It was worth the wait. Beautiful

I'm excited for you, it is worth the wait. They look lovely.

Great photos, great roses! I really miss my Little Artist. It smelled so good.

Oh! Those are lovely!! I especially like the pink noname!!

Let the rose dance begin!!

Carol

Thanks all, update to follow soon:)

Beautiful! That first bloom is always most special after a dreary winter.

Isn't it exciting? The first blooms mean the whole show begins now! What's the florist rose?

Beth, the florist rose was sold as Blue Gene.

I know you're over the moon. Those first few blooms are always awesome. Yours look great!! Can't wait to see more!!

I'm impessed. Budding a rose (Blue Gene). It looks wonderful.

Update: the three buds have now openend:

Arthur Bell

Little Artist

and my grafted Florist rose

The others are still making me wait - we have had some cold weather so it has slowed things down a bit.

I have also tried grafting a couple more florist roses this year and they all seem to have taken - anyone interested can have a look at my ideabook (http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/49333352/thumbs/rose-propagation-grafting)

Beautiful roses! Little Artist is so charming!

OMG that BLUE GENE is drop-dead gorgeous! Wow. Looks like a paler version of the florist rose SUPERSTITION.

You're right Beth - the similarity is there.