I'm so pleased you managed to collar the guy doing the spraying, and that he was so thoughtful in the end. Lovely rose, I think Ingrid has it too, we can't get it over here and I've long admired it. Hope it looks great for you next Spring, I think it's going to continue to be a show off.

Thanks, Marlorena. I’m surprised you can’t get it there. Was it never available, or no longer available? Yes, I believe Ingrid has one as well. That’s where I get all my good ideas from, you know:) I know she had a grafted one in the past, and it did well. If it hadn’t been for Ingrid’s recommendation I would have given up on this one long ago. I knew she said it was a champ in the dry heat, and remained mannerly, so I fought to keep it alive. I think mine might be going own root by now, as I planted it very deep. Lisa

CM is one of the few DA roses that actually do very well in the med climate, so DA in their infinite wisdom decided not to release it in Europe because obviously the whole of Europe has the same soggy climate as the British isles..

Lisa, I'm not completely certain that you have Carding Mill, which is not a globular bloom. It could be that the cooler weather has caused it to do that, so I'd wait to see what further blooms look like. No, I no longer have mine, don't ask why.

Rosylady, that picture and your story about that adorable little boy are so touching.

Beautiful pictures all!

I am glad you were able to resolve your gardener issues, but GRRRRR at your HOA!

Nik, DA and their “infinite wisdom”! Ha! So one that would probably do well for you, but you can’t get it? That just figures, doesn’t it?

Roselady, what a charming picture! That would be my favorite, too. Your little boy is darling. I find myself wanting to kiss his sweet little white neck.

Thanks, suncoast. That HOA is really something, let me tell you. I once received a letter asking me to remove the “dead bush in the front yard.” It took quite a while and a phone call which wasn’t promptly returned to figure out what they were talking about. By then, my recently pruned rose had leafed out again and was putting out new growth. Sheesh!!!

Ingrid, I hope it’s Carding Mill. That’s certainly what the tag said. I don’t remember it ever having such a huge globular bloom before, this. It bloomed at first, before it was sprayed, and I wasn’t as enamored as by this bloom. Maybe it’s a special Fall bloom? I’m going to go look on HMF, and see if anyone has blooms like this one. The bud looks right, doesn’t it? Lisa

I do hope that's the right rose Lisa, but just to add to what Nik said, I wrote to Austin's some time ago about this rose, and all they were prepared to tell me was that it wasn't released here for ''commercial reasons'', without giving any more details. A very mysterious company at times.

Unfortunately, I could not locate an image with completely open blooms... There is a rose in the background with an open bloom.

I grow one Carding Mill plant, purchased 4 years ago own root from Angel G.

Other images from the same plant.

Opening... not there yet... but definitely globular to begin with..

Here are two close up pics of the Carding Mill at the Portland Rose garden...they definitely don't have the strong globular shape that desertgarden and Lisa's have.

The time of year was early June during the rose's first flush. Also, the weather in PDX is much cooler and moister than Nevada and California.

Thanks, desertgarden. I think your second picture looks enough like mine to convince me it’s Carding Mill. I did find a few other photos online with the globular bloom form, as well. I guess it’s the cooler temps we have right now, as Ingrid said. The bloom is probably keeping its globe form longer than it usually would around here, with these cooler temperatures. It’s just been so long since I’ve seen one! I do know that I had blooms in the past, and they were not this globular. Perhaps they were, but only for a brief time, and I missed it. If they had all been this large, globular, and long lasting, I’m sure I would have remembered them. Of course, when my Carding Mill WAS blooming a couple years ago, it was a new plant. Maybe it wasn’t quite mature yet, and those were just it’s juvenile blooms. It would be nice if it kept these blooms up. Or maybe they will be a yearly Fall treat? Lisa

We cross posted, Roselady:) Those are more like the blooms I remember getting. Mine did bloom some before the “gardeners” did a number on them. Thank you for posting the additional photos. The first of your two from the Portland Rose Garden immediately rang a bell. That’s the bloom type I remember getting on this plant. I guess it IS the Fall weather:) Lisa

I think we can safely blame(or actually thank) the fall weather for Carding Mill’s giant globe. Many of my blooms are looking different from the norm right now. Below is one of my potted Cream Verandas. It’s normally very peach or cream for me. I just looked at it, and it’s WAY pinker than what I usually get. I like it. It’s just about dark, so I hope you can still see the colors.

I know Yves Paignet always has large frilly blooms, but mine are WAY larger than normal.

These things are HUGE!

I hope Carding Mill will give me a few more of those incredible globes before the spring flush. Lisa

I had a light pink bloom today on Papa Gontier. I couldn't believe it. These Teas are so interesting.

Oh wow, Sheila! That’s really neat. It looks like a completely different rose. I like these “Fall Specials”. My Duchesse de Brabant is producing some really nice big blooms right now, as well. Lisa

Lisa, I love the way you have the cream veranda rose growing in a hanging basket! How long have you had it in there? I would like to try something like that.

I have two of them in baskets like that on either sides of my entryway arch. They’ve been there for close to two years. The baskets are the kind that contain a water reservoir in the bottom. When we have really hot temps with dry winds, I take them down and shelter them. (Nothing likes 95F+ temps, at 13% humidity, and wind, but pots really suffer.) They are pretty happy right now with our cooler temps. Lisa

The big Carding Mill globe had dropped all its petals this morning, when I got up. As a consolation, the small bud had opened. It’s much brighter, much more orange, and much smaller. Lisa

Yes, Carding Mill IS beautiful, Lisal! And your gorgeous photos, plus everyone else's, reveal just how beautiful it can be. I love the globe-shaped blooms CM can produce. In my preference list, that shape is right up there at the top with fully double quartered blooms and fully double with a button eye! Oh, and nodding Tea-Noisette blooms draped across a pergola. Carol

Cream Veranda is a lovely rose and what a feat to have it bloom like that in a hanging pot. If I tried that I've have a few forlorn dead branches in no time.

I doubt it, Ingrid. It’s a pretty tough little rose. They are coming down and going into the garage today, before the wind gets too crazy. Not only would the wind desiccate them, but the entire baskets would probably be thrown to the ground. Can’t have that! Lisa

A few years back I called David Austin to put in my order, then asked the representative what her favorite was. She said Carding Mill and Queen of Sweden. Photos didn't really appeal to me but based on her opinion I bought a baby Carding Mill from Hummingbird . It did terrible the first year and put out a small bloom that had only a row of single petals. After a long wait to confirm it was even the right rose, this year the blooms are double and it's what I hoped for, exceptional.