I have wondered the same thing! I am interested in OGRs, especially teas & chinas as they do so well during drought periods here in Melbourne, but there are many more modern roses that have also survived in my garden. It would be good to hear about other peoples' experiences in rose growing in Australia.

Hi ozmelodys, I am from melbourne area too, and have most OGRs, teas etc. we used to have a special Australian area on Garden World, I thought it would have crossed over onto this site. Haven't found it yet though.

Hi Roselady and Ozmelody,

There is indeed a Roses in Oz forum; it's been pretty quiet around there for a while though - maybe you're not the only ones who couldn't find it after the move to Houzz... If you go up to the top of this page, click on Garden Forums (in green writing) and you'll see 'Roses in Oz' in the alphabetical list. (There are other topics that might be of interest under 'Australian Forums' (?) in the same list.) I don't use it much because it seems to me to be mostly about modern roses which don't interest me so much - no reason why that can't change though...

Just in case you're not aware of them, there are also loads of really knowledgeable and helpful people on the 'Antique Roses' and 'Roses' forums, many of them gardening in very similar climates, eg in different parts of California. They're both in the alphabetical list, with links between the two.

Hope this is of some help.

Comtesse :¬)

Thank you Comtesse ; )

Thanks, Comtesse.

I am quite new to all this as have been happily computer illiterate up until my daughter gave me her old IPad so I could skype her in Japan. Found this site by accident a couple of weeks ago and as you say, there is a lot of knowledgable & helpful advice to hand.

I noticed in one of your replies to a rose I.D query, that you have soft spot for Indica Major, as do I. Growing up in Adelaide, our neighbour had a huge plant climbing over the tank stand and can remember always waiting for it to flower. Took me years to find out what it was (not Briar rose!)