Tess is such a good rose. It was on the bush 6 days and just kept getting poofier and poofier but held together. Its been a dry heat and in the 90's this past week plus uber smoky from the wildfires and literally 'raining' ash some days. Gotta love Tess! Some others doing well in the wicked heat TIMF Litchfield Angel Jude the Obscure...I swear I couldnt get enough pics of him the other day!! He is sooo ~Dreamy~ I'm obsessed with the way the buds look half open. I could get lost in those buds for hours!

I'm in Maryland, so my humidity is quite extreme, and I have to say planting DAs in my no-spray garden was a mistake. Not a single plant I could describe as healthy. By comparison, a few landscaping roses I have by the front door are spotless. But it's too late now -- I'm hooked and I can't imagine spring without them. When summer comes along, I shift my focus to summer perennials, and my veg and fruit garden. But if I ever move... no more Austins for me. Carding Mill today and back in May:

I think to message, you may need to go to upper right to edit your profile and settings/advanced settings. @Cole Rosson I have a few on your list and would like to message so that I can see what you may have that I am seeking. @HU-81964360275 Would love to PM to share. @susan9santabarbara my daughter lives in Santa Barbara. What a lovely place. Would love to chat about your SWR.

Can you believe 120? I had a huge Climbing Cecile Brunner that was 25 years old that got whiped out in that heat wave last year. We have more extremes, heat and cold. This year we had snow again. I think Louis Phillipe and La Marne are both chinas no scent - I have 1 LP and 2LMs.