I have one year plants of Aloha & Laguna. So far I'm most impressed with Aloha which put on about 10-12 feet of growth in our short season last year. Laguna hasn't so far put on as much growth as Aloha, but it is a very nice rose and I've heard lots of good things about it, so I'm anxious to see how it does this year. All of our new Kordes roses have really done well for us considering they were just planted last year. Moonlight is another nice one although it has less petals. All have been very disease resistant if one year can tell the story! Amadeus has not done much so far and I'm not crazy about the flowers and I have just planted Jasmina and Golden Gate, so I can't comment on them yet. Kordes Aloha Laguna

Living in cold Sweden I ought to have more hardy Kordes roses but I have very few. But then I have few modern roses at all. My favourites are Frühlingsduft, Raubritter and my newest favourite, Rotkäppchen (Red Riding Hood) introduced in 2007. I managed to catch three of my Kordes roses in one photo (a bad one I'm afraid, as my camera doesn't like red). The climber Flammentanz (Flame Dance) came with the house, there is a glimpse of Iceberg to the left behind the box hedge and three Rotkäppchen, in front, red with oldfashioned form. The distances are all wrong, the house is at least 10 metres away.

Carla, am delighted to spill the beans on my ordering frenzy. I carefully went through the list, wrote down all the ones I thought I would like, researched to see which of these no one else offered......wanted to make sure I got these. I will probably go look again, see what I cant live without. Have ordered from Sequoia for so many years.....it is sad to think they are closing. I just hope Tx. A&M gets up and going and I can go there to see all his blooming roses - its about 2.5 hours from me. Here is my first order, that just arrived: 3 Lavender Crystal 3 Ripples Walferdange Dancing Doll Rosy Purple Shipping this week are: Magenta Opal Brunner Purple Buttons Jacqueline Humery Now.....wanna hear about the damage I did at Ashdown this morning? I did have one of those discount cards I bought last year and had $150 + on....and before I sound out of control.....they are having a big sale this week! Look what a savings I got! Every 4th one was half price, free shipping!! Apricot Vigorosa Mme. Charles Noella Nabonnand Queen Mab Cloth of Gold/Chromatella Daybreak Gravin Michel d'Ursel Grandmom Schmidt Rivers George IV Wilhelm Ley's Perpetual Mme. Bovary Sorority Tea Floral Fairy Tale Perennial Blue Chartreuse de Parma Oh, cant leave out Vintage: Thomasville Old Gold Chantilly Lace Cl. President Herbert Hoover Etiole de Feu [wanted this one a long time!!] Heinrich Karsch Verdun Grandmaster So I went a little overboard, its Christmas, Merry Christmas to me! I feel sure there will be more..... Anyone else doing any ordering? Fess up.....lets have confession.....whats everyone been ordering? Carla, surely you have succombed to something!! Merry Christmas All! Judith

I have only been a serious “rosarian” for three years but it has quickly tuned into an obsession! I only purchase Kordes roses because of their fragrance and beauty_ also pre- Covid 19, Lowe’s sold them . Unfortunately, 4 of my Summer Romance contracted RRD and had to be destroyed 😔. I bought these from Lowe’s, but my neighbor’s Knock Out roses had RRD and I suspect the wind transferred the mite to my roses. As to the Kordes Savannah, I purchased three Kordes rose bushes at Lowe’s, and although they were ticketed as Plum Perfect, the roses on the bushes were pink. I finally decided that they were mis- labeled. I’m not sure how I arrived at the conclusion that they were Kordes Savannah, probably from comparison of pictures on line. My Savannah’s have been constant and prolific bloomers for the last two years and their fragrance is divine. They are definitely pink and I see no apricot tones on mine. I have attached two photos. If these aren’t Savannah, I would appreciate a heads up. Also attached a photo of a Summer Romance bush in full bloom.