Your garden is wonderful, Sharlene. I enjoyed your ideabooks. Thank you.

These are beautiful.

One of my favourite colour classes. I love the russet to mauve roses.

Love the unique colors of these roses! So many beauties in the Idea Book, thanks for sharing!

Just wow!!! Beautiful beautiful!! Love all of your wonderful blooms!! And your gardens are so so pretty! Now for your cafe dahlia to bloom :)

Striking pics. Not my favorite types of roses, but very interesting, to say the least.

Kate

Thanks all - really appreciate the comments.

April, Café au Lait is getting bigger by the day!

Kate, I am presuming you are referring to the colour. Never use to like the 'odd' colours but tastes change :)

Sharlene

Sharlene - I love all the colors and your idea book! Thanks for sharing your garden with us.

Ann

Your idea book is outstanding!! Thanks for sharing it!!

Woooooweeee. Stephen is new to me this year but not loving it as much as I do Koko. I adore the color of Koko and my Stephen is staying light colored not like pics I've seen of Aprils and now yours. Maybe once it goes in the ground. Your roses are beautiful!!

Simply beautiful! Hope I can get some blooms that look half as good as yours and these other master gardeners on this forum. All of you amaze me with your garden designs and the way you are able to group the roses in such a way to bring out their best. I know that comes from experience, but it is also a talent.

Those are ALL stunning!

Stephen Rulo is unbelievable!!! It has the two colors on at the same time. Exquisite!!!! I love all of your roses here, but Stephen Rulo is in a class by himself!!!! Is there a good fragrance with any of these roses? I don't think there is with Koko Loco.

Wow!

Carol

Beeeyooties!! You know that's my favorite color class... the "oddballs!" STEPHEN RULO is a very gorgeous rose!! I love mine! Your climate seems to give him some more interesting color combos tho.

Carol, I am not the best person to ask about fragrance. Seems my nose is not that sensitive - DH can detect fragrance where I don't! To my nose: SR - yes, HD - yes both not strong but definitely there. KL and Mokarosa - no.

Beth, up until the end of last week we had a lot of rain and if it wasn't raining it was overcast - almost no sun for what seemed like an eternity! I am sure it had an effect on the roses - all more intense! I am curious to see how SR fairs in sunny, dry conditions.

Thanks!

Carol

'Stephen Rulo' does look gorgeous!

Your delightful Idea-Book photos were a pleasure to peruse! What a pretty setting you have for your gardens - I can almost smell the clean, fresh air. Thank you for sharing!

I love all of the unique roses. You have a fabulous selection on your ideabook pics. I wish I could grow half of those here. I see the beauty in all roses, but after browsing all of these threads I'm definitely liking the bright, flashy, multiple colours & different roses the most.

This forum is a fantastic reference! Your can spend hours here but it is very enabling so be careful;)

Sharlene, I introduced Stephen Rulo in the US. Send me a private e-mail if you can through my site at www.wiroses.com

I don't see Stephen Rulo on your list, Steve...any other info on this rose?