I'm a fan of Treasure Trail. This is the beginning of its third year in my garden and with the growth she's putting on this spring she will really come into her own. While I love her flowers the best thing I can tell you about her is that she is bullet-proof to disease in my garden. Her leaves are leathery dark green and very shinny. Her mossing is heavier than Unconditional Love, Mel Hulse, and Red Moss Rambler. The last two are new additions this year but they are both budding out enough to tell already. Treasure Trail has grown to just over 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. She is covers with buds right now and in a week or so will really explode with color. I've found her to be a thirsty rose, more so than the roses around her. Now what you probably really want to know about are her blooms. They are as pretty as the pictures you will see of her of HMF. They are 3 inches across with pink petals than yellow to a center button-eye. They do not have much fragrance, other than the mossing scent, but flowers last a very long time. One other think about the color, they have a slight mauve overlay of color sometimes. I'm very happy with Treasure Trail. Here is a link that might be useful: Paul Barden Roses I Grow

Dear Paul, I am really confused. At first Rogue Valley said they were out of Treasure Trail. Then a few days ago they had bands available, and I placed an order, which was over $30 including shipping for one band. That's fine. I want the rose. Now I get an email from Rogue Valley, after they charged my credit card, to say they really don't have the rose in stock right now and are waiting for you to send them some plants. As for budded - that's a big YES for me. Is this an option????? Please let me know. I'll email you. Suzanne Horn LadyRedLHW@aol.com

Helen, my thanks to you for hosting this website. Too many wonderful rose sites from the early days of the web when I was first exploring have disappeared. A few were captured by the Wayback Machine, but too few. I'm glad the one is being saved. (it's actually one fo the many reasons I prefer books. Information is distributed better online, but preserved better in print.)

Darn you two--Mme Hardy is one of the few once-bloomers I'm hemming and hawwing about. I was thinking Boule de Neige might be similar with the button eye, which is why I sprang for that instead. David Austin loved the flower shape of BdN. I've also got Commandant Beaurepaire somewhere--maybe a dead twig--which is or isn't remontant depending on whom you ask. I'll find a place for a once-bloomer someplace, but it has to be absolutely spectacular.