses sure seem to love your yard! I don't remember seeing this thread last year, and I'm glad it came up again. Please show us your roses again this year! I was never a fan of yellow roses, but I love your Lunar Mist!

I love seeing your Heirloom rose. I ordered and planted mine after seeing how fabulous yours is.

I cant wait to see how mine does.

Thanks for the enabling Karen

Oh wow - I had no idea this thread had come back to life!

Philipatx - I found Della Reese locally at an Armstrong Garden Center.

Amanda - Stainless Steel is a champ. Has no mildew, and no disease at all.

Thank you to all for the kind words. Right now I look into my garden and sigh. We're getting bombarded with rain - more than usual for us, everything is soggy and mucky, grass is now about 10" high and in this wet there isn't much I can do about it, I keep wanting to spray my pruned rose nubbins but can't get a break in the weather to do it, and it's just kind of downright depressing. And then I feel bad for complaining knowing how mild even our more extreme winters are here compared with the rest of the country.

Seeing this thread revived reminds me that wonderful things are ahead (and a LOT of work). Hopefully this will be another good rose year, and I'm hoping after having the worst cane borer year last year I can get somewhat a handle on them with some dormant oil spray - at some point!

Thank you for the encouragement!