Amazing Marlorena! This helps us all.

Buttery popcorn--ha, ha!

Your yellow roses are good.for the soul, Marlorena, and an extra treat for me since I only grow two yellows, Buff Beauty and Lady Banks. Most of the gold in my garden arrives by way of daylilies and sunflowers, but there's something extra special about yellow roses. Thank you for posting yours! Carol

Please keep posting photos of your roses, Marlorena. They do my heart good!

..thanks Trish and everyone... I couldn't be without this rose.. so bright and cheerful ..

Another stunner, Marlorena!! I just got a wee little babe of this one from High Country, to try out here in my very different climate. Crossing fingers it will do as well as yours! I’ve always loved this ones variety of hue. Thank you for the beautiful photos! 😊

Such a lovely rose, and the pretty blue flowers beneath it are the perfect foil. We're all struggling a bit now, and that there is still this much beauty to savor is so very comforting and uplifting. I look forward to seeing many more of your roses, Marlorena.

Ugh. Just lost a post. My computer's fault. gorgeous Marllorena.

Wow! I have never seen this rose in real life; that's a marvel of a rose, exuberant and joyful.

Wow, Marlorena. My GdF has never shown that much yellow, even in bud. Yours is gorgeous.

John

Really fabulous Marlorena! I love the combination of the dark yellow buds with the lighter blooms. Absolutely spectacular.

I've had a Ghislaine plant for a few years and last year thought it was ho hum. This year I see the point of growing this rose. Yours is glorious. Each bloom can have a lovely blend of colors.

The plant is so healthy and vigorous. Tough as nails in a dry spot.

Erasmus, that's much more like my GdF. It's lovely as it grows for me (and you), but mine certainly has more peach/apricot/salmon shades than it does yellow.

John

These pictures of GdF are stunning!!

Mine has quite a bit of yellow, and flowers faded to white. The peach/ pink ones are sprinkled here and there . They are kind of like a spice...a little bit adds so much but more than that might overwhelm. They are charming in their scarcity.

Thank you for sharing your Ghislaine with us, looking so splendid... she reminds me of her parent (IIRC), the once-blooming multiflora, Goldfinch, which I've always loved in photos...

And very best wishes to you, too, Marlorena, as you continue to sit out this pandemic...

I'm so sorry you all in the UK - and US - are having such a hard time with this virus. I think it's easy in retrospect to point the finger at those who perhaps could have managed the whole thing better, but in truth, there were a number of different narratives going around about it at first (and many conspiracy theories continuing!), making it hard I would imagine for our leaders to understand the seriousness and discern the best approach. Some may simply be unlucky they guessed wrong, while others like Australia may be lucky we guessed right and shut everything down PDQ which nipped it in the bud before it could really take a hold to an overwhelming degree as it has in some other countries and cities.

Still, even for the lucky ones, we may find ourselves less protected from future waves due to lack of immunity in the community, if no effective vaccine is forthcoming.

Take care, everyone... <3