Thank you everyone! Jeri I love those found roses, especially De la Vina Mystery and Pulich Children--color is amazing! Wish they were cultivated for sale somewhere... Thank you for the encouragement Romogen, Boncrow and Virginia! I have been trying to be selective in the varieties I want to order. Asking questions on this forum and perusing great blogs like Hoovb's (a plus that her garden is near my zone) and other amazing blogs! BUT I do have zone envy. And being a beginner it's hard to gauge how bad all the negatives of a rose not-well-suited to my zone might be. I've never experienced rust, I have seen powdery mildew as tiny white smudges on a few leaves once this whole year, I DO know what black spot looks like on a HT that was planted by a previous owner of the house. But it only occurs on that one rose and doesn't cause defoliation. The roses I have chosen so far based on many positive reviews from this forum (Munstead Wood and Jubilee Celebration) have been great! Firefighter is just now starting to produce flowers that look as they should but the fragrance has been beautiful and last until the petals fall as Hoovb said. I think it's my inexperience that keeps me dreaming and wishing. And gosh darn it those blogs with amazingly beautiful photos of countless roses; especially some from Japan. I remember reading one of Ingrid's posts where she asked about a rose variety and after finding out it was not well-suited for her hot garden, she moved on (reminded me of a scene from Finding Nemo, when Marlin and Dory snap-out of the trance of the Anglerfish). At this point I am timid to try roses that may do poorly or eek out a few flowers annually. Though I am very very curious to try out roses on Romogen's list. I will have to ask at Roger's about Lavender Lady does well here... Thank you everyone for your guidance, advice, sharing and encouragement. It's really a wonderful experience to receive such help. Hopefully one day I can post some photos of my rose garden...and some advice from my own trials!

Beautiful! What a pleasant surprise the insect didn't damage it ( to my eye at least !)

Rekha, I am also moving my rose this weekend. I am still debating actually . Here is a video that I am going to try to follow but I am sure you will Google on roses to pots which I have seen also. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O_2E_p9yw14&ved=2ahUKEwjL09bnkrXhAhXEmuAKHfpjCdsQwqsBMAp6BAgEEAU&usg=AOvVaw0MGhqpgkdWzrS3BaOHIBp8 Good luck ! jin

My goodness Tracy, your roses are stunning! I’ve had mine for several years and so far have only pruned the canes that have died and trimmed some that have gotten really long. I guess I treat mine as a climber, but I’m not very good at it. I love this rose, the blooms and fragrance are both lovely. I’m sure someone who knows what they’re talking about will chime in! Do you get any repeat bloom from yours? Mine has a good spring flush, and occasionally a few blooms later in the season. This picture is from 2018