None of the roses here have yet advanced to anywhere near the stage of those described in the opening post. Of course it‘s now earlier in the new year than it was when that was written 14 years ago.

I was surprised to find a bloom on Bolero and one on Jolie. Where oh where did winter go ?

You never had a winter, Kristine. Thank heaven it will be ages before there are buds on my roses. I'm now able to crawl around the flower beds with my foam kneepads on, hand raking up bushels of fallen, dead rose leaves. Then I'm applying Rose Tone to each rose. I have only just begun, and it's not fun.

Carol, were you on here 14 years ago posting about roses? I don't think I discovered the forum until about 2011. Diane

This post was probably in late June in my previous yard where I gardened in the ground instead of in pots. :)

Diane - I guess I must have been. LOL I have a really hard time with time/dates. :) :) I'm really appreciative of all the work you do for your roses, because you post your pictures on Houzz, and I get to see the glory that is your yard! :) :)