Oh Artist, what a beautiful picture!

I considered removing Lady of Shalott this spring because she just hasn’t performed well for me here, but instead, I moved her to a spot with better light and air circulation and added a couple shovels of well aged goat manure to her planting hole. I hope to get some blooms as beautiful as yours this season!

One of my most anticipated roses this spring was Golden Zest, and I’m glad to report that it lives up to every promise. Huge blooms (5+inches) , petal packed, long lasting and very fragrant. It’s the yellow rose I had always hoped for come to life. I purchased Bring Me Sunshine at the same time, she did poorly last year and I’ve now put her in full sun where she’s doing much better. (They literally mean to bring the plant plenty of sunshine!) Still, it’d be hard for any yellow rose to beat Golden Zest.

Wow!! Ben, what a startlingly beautiful rose!! And, it's fragrant!! Oh my!!! I'd love to get her. :)

Beautiful and beautifully grown Golden Zest, Ben. I got one last year and it has bushed out really well, but no so many blooms, so far. Hopefully mine will take inspiration from yours!

I have really been eagerly awaiting Fun in the Sun. I really loved it last year and thought about it all winter :) last year in Spring, mine was so good as a first season potted rose I purchased locally. It didn’t rebloom though after its spring flush. I hope this year it does better with rebloom.

first photo is from last year, all the others are from this week.

Ben, that really looks like the perfect yellow rose! Or at least my ideal of a yellow rose.

Echo, gorgeous Fun in the Sun blooms. They almost remind me of a mix between Caramel Antike and Romantic Antike.

Thank you, Windowsill! I will have to look those up :)

Chinese bird chirp

Notting Hill

Miyabi Cha

Ashley

Deja Blu. Thornless miniature with big fragrant roses and gorgeous shiny leaves.

Thank you for more enabling Ben, now I need Golden Zest. Time for Radiant Perfume to go lol

Echo - Your Fun in the Sun blooms are lovely!! The bush is covered in blooms...excellent!

SoCal - my goodness!! I adore your Ashley!!! Insanely beautiful!!! And your Deja Blu...the coloring is exceptional!! Notting Hill is another lovely, lovely rose!! :) :)

Kristine, you are saved. Golden Zest has been sold out on J&P for a while, and they are the only ones selling it. I've been dithering about this rose for ages.

Ben, gorgeous Golden Zest and thanks for posting the video. Do you have Larger Than Life? If so, what do you think of this one?

Windowsill, are you thinking about growing Caramel Antike? Who would you buy it from? I'd only consider a grafted plant, except in your case, it would go into a pot and maybe an own root would be a good choice.

Echo, Fun in the Sun is just luscious. So now I'm off to HMF for more info. It looks like it is doing well in your Texas sun. Keep us posted on this rose.

Socal, all your roses look great, but Notting Hill is perfection for me. I love Ashley and Chinese Bird Chip (but not the name; I've had too many bird chips dropped on my head). Diane

Caramel Antike, which I grew for many years, and was a vole victim several years ago.

Lol Diane it was a typo. Bird chirp! 🤣

Thank you Carol! I can send you a cutting of Deja Blu and Ashley if you like

Thank you, Carol, Diane & Ben.

oh, my goodness, Ben! how did I miss your video? Golden Zest looks lovely. Have to go read up on it! & Diane, Caramel Antike is lovely- I definetly see the resemblance color wise. Darn voles!!!

Diane, no, I'm not thinking of growing Caramel Antike. My rose motel has its "no vacancy" light illuminated. But I've gotten little bouquets of both Caramel and Romantic Antike from Whole Foods (they sell 6-stem bunches from Alexandra Farms in Colombia). I can't remember which Antike is a sport of which, but both are beautiful. None is as beautiful as that Caramel Antike bloom in your garden, though. It's funny, because I often find florist roses grown in a real gardens far more interesting in appearance than the same varieties grown for the floral trade.

I hope someone sells it grafted again someday so you can get it.

Ben, your Versigny is absolutely perfect—I'm jealous! My first DA box arrived today with 3 roses, all in great shape. Hopefully, 2 MWs will come tomorrow!

Beautiful rises! So many lovely additions to your gardens! Ut’s going to be a beautuful spring-summer!!! Very excited!

Ben,

I love your Golden Zest! Oooooooo!!!!! She’s on my wIsh list! Spectacular! I can’t believe she has sooo many exquisite qualities, 120 petals, Anise strong-fragrance, biggest bloom, glossy dark green leaves, shrub rose! A total winner! I am holding out now…. I want G. Zest, Beatrice & Edith! Maybe wait until next season-but all 3 near top of my list to add!!! Thank you for sharong….. love her!

I love Versigny, too. I have too many favorites! Can’t wait to see them all bloom!

Elena, love your new roses! Miyabi Cha is a fave if mine! Mikoto is really a gotgeous rose, too! A surprise week frist ladt season took my Mikoto; however, if she was not a baby shecwould have done well. She is lovely!

Echo,

Fun in the Sun is gorgeous-colorful! Mmmmmmmm! Dreamy!

Socal,

I live your collection of rises! They’re all winners! Love Miyabi Cha, D Bleau, Ashley, Bird Chirp. Notting Hill has beautiful color-I almost added her-maybe next season. I’d love to add them all! I have beautiful Ashley-she’s a duper bloomer! DB-beautiful bloom shape & color! It’s going to be an exciting soring!

@rosecanadian

Carol,

I am captivated by your new roses! Esp. Chandos Beauty! After looking at her-CB and reading about her big gorgeous blooms and fragrance, she’s on my wish list! Absolutely gorgeous big blooms! What an extraordinary rose! Mmmmmm! She may go to the top of my list! Wow! Next season sge’s coming to my garden! ! You will love her! Strong fruity orange, lemon, liime fragrance says Ben Hamilton-he does an amazing review on you tube of her!

SoCal - oh, that is so kind of you to offer. :) :) But, being in Canada, we'd have to get a phyto certification, etc. Plus, those two varieties aren't fragrant. :) :) But I can sure enjoy your pictures!!

Ben - brilliant fragrant blooms only at the very top that are best enjoyed by giraffes .... so funny!!

Kitty - I had Chandos Beauty a few years ago, but it died when my daughter left the garage door open one winter day. It's the only rose which I'd cut off a bloom and bring it with me around the garden. The fragrance was THAT good!! I'm really excited to get one again. :)

You are welcome Carol. Deja Blu is fragrant. Not ffff but at least fff. When it's hotter it's less fragrant.

Thanks for the Versigny video Ben, looks fabulous. Your is much fuller than my young un but interestingly, although mine do eventually fade to pink, your blooms look to be opening pinker, was that taken in summer? Here are mine fading after around a week in the vase:

My Golden Zest fragrance was very reminiscent of lemon cough drops. My most deliciously citrusy fragrant yellow is The Poet’s Wife, another newbie last year. Despite the black spot, I have a real weakness for a pure lemon, ruffled bloom.

“My rose motel has its "no vacancy" light illuminated.” that made me chortle, Windowsill! Mine has been illuminated for some years now, but I always seem to make space for a queue of gatecrashers.

Bunk beds are the answer!

My first bloom (cheating).

Romeo

that’s a beautiful rose Elena!

@BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14) we are on the same wavelength! My front beds have yellow roses and I will be planting Bring me Sunshine and Golden Zest this month!

I’m also planting Caramel Antike that I’ve been growing up in a pot for a season. I’m happy to read that GZ has a longer vase life; I love Golden Celebration, but it really isn‘t a good cut flower.

Really loving the peachy roses in this thread!

Elena,

Gorgeous Romeo bloom! Beautiful color!

Carol,

I’d love to see Chandos Beautify! You are so fortunate to have her. Maybe next season for me! Her fragrance really iintrigues me!

Nolie,

Heavenly! Love your blooms: Golden Zest & Versigny! Mmmmmmm! Yummy!

SoCal - I didn't know that about Deja Blu. :)

Nolllie - GASP on your Versigny!!! I really want this rose now.

Vaporvac - bunkbeds! Lol :)

Elena - the color on your Romeo!! And those petals!! Happy, happy!

Kitty - yes, maybe you can find Chandos Beauty next year.

Last year I got Chandos Beauty from K & M Roses.

Kentuckyrose - what did you think of it?

Rosecanadian,

The bush was tall, interesting pretty cream bloom, a nice fragrance, bloom lasted several days, and I didn’t notice any big disease problems. Chandos Beauty survived the winter and it was a rough winter. I am looking forward to this season. Remind me later in season to give you an update. I think the rose would be pretty in a wedding.

Kentuckyrose - oh, yes!! Great for a wedding!! I'm glad CB survived your tough winter. :) :)

Windowsill,

I chuckled at the thought of ’No Vacancy’ at the rose motel. Alas, my pot ghetto just continues to swell bigger with more and more potted roses.

Nollie

I have often thought I should give Poet’s Wife another try, she wasn’t too happy in Texas but perhaps she will like California better.

Elena,

Romeo is very handsome , will you plant him next to Juliet? I have William Shakespeare 2000 (aka AUSromeo) planted next to Juliet as an inside joke .

Carol

Did you get Chandos Beauty again? I hope so, very beautiful and fragrant variety.

Ben,
Once upon a time, I had two cherry trees — Romeo and Julia. A tragic love story, obviously. Julia died first (because of course she did), and now Romeo is looking suspiciously fragile… probably writing sonnets in the wind.
I’ve decided not to repeat this star-crossed nonsense with my roses. They’ll live on opposite ends of the garden — no eye contact, no romantic subplots. Think: exes who pretend they’ve never met.
Call me heartless, but I prefer my plants emotionally independent and drama-free.

Ben - yes, Chandos Beauty will be coming this month. :) :)

Elena - yes, drama-free. :) Exes who pretend they've never met. So cute.

Summer's kiss florist rose

Stephen Rulo

Sweet menta florist rose

For many years, I had Souvenir de la Malmaison planted next to Eugene de Beauharnais (Eugene was Josephine's son from a previous marriage). Alas, I lost SDLM and never quite got around to replacing her, so only Eugene remains :-D

Lovely roses, SoCal!! My faves are #1 Stephen Rulo, then Stephen Rulo!! But they're all beautiful!!

Some beautiful roses here, I shall try not to let rose envy get the better of me!

Vapor you might have been joking about bunk beds but I actually have a tiered system in one of my raised beds to squeeze in more rose gate crashers!

To clarify the photo of the yellow rose was The Poet’s Wife, not Golden Zest, which I can’t seem to find any photos of. Both are growing on nicely now, Ben. TPW was totally shot with black spot last year, but so far has resisted even though others already have it.

Nollie,

Good luck with The Poet’s Wife on the blackspot. I loved the yellow blooms and the fragrance! Eventually, I got tired of the consuming blackspot and sp’d it. Otherwise, I love it.

Thanks Kentucky, I love it too. Sadly, it could just be one of those Austins (like Golden Celebration) only suited to areas with no/very little disease pressure.

SoCal, I sense a theme. Both really cool roses. I am bummed. I have to toss my ladt Dave Bang rose. Cute stripped blooms but over night it has covered itself in black spot. I was hoping that this year it would be stronger but alas it seems even worse

Kristine, what was the name of the Dave Bang striped rose you tossed? I have Strawberry Kisses and love it.

My roses are blooming

New this year charitowa or sharitowa

Koko loco

Paul Bacuse

Silver lining

And I don't know what this new rose is

Colette

Lavender Jewel

Top cream.

Marches

Pompon veranda . Houzz keepskeepskeepskeeps messing my text

I got my second shipping. Romantic Antike blooms are huge!

Elena, those look great! Where are they from and what are their names?

Kentucky, the rose is called Surprise. A darling stripe rose. Last year it got horrible BS but this year it was looking so good and over night it was covered in BS . I dont spray so it is a goner

Surprise

@kentucky_rose zone 6, I have posted names earlier:

• Romantic Antike
• Miyabi
• Mikoto
• Aromatischen Hypnose
• Hanxian
• Schone Maid
• La Campanella

Roses are from Hillside farm, unbelievable quality..

Kristine - that's a shame. I would have spade it too. Sure has a beauty of a bloom!

SoCal - love your roses!! My faves are Koko Loco, Charitowa, and PB. :) :)

Elena - you got that glorious rose in the mail?!! Incredible!!!