Wow, you have some beauties. I love Nahema

Love Zaide as well, honestly, they are all fab

Beautiful pics. I had not seen anyone else grow Kosmos other than my own. I quite like it, mine grows very low and tidy like a ground cover.

One of each please! :-)

Beautiful!!! Do you love Larissa ? I’d love to add that to my collection. I also have kosmos and think it’s a lovely rose.. have a happy rose season !!

Lily- Larissa is finally hitting her stride and has quite a few buds. She's just starting to bloom. The flowers are small but very sweet and the color is the perfect pink. She would probably do really well for you since you have much better growing conditions than me, mainly sun. She's very hardy here and disease free so would be perfect for you. RU had her in the past. I don't know if anyone else sells her.

sharon

My only Bloom that I am still waiting for a first is bolero and it should be any day now it's so exciting

yes, HalloBlondie, it was a long winter and even a longer spring. I also have 3 buds on Madame Anisette!!! after waiting 3 years. Summer Romance has also had a couple of blooms. It seems it takes the Kordes own root a while to get going.

Kristine, it's so surprising that your Bolero hasn't bloomed yet. Mine are some of the first to flower in my garden even though they struggle through the winter. and are teeny. It's interesting how the roses perform so differently, even for those of us in the same zone or even warmer zones. Jim PA, z6's, roses are already budding up for their second flush and many of my roses haven't even started their first flush and probably won't be flowering until mid July. Quite a few buds are still green and tiny. Patty z5 has blooms way before I do too. Oh well, c'est la vie for a rose grower :-) I'm just thrilled that they will be blooming!!

The David Austin bare root roses had very healthy and large root systems. Even the own root bare roots were large. Thomas A Becket, The Ancient Mariner and Desdemona are all growing strong and very healthy. DA own root Heritage, Teasing Georgia and The Generous Gardener all have healthy growth and buds. I'm amazed at how large the own root root systems were. I can't wait till they flower! And as a plus no importing of insects like midge, spider mites and such. Although they are difficult to plant in my rocky soil...but that's another subject for another day, lol.

sharon

Madame Anisette took three years to bloom? You are very patient. I may not be here in 3 years. I need quick action lol . I understand it is worth the wait. So excited to see your pictures.

Very nice looking blooms enchantedrose! Glad your season has kicked off! :-)

Kristine- you MUST be optimistic. Of course you'll still be here in three years enjoying your lovely roses.

I was very disappointed with MA but couldn't shovel prune her since she is so healthy and winter hardy. Plus CoriAnne's pics were so "to die for" so I decided to have a little patience. All my grafted Kordes from Palatine are far ahead of my "older" own root Kordes, it seems they take a while to catch up. Palatine Kiss Me Kate, Lions Fairytale, Summer Memories, Bliss Parfuma, Rosanna, Rosarium Uetersen and Garden Delight are huge and, at least for my limited sun garden, loaded with buds. I like own root for the ease of planting in our rocky (I'm being kind...boulder strewn) New England soil but you can't beat the head start a grafted rose has over a tiny own root. The best Kordes own root for me are Honeymoon Arbor and Zaide. My two year old HA is loaded with blooms, (again for my limited sun garden), and the ones planted as tiny bands this year are also flowering. Hands down, she's the most vigorous of all my own root Kordes and healthy to boot. Now if only she had a scent to accompany her lovely blooms....

sharon

Kristine, that's so sad. I had an aunt who was a gifted renowned artist who lost her sight through macular degeneration in her late 60's. She still was able to paint somehow and taught art lessons until she passed away at 86. Her doctors could not explain her ability to "see" other than to ascribe it to a miracle. I hope you will have a similar miracle so you can enjoy your beautiful gardens for years to come.

sharon

Beautiful. I also got an Olivia bare root this spring and it is loaded with lovely flowers; couldn’t be happier. Your bliss looks amazing....making me regret not getting her, LOL.

claire

Wow , Sharon, isnt that something about your aunt. I feel like whatever happens. God still has something for me to do.

Claire, you will love Olivia. Mine is a quick rebloomer. She is such a delicious pink

Kristine, yes it was pretty amazing. She could paint such delicate paintings but could no longer see faces. Did she paint from memory or sensory? Every year she made a family pen and ink Christmas card featuring her husband, my Dad's brother, her children and later her grandchildren as they grew. At that point she was legally blind needing to use a magnifying loop to see. She was a woman of very strong faith so maybe God still did have something for her to do :-)

Claire, I agree, Olivia is delicious!!! No scent but with such a beautiful rose she don't really miss it.

sharon

Well Sharon, you know what they say when you lose one of your senses the other ones kick in. The arts come from within so its not something you need eyes for, just vision. Your aunt sounds amazing. Challenges can either make or break you. I am going for make me.

Tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. get our 3 giant boulders delivered for the front yard. As soon as those are placed then we can start planting.

Oh. then there is that little detail of staining all of that New Raw Cedar that we just installed . That could take some time but we need to get it done soon. When we get it finished we will be officially done in the front yard

Hallelujah!

Kristine- I just realized, I'm a little slow on the uptake, you share her name although hers was spelled Christine. Possibly the French way since her maiden name was Le Duc.

Please post pics when done. I'd love to see. Getting rocks delivered?? Want some of mine, lol?

sharon

EnchantedRose - Your Zaide is amazing!!! What a beautiful shot!! Your Bliss Parfuma is also gorgeous...but I like Zaide better. Your Larissa is beautiful too :)

Carol

Thanks Carol. Bliss has a wonderful scent though so she's a def. keeper if she survives the winter. My tiny band from J&P which was sent by them last fall didn't survive the winter. The tiny band Kiss Me Kate did okay. I guess I'll see how hardy she is next spring. Meanwhile I'll enjoy her lovely blooms.

Zaide is a 3 year old own root which has been moved 3 times but she takes it in stride. I have a second one in really poor soil that is also doing really well.

The only issue with Larissa is her blooms are tiny, like a mini. But she's very healthy and winter hardy so another keeper!

sharon

Sharon - oh wow!! Nice to hear about Bliss' wonderful scent! Zaide is for sure a tough rose and a beautiful one....I hope mine gets fragrance this year. How is yours for fragrance?

Carol

Carol, Zaide really has no fragrance, at least not for me. The most fragrant Kordes in my garden is Summer Romance. Charlene, Princess de Monaco, not Kordes though, has the best scent of all my roses but I also love DA Wollerton Old Hall and St.Cecilia. I have Desdemona but don't like her scent nearly as much as WOH or SC. sharon

Beautiful!

Enchantedrose - awww...no fragrance for Zaide...but I love it so much...that I'll keep it!

Carol

Carol, she is beautiful and fuss free. She seems a rose that doesn't mind neglect although some day I hope to treat my lovely roses with the care that they deserve. Maybe when the garden's done....

sharon

Many have said that Olivia has no scent, but my Olivia has moderate-to-strong scent, which is a nice bonus.

I've noticed a soft baby powder scent to ORA.

Carol

ORA has some scent here too but fades as the flowers open. All are growing really well with beautiful healthy foliage. The roses are resting right now, as am I. It's just been too hot, although cooler weather has been promised :-)

sharon