I am the same. Its safe to get more of what works but I still like to try new things so I usually just get a little of both lol.

I'm mostly interested in new roses but once I figure out what my favorites are I will consider doubles

I like a whole range of different kinds... including being a sucker for new, newer and brand new..

I've even been looking at hybrid teas like Chandos Beauty, which I don't normally go for.. plus we can get roses by Delbard and Tantau which threatens one's bank balance..

I've just taken delivery of 'Lady Mary Fitzwilliam' and 'Portland Rose'... and now I want a couple others... when do you draw the line?...

I also seek roses I have grown in the past, but left behind in my move South. I miss them. The spinosissima roses come to mind. William III, I'm talking about you.

I never buy doubles of a rose. I have limited room and want every rose I see, lol! I have replaced a couple if they died and I really liked them.

I'll re-order a rose that died, if I think it wasn't the fault of the rose, but otherwise, it's new, new, new. I like to have at least two of every variety in the garden, and have a long way to go to achieve it, but generally I try to get the second rose by propagating it myself (I grow almost all old roses, so they have no patent restrictions.)

Why draw a line? That's why I have a huge garden!

i buy new ones all the time.. keep them if I really like them.. I have no room for doubles. Of course double on ur favorite ones if you have the required space!! trying new ones are so much fun!!

There are so many gorgeous roses that I am dying to try so I will normally try something that I don't already grow

I always buy repeats because I want to be able to see a lot of blooms fast. I am also a huge sucker for brand new roses (specially Austin’s).

I love to try new ones! New old European ones to be exact! Although I AM really excited for some new Teas I got. They are going up front, where has more sun ;) I very rarely have a modern rose catch my eye anymore.

I seem to lean toward repeats since in my small garden of fifty roses (I don't count well either, because I had thought I have fewer than that) I have two of Bishop's Castle, Plum Perfect, Evelyn, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Wild Edric, Baronne Henriette de Snoy and Le Vesuve. A good number of singles are roses that I've had previously and had to have again, IHT, Mme. Joseph Schwartz, William R. Smith, Spice, Duchesse de Brabant, Charles Darwin, La France, Marie Pavie and Abraham Darby. Ye gads, I am a boring person! I was glad to see that So Fl Rose has gone through hundreds of roses because so have I, and I will never get over my regret for discarding many worthwhile roses for frivolous or stupid reasons, in the process causing my soil to develop rose replant disease.

Your so hard on yourself Ingrid!

My upper garden is symmetrical so I need two of everything and my poly beds are the same so also need two each there. My two beds on a hill have undergone change since conceived so now I will have a few of the same for a border and just repeat colour with different roses. I also hope to have dupes of all my climbers, but just started with one each until I see what does well. I love the idea of multiples for cutting, but will probably devote an area for that. It's a tough one, though. I want list is still huge and I already have a lot in a short period of time. I'm turning more toward older varieties now for an area that seen from afar and doesn't need repeat flowering. My problem is I like so many colours and have to remain disciplined. The happy mixed looks of others' gardens just looks slightly out of place in mine. Now I just think where can I put those orange roses well away from the blue-red ones! ; ))

If it wasn’t for this forum I probably wouldn’t even know about or be as well informed about nearly as many roses as I am now and I would probably have more duplicates than I do. There are so many that I learn about that I want to try. But there are a few varieties that I wish I had enough blooming at once that I could make arrangements with several of the same variety. I am hoping that will happen this year with a few. My Dream is to have a bed dedicated only to cutting roses, and I would want it to consist of those varieties that are really good for cutting, I would want it narrowed down to the ones that consistently produce beautiful blooms. A few I can think of are Beverly, Francis Meilland, Tiffany, Memorial Day, Dark Desire, Bride’s Dream, etc.

SoFl, I can't imagine your roses looking sick... your garden has always looked pristine when I have seen it... My garden is struggling right now. I have two Neil Diamonds that I have had in my spray routine (for fungus) but someone suggested instead of black spot I might have Down Mildew.... I hope not, but that might explain the problems I have going on.... I lost my Regatta. It was pretty sturdy, but it is *was* next to Neil. I think I am to the point as I am trying to finish up the actual garden.... and then buy only replacements.... but as Marlorena said, where do we draw the line.... I draw it and then I move it..... but I pretty much want only fragrant ones at this point, in HT's, then I look further.... but I don't want a disease magnet either. I am still propagating seeds and hope to get something that will be special enough to have a prime spot.

Ingrid you have a whole different kind of conditions to worry about... I think it is hard here in Florida, but I don't envy your location... but your garden is beautiful.

At this point I’m all about the new to me. This forum has made my want list grow exponentially and there are only so many places I can grow roses on my property so I don’t think I will ever be able to duplicate. I’m okay with that though, I get practically giddy when I sit down to start making new rose lists!

I kind of went in stages. First it was climbers, then ramblers, than rare antique roses, and now for the first time in years I am trying out some new ones, 3 so far. I guess it just depends on how my garden evolves.

I think it depends on how big the garden is. Multiple of the same roses will create a dramatic effect but won’t work if you have a small garden because you will get tired of looking at the same roses.

My garden is small so I have 2 different setups. The front garden follows landscaping setup where I have multiple of same roses. It creates a beautiful look. The back garden follows collector setup where I have one of each rose that I considered unique. If a rose is rare I often have 2 just in case one dies. I‘m always excited to check out new roses to see if any of them deserves a spot in my garden so another rose can be donated to a temple.

I grow my roses for cuttings so most of my roses will last long time in a vase and repeat well. I started out with hybrid tea roses like many of us here but then I noticed the hybrid tea blooms look kind of sad in their last stage so now I‘m interested in multiple petals with an English rose look because their blooms still look beautiful in the last stage. Helen

I'm absolutely with you in waffling between taking a risk/trying something new vs. getting more of something that does well for me. In this climate there are fewer successes (especially as compared to when I lived in California), so the risk is greater. Then there is my need to take cuttings of everything. Last year, I decided to remove all my Icebergs and replace them with Abraham Darby or Alnwick, so I took a number of cuttings. Then I realized that with rose replant disease I'd better leave the Icebergs where they are. So now I have all these extra plants, not to mention the new ones I'd like to get. When I started the garden, it seemed so big and empty. I also wanted a garden that looked designed rather than just a collection (I'm both a plant freak and trained as a Landscape Architect, so it's a constant double personality battle). I started by buying 3 Bishop's castles and planted them 6-8 feet apart. In my side yard, I planted 8 Bolero and in my front yard, I planted 6 Icebergs. I soon had my doubts as to whether these roses would even do well, not to mention whether or not I would like them, or whether or not I'd want more variety. So I started getting a diverse variety of roses "just to see". It all went downhill from there with my two personalities like a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other, battling it out every night. Every year it's the same, the catalogs come, and I dream, and dream (and lose sleep thinking about the decisions to be made). Especially the David Austin catalog, which was particularly seductive this year. I didn't buy a single plant this year though. I still have 9 plants in pots that I've got to figure out what to do with. I planted two new Alnwick Castles (3 total), so the designer side won a little battle this year.

My yard is too small so I have only one of each rose. It also serves the collector in me. I do try to group roses in the same color family.

This is an interesting thread! I like to have cutting roses of the same kind. So some of the roses I have 20+. I like to try new roses too, and purchase them in pairs for just in case.

Very very limited space, so only new!

I love trying out a new rose to me it’s a similar process to getting to know a new friend. I read about others’ reports of roses, research them and anticipate growing them in my own garden. I try to remind myself it’s a ton of effort to properly plant and take good care of a rose, so I try to only buy what I truly like.

I try to get doubles of just a few roses that fulfill all my wishes...big , strongly fragrant, colorful, heat resistant, generous repeat and long lasting. I’m pretty much maxed out on gardening space and number of roses I can take good care of. So only a very few select roses merit a duplicate copy...Double Delight, Neil Diamond, PJPII. Firefighter , Fragrant Cloud and Granada probably merit a second plant as well, but the one plant of each that I have has been incredibly generous.

If I had much more time and space, I’d mostly allocate it to trying new roses...

My gardens are in their beginnings so I'm not at the stage of adding multiples but I do hope to get there :)

My garden is not too big so I try to grow individuals roses to have variety and interest. I do have doubles of some roses but I try to stick with individual roses.

Jin, I’m interested to hear what you think about the Kordes roses. Fragrance is a big deal to me also and sometimes they get knocked a bit for that. I love their disease resistance though! And even though they might not waft, I can still smell them when I put my nose close-I try to only get the ones with fragrance.

I order at least 2 of everything.

I'm not good with colors at all, so having multiples is my way of avoiding a bed that looks haphazard.

Mine are mostly symmetrical too.

summersrhythm_z6a wow... 20 of the same kind.... you must have huge boquets..... or maybe you cut them at different times, to always have a few.. you must have a nice size garden to be able to have so many. That is another problem... issue... here in Florida we are supposed to plant our roses a good 4 feet apart to allow good air circulation because of our hot and humid weather.... but I love the look where they looked crammed together... not really seeing any space between the plants. I saw a video of a person named kitty in california that I swoon over, but I have LEARNED over the years I can't get away with that.... at least not where I live, and with the roses that I have chosen.

Noseometer.... I know what you mean. I want that little angel... I try to be so good, and wham there is the devil..... purchasing a rose that wasn't really on the list, but at that second it jumped in the cart I was consumed by getting what I want.... guess that is how it happens in life too.... I need to be more aware of the angels..... :)

Sharon, is that Kitty Belendez? Her garden is amazing. I love the crammed look also, but learned BS does too. : ((

I’ve been pretty haphazard myself. I think I’m kind of getting away with it, because I mostly stay in the same color palette. I chose pinks, whites/ivory’s, soft apricots, a little yellow and some lavender roses. I’m very short on space, so I don’t really have room for doubles. I have made a few exceptions, however. I love cutting roses to bring inside, and usually I prefer using all one rose variety, with or without other garden blooms or fillers. I like having enough of the same rose blooms to ensure enough for arranging. I have doubles of a few that make excellent blooms for the vase. I have 3 Boleros, because the bush stays compact, it thrives in my hot dry climate, and makes wonderful cut flowers. They go with just about anything I might have blooming in the garden at the same time. I also have two Princesse Charlene de Monaco bushes. They are truly my favorite for cutting. This rose has it all, long straight stems with a perfect bloom at the top of each one. She smells divine, and is wonderful in the vase. I HAD to have another one, after growing the first for about a year. I also have two Annie Laurie McDowells. One is on her own roots, given to me by Dear Ingrid, and one was grafted by her creator himself, Kim Rupert. They are both very special to me. Not only is ALMD a beautiful rose, but they have special sentimental value because of the wonderful friends who gave them to me.

The rest are all “one of’s“ because I want to experience as many different roses as possible. Using companion plants in my same color palette (plus blue), has helped to soften that “one of this and one of that” look. At least that’s what I tell myself. It’s always so hard to choose, when I want everything I see!!! Lisa

Sharon, I just started collecting a few cutting roses, I thought I could use them for family weddings in the far future. :-) I googled Kitty’s garden, boy! It’s so beautiful! Is kitty the kitty moonbeams here? My family won’t let me to put potted rose trees or any roses by the pool, but look at hers, she got a lot of roses by the pool side! Beautiful indeed!

Oh, Sharon oh, that's interesting. I never thought Kitty Moonbeam might be Kitty Belinda's oh, excuse this voice recognition! Anyway that would be so interesting and if it is I wish you'd post again.

Vap, Do you know what happened to kitty moonbeam? She hasn’t posted for a long while.

No. It's always a mystery when people disappear unless I see them on the other site.

Every season I keep replacing any rose not performing either in health or bloom . I have gone through lots of roses in my three years of rose gardening . I have limited space so I don't like to repeat varieties unless the spot has a problem . Actually I enjoy growing new roses and anticipating their growth a lot .