Gorgeous. Someone posted some beautiful posts last year, but I can't plant them. Hopefully, they'll see your thread and pipe in! : ))

Thanks vapor !! I’m reposting my bottom pic as it cut off hebes head . It’s important. Lol

Boooooo why is it doing that . Hmph

To say I can't find them. Your picture shows why I remember wanting this row so badly last year. I can see her head when I click on the picture. :-)

Lilyfinch - when I click on the photos...the head is shown...so that's okay. :) Your garden/yard is alive with color!!! I love your yard!!! Your Leo is a fabulous plant!!! The flowers are delicious!!! Well done!

Your Leonardo di Vinci looks wonderful, Lilyfinch! I have two that I planted last year, they’re just beginning to bloom, but mine are still very small. flowersaremusic has this one, hers is gorgeous!

Lovely! Does it have fragrance?

Thank you guys !!! I hope flowers will show hers off. I can’t wait to see how it performs this year . It’ll get extra special treatment that’s for sure .

No fragrance at all Totoro , not even a smidge . :(

Wow! Leonardo is beautiful!

When I found a spot for another rose I went back and forth between Leonardo and Peach Swirl. Peach Swirl should arrive today lol

Next open space goes to Leonardo.

The whole setting with Hebe is cool

WOW here also. What a gorgeous rose. I have always loved how it looks and it is perfection in your garden. I also love your Hebe sculpture, she looks perfect in between roses.

Lilyfinch, your garden is beautiful. Love it! Helen

Lily, can you post a picture of the whole wall? It looks like you have done a fabulous job and I want to see the rest of the garden.

Yes!!! Those are the pictures I remember! Stunning!!!... and I adore your French gothic fence.

Lily and flowers, you must know how much I've wanted Leo for years, and are torturing me with your gorgeous LdV blooms. Keep the photos coming. Maybe I should just dig a hole in the middle of the !@#$ grass and get a Leo from Hortico. Oh, I guess it's too late for bare roots. Some day. Flowers, I saw the incredible Leo in a big spread of the March 2015 issue of Better Homes & Gardens. The house was located on Long Island, I believe. I still have the issue--covered with drool marks (sorry). Maybe the images are still searchable on the BH&G website. But I do want to see more photos of both your Leos as the season progresses. Everyone will have this rose, and I'll still be waiting for mine. Diane

Flowers - GASP!!!! Incredible loveliness!!

You are all so kind and make me feel like a real rose gardener.

I hope Leo will snap back from the severe pruning he got last week. I was on a roll, and probably went a little farther than necessary. No half black or dead canes. Just a few frost bitten tips.

Diane, I've tried to find that article in BG&H with no luck. There are dozens articles featuring roses that go back that far on their website, but not that one, unless I've missed it. But, I'll be forever thankful you saw it and recommended Leo to me. He's one of my very best.

Flowers , your photos are gorgeous!!!! And I agree that fence is so lovely. So charming for a rose garden !!!!

Diane take a pic of the pics for us !!! We would love to see!!!

Thank you all for liking my pics !! Mmmm12 I plan on making a video ! Or sharing better pics . It’s hard bc my bed is behind the pool which has a fence for the kids so I can’t get good pics like I’d like .

Lily, I'll give photographing the magazine pics a try, and I may send the magazine up to Flowers with a future shipment of books. I'd love to see a video of your new garden.

Flowers, I'm sure Leo will snap back from his pruning. I thought I'd overdone the pruning on several of my roses, but, if anything, it caused them to power ahead and grow even faster. Here's the title of that article in BH&G. Maybe it will help in finding it. Also, you could Google the title with the date it appeared in print. I've lucked out with that method at times. Title: Pretty in Pink (and purple, too). The category is home/landscaping. Hope you find it. Diane

I have to correct myself about Leo's age. Photos are 2nd and 3rd years. I just realized I planted Leo before the fence went in. The part about his fast growth is still correct.

Vapor, I love that it appears French Gothic, but it's just Lowes Basic.

Lilyfinch, I hope you'll pardon me for taking over this thread. I've been on a mission, but still didn't come up with much. BH&G will let me see the article for $14. I tried their IG account and Pinterest, where I found the first page of the article which makes my little Leo look like a poor dear. Diane, don't send the magazine, for if I see Leo's potential, I might pull up all my roses and plant wild mustard or something.

From Pinterest

I did a Google search for Better Homes & Gardens March 2015. I clicked on the opening page and scrolled down to the article entitled "Pretty in Pink (and purple, too)". Clicked on that, and I wasn't allowed to see the article until I joined BH&G Insider which I guess allows you to explore all articles in the magazine over its 95 year history. I chose not to join, but I don't think it costs anything; I just don't want to be inundated with promos from BH&G. Maybe you can have better luck by just going to their website, since you now know the article's title. Diane

I just planted mine in a pot. 86l pot with 3 roses. Si wish me good luck. Anyone with leo in a poy here?

Diane, becoming an Insider so we can see all past articles is what they charge $14 for. I chose not to do it either. I was hoping someone would have posted more pages from the story on IG or Pinterest, but no such luck. It may surface one day. Long Island? Is there a climbing version of Leo? If not, it must be that sea air.

I love my Leo - it just finished a flush which was gorgeous! Seems this rose blooms all at once and covers itself. Mine doesnt grow like a floribunda - it is more like a short climber. I rather like its long octopus arms so just let it grow the way it wants, with judicious pruning. Does anyone else have a Leo that grows this way?

Judith

Mine hasn't bloomed yet, but any day now.

There is a climbing form of Leo, Judith. Maybe that is what you have. In the article we talked about above, the person's home was covered in front by climbing Leo, while the nonclimbing form was used in others parts of the garden. Diane

That must be it! Thank you for that, I have wondered about this for years! I see these Leo shrubs and mine doesnt look like that. The climber isnt huge......has small leaves and seems to bloom all at once, not a bloom here or there. Glad I didnt whack it down to try to make it a shrub! Appreciate the information on a rose I have wondered about so long! I would enjoy having the shrub form too - wonder how you would know which one you are getting?

Judith, check the climbing form on HMF. It's described and listed separately from the shrub form. One of the photos shows Leo in the Northland Rosarium display garden, so maybe they offer, or will offer the climbing form next year for those interested. As far as the shrub form, it's being sold by several sources, among them Hortico. I think Heirloom may sell it, and even David Austin. But bareroot season has ended, though the potted plant may still be available. The shrub form is definitely out there if you want to acquire it. Diane

ekataina, I think eventually those will have to be transplanted one to a pot. I hope someone who has it in a pot comments. Alameda, it seems you hit the jack-pot with a climbing form. Now you definitely need to add some bush form at its feet!

Ekataina , I don't want to be a downer but those 3 roses will quickly need their own space

Flowers, your post from yesterday floated through the ether for 30 hours, and has now reached me. As I mentioned to Judith, yes, there is a climbing form of Leo, and it's listed on HMF, and is available for sale, too. Diane

Diane, I could have gotten to Boise myself faster than that.

When I bought mine, I didn't know there were two forms. Mine is definitely a shrub. He earns his keep by being easy to grow.

I really like my little climbing Leo.......now want to find the shrub. Saw a photo of this in some magazine.......it caught my eye and luckily was labeled. The bush looks really nice! Hortico has it - may need to make a little order! Havent had any roses show up in a month or so, UPS will think there is something wrong with me!

how big are the flowers for you folks? i had read that the flowers are large, but the blooms on my first year plant are about 2.5"

When I was in Austria last year, I saw these really nice bushes in large planters surrounding a large cafe. I always wondered the name of the rose and guessed it must be something popular. Do you think this is Leo?

I’d say 2.5 to three inches is about right! Yes ben that looks like it . Wow my spring flush was so nice . Darn trees leafing out ruined the rest of summer .

judith , do you get rebloom on the climber ? I will look for it for my next garden .

I agree with Lilyfinch, Ben, that looks like Leo. Those big, glossy, deep green leaves give it away as much as the blooms which are very full and you can see the eye clearly in the center. It'a a great looking bush even when it's not in bloom. Mine takes a rest between cycles. It's not in bloom continually for me but might be in a warmer climate. It maintains it's neat and tidy shape. No wayward canes, no drooping to one side or developing bare spots. Even the blooms are uniform in their shape and size.

I don't know if it's a negative or just a characteristic, but the petal tips can get lighter as the blooms age. Maybe it's the full sun, or something that can be controlled.

Thanks Jen and Flowers, I had been wondering about the name of that rose for some time. I agree it looks very much like yours.

Wow!!! Beautiful bushes!!! What a rose!!

Lily, yes, I do get rebloom on mine. Its got a few blooms now. I have been remiss on feeding as have had alot going on lately - hope to give it one more good feeding. Its a healthy bush and is glorious when in full bloom!

That’s great to hear judith !! I had read that the climbing belindas dream didn’t rebloom so I got it in my head that maybe sports like that don’t repeat .

Belinda's Dream climbing doesnt repeat and it took a few years to have many blooms - but I like mine, its a tough rose and has gotten to be lovely in spring. I am not really sure if Cl. Leo blooms as much as its spring flush - but for me, it does so sporadically - might be more with regular fertilizer.........