Very nice...but where's your JB's?

Lol luckily I picked a bunch off this morning.

Wow! Abe is one of my all-time favorites. Do you have several shrubs or are the blooms from just one?

Ann

Wow, those are gorgeous, Judy! I'm ready to see some of your wonderful bouquets!

Very photogenic! I love this rose and wished I had the opportunity to buy one this year. Unfortunately the only ones I came across are fragile plants with rust on it. Maybe next year!

Wow-- simply lovely

Beautiful!! Love your gazebo!!

I'm swooning!

I can't wait till mine grows up and looks like that.

Abe is looking good--like really, really, really good!

Kate

OMG !! That is gorgeous. So beautiful.

Suebelle

Love me some Abe!!! Purty!!

The fragrance must be wonderful!!!

Gorgeous petal stuffed flowers!

:)

Carol

They look great. Just curious, how long have you have had them? In your first season were they later too bloom or grow long canes quickly? That is my situation right now. So I was wondering if the Darby's bloomed a bit later than other Austin roses, especially since my other da's have had blooms already.

Hallo I preordered them last year from a wonderful nursery that gets them growing beautifully before you take them home so they were huge when I First received them. They seemed to grow to about 4 or 5 ft but really didn't shoot out any long canes to try to skamper up my gazebo til late in the summer and then I kinda waited to long to try to work them around the legs of my gazebo and the canes kinda hot to stiff to work with. I cut them back and tried to work with the new canes but still have issues with one of them. It's a great bloomer though with gorgeous blooms. I'm sure yours will start shooting out longer canes in no time. Judy

You showed Abraham Darby to perfection. My 2nd bloom is here and shows some apricot tones instead of the pale pink of the first flush. If anyone is adding this rose try for a spot under your bedroom window. Lovely wafting fragrance when in full bloom.

Glorious Abe! You have brought him to perfection.

Mine was also bought as a decent size pot. It looks healthy, it has doubled in height, has red tips, buds should be forming soon. I was just curious about yours because all the other da's I have, have bloomed already. However, this one seems to be doubling in size first!

Thanks y'all!! I simply adore this rose. It's color is really dependent on the temps I'm sure. In the mornings it seems to have some lots more apricot. I love it. Judy

Your Abe is magnificent!

You have a beautiful garden! Love your gazebo!!! Love the roses too! What a classic wrought iron gazebo!