I would recommend Gertrude Jekyll for colder zones. It is very hardy. I don't have too much trouble with blackspot in my no spray zone 5a garden although Lady Emma Hamilton sure gets some. Mary Rose is also good. Rugosa roses such as Pierette Pavement or Foxy Pavement are another alternative. Hardy Buck roses like Earth Song or Country Dancer are also hardy and disease resistant but, like rugosas, do not have old fashioned bloom form. Easy Elegance roses are also disease resistant.

Wowwww, so many gorgeous Pinks photos! Thank you, thank you everyone! That Sweet Surrender too is absolutely breathtaking and for the nonhybrid teas they put in their own special unique loveliness like Queen of Sweden and Quietness. Harryshoe yes! It's like I want one each of everything LOL! (except the ones without the strong fragrance), of course. I am thrilled that RU still has Tiffany and Queen Elizabeth in stock so I will get one of each. They are too beautiful for me to resist. And found out that Tiffany can grow in Zone 5. I've got a good South protective side that won't get too hot or too cold. Then next year! since I found out Quietness tree shrub can take a little shade, I can plant those and mingle it with creeping phlox close by this huge but empty tree bed. I definitely want to get Sweet Surrender next year, when I hire someone to dig up this fallen fir conifer so I can start a new Rosebed and maybe start a new crazy purple rose huntdown then hahaha! Hee-hee, but one baby step instead of one clumsy, silly newbie Elephant trampling on and killing all her new roses. But Glories of surprises my newly transplanted Lincolns seem to have two tiny flower buds????!! I am shocked. Because I swore I saw a brilliant crimson hidden behind this tiny rosebud-like enclosure. But it's too early for rosebuds, I just transplanted them with only a tiny bit of sea tea mixture...There's no way? they should be blooming. But man, again I am so excited about May 11. That's when I'll get the pinks.

Well, this just doesn't stop. Yesterday more vinca went in the ground and the pot ghetto was gentrified. And so far, the penta gets the prize. In just a week, they're already bushing up and filling in their space. Even though I wanted quick color, I couldn't bear to crowd the plants, so everything was planted in the space it will ultimately need. Looks like the penta plan on occupying that space quickly. And yes Trini, I'll be taking pictures. The wedding isn't actually here, though the cake and champagne part of the ceremony is, so the photog will capture a bit of that. We're working on yard lighting next weekend. And the biggest fail so far, even worse than the snail-eaten salvia? A dark pink cuphea I bought on the spur of the moment. It's tag said it wanted full sun when I bought it yesterday. Today its leaves say maybe not so much. I think it died while we were out snorkeling. What does full sun mean to the garden people who write those tags? This plant was gorgeous this morning and watered last night. How can it be dead? grrrr.

I have a rose very similar to the La Ville de Bruxelles or Ispahan. It was planted in 1930 in memory of a family member and again on a cemetery in 1944. Spreads by underground roots. A little hard to transplant. Petals are very full over 40. Single color of pink but goes to white at the center of the petal and white on the back of the petal . Shape is open cupped. Petal shape is reflexed. The leaf surface is Matt and color is light to med-green. It flowers in W. PA. once mid-June into July. Slightly fragrant to fragrant. It flowers in clusters of 3 usually. (Florabunda ??). Size is 3 inches across. I have books upon books trying to figure it out. I'll have to wait until summer to post a picture, but wondered if by the description you can help. Thanks. Connie