Hello to everyone! First time poster. I am fairly new to roses, and definitely new to this website. I am thrilled to have found it. What a wonderful place to feed an addiction to roses! BTW, I love everyone's pictures of their roses that they have shared, GORGEOUS! Just thought I would share my limited experience with these roses since I am growing all three. Of the three, Oklahoma blooms the most in this heat and humidity. Mr Lincoln smells wonderful but has been a bit stingy. Chrysler imperial is about to get the shovel as it has been a complete dud. I wish I could have had one that was productive like people are raving about but I will not be replacing it. I have a few other reds that are not mentioned in this thread , but are worth giving a shout out to they are Olympiad (no smell to my nose) but good rebloomer. Kardinal is my best red as it is always in bloom, and the blooms last weeks on the bush and as a cut flower. This one doesn't smell to me either. The one that smells wonderful and puts out lots of blooms is mirandy. She does blue as she ages but that is not a deterrent for me as her smell compares to that of double delight. I am trying to make room for some more roses in my small garden, but I thought I might try some antique or David Austin roses since I have seen so many beautiful pictures of them on this website and their are so many positive reviews on them. I did buy one this spring, molineux. Thank you Dublin bay, your picture of the 3 n 1 pushed me over the edge and I had to have it! Mine is still a baby but I'm hoping for the best. Does this rose tolerate shade? Thanks again for Sharing your experiences with you roses.

Does that include any crown molding, too? I also don't think that is out of line for Chicago. Once I started painting my own homes, I had a new appreciation for my father who always did the ceilings. Now I have problems with occasional vertigo and don't really trust myself on a ladder and stepstool for extended periods of time, so I am no longer going to be doing this. DH has zero motivation for doing any type of painting. So, we'll be hiring out our future painting.

The kid done real good! Lol. BME is on steroids at an Unbelievable size! Mine was a one-division plant 8 years ago! S&S looks super too with those gorgeous leaves. You sure have a great start to your Fathers Day, Jerry! :-).

Honestly I considered it a negative when we bought, and was glad it was not visible from our house! It is probably a quarter of a mile, if you don't count long driveways to them and to us. I am so happy with the changes. We got lucky. LOL about the window; thought you were going to say something about take the CH view with the window. : ) I noticed my post was cut off above. It was about Black Forest Ham. When my kids were little and I made them ham sandwiches, they would ask me to "cut the forest off:" the dark edge. LOL Petal, They are having a blast. So far I know they had a pizza bar and tonight I think they are going to do gyros! Very lucky with the weather. MD in Maine can be cold, even where we are all the way South on the Coast. Usually it is within 2 degrees of our temp here in the far NYC burbs; not what people expect in Maine but then you can probably drive another 4-5hrs North of us and still be in Maine!