What gorgeousness!! I love them all! :-)

Everything is so lush and gorgeous! It must be a beautiful experience to sit sipping tea or wine at the little table and read a juicy novel.

Marlorena, your garden is divine. The rose near the greenhouse looks like a pink powderpuff.

Gloire de Ducher is a superb red rose, I love the color shadings. I should plant more red roses...

Interlude has amazing color, reminds me of California poppy.

Your garden has interesting companion plants with the exceptional roses, great combinations.

Wow! Gloire de Ducher is so rich and velvety. I'd love to try growing that rose at some point (another one added to the ever-expanding list!)

Oh gosh, Marlorena, LIKE, LIKE, LIKE,.... I'm with KS. If I could squeeze just one more rose into my beds, I think it would have to be Gloire de Ducher. Every time you post photos of yours, I go all weak in the knees. That color. Did you ever find another rose that hits the same notes as GdD? I think it may be unique in that respect. Souvenir du Dr. Jamain, Munstead Wood, etc. all come close but don't quite match. I love the way you slipped some orange into your photo share! Heh, heh. When I see orange in your garden, I like it, too. Truth be told, I enjoy a few orange things myself, even though I officially "don't do orange." I keep trying to grow California poppies to no avail. I love the combination of pink and white near your greenhouse. (I love your greenhouse, too.) Anne Boleyn is a gorgeous thing! Do you think of Henry when you lop off blooms for the house? :-). Carol

Man, oh man, Marlorena, your garden is in a class of its own. So beautifully kept but without fussiness, allowing the roses to wander where they will (well, as far as we know) with petals on the paths and little plants to sit at their feet. It's interesting how an orange or bright yellow plant with small flowers is just the right touch when a rose in that shade might be indigestible. Your roses all have such class; each individual flower is a jewel in a wonderful setting.

Ha, ha! I wonder what the notorious Tudor would think of His Gnomeness. :-). Carol

Thank you, Marlorena. I love looking at your garden. I only wish I could look at it in person. sjn, I would certainly be taking all my cups of tea, glasses of wine out there.

I've been intrigued by the chimney, and finally have to ask you. Is it to do with heating the greenhouse?, or an incinerator?, or a fancy BBQ?...

As usual, Ingrid expressed things I didn't know I thought. (Several steps up from an interpreter! I wonder what the word is, or if there is one?)

Trish... thanks once again... glad you looked in here... yes the table is just meant for two. !.

...as for the 'chimney'.. it does look like a chimney now you come to mention it, but I think you mean the fence post... it's much taller than the trellis which is attached to it, and has a cap on the top to weather proof it.., so it's just a standard fence post...painted a dark colour...

Amazing Marlorena! I definitely can not express myself half as good as most ladies here, but I agree with every wonderful thing they have said. Your garden is magnificent in every way. I would love to see your garden in person and just smell the roses. All these roses are fantastic, I love them all and could never choose if I had to. Your garden should be in a magazine or maybe you could do a YouTube video ;).

Diane... thanks so much... I feel my garden is somewhat paltry compared to so many others here... I am not able to grow too many large freestanding roses... so I make do with smaller ones mostly...

..thanks again everyone for looking in at my garden today..

Definitely not paltry!!!!

I agree with Titian. Not paltry at all, just gorgeous!

Wow, GdD is so beautiful! Love seeing shots of your harmonious garden. What are the pink roses seen from your green house?

Wow those are just so gorgeous!!

Just wow! So many better comments already. Love the setting, plantings & the roses.

oh thank you all so much once again, and for looking in at my roses..

...totoro.. that's 'Mme. Lauriol de Barny'.. a bourbon... always puts on a good show, without fail...

… I hope to have a few more pictures next week to share... thank you. !..

WOW! Amazing. So lush! Just WOW!!!!

..thanks so much !...

Comtesse.. crushed velvet sounds good !..

I purchased this rose from RVR after seeing your beautiful GdD, Malorena. I only actively grew it for two years, but in that time, it put on rapid growth and displayed a few beautiful blooms. It was also healthy in my LV climate. I have often wondered why more gardeners here do not grow this rose? Thank you for sharing!

Marlorena, “through my greenhouse window” what a breathtaking view! Made my heart skip a beat. I feel so indulged viewing your garden over my morning cup of coffee. Thank you for sharing your garden with us!

I'm absolutely swooning!

So beautiful! Is anyone still growing this and how are the health and the repeat? It's for sale in my area... Apparently, it was a parent in the Austin line, btw. including personal favorite, Tradescant.

@Rose Paris 'Tradescant' is one of my favorites, too, so I began growing 'Gloire de Ducher' in 2021 for that reason. It produces a lot of blooms in the first flush, but most don't open well for me despite growing in full sun. Following the first flush, the leaves get pretty spotty, so I trim back the plant a bit to prompt fresh growth. I initially trained it on an obelisk, but it was only willing to produce blooming side shoots in the spring. The rest of the year it was reluctant to produce new growth from on the trained canes and focused instead on throwing out basal canes...that frequently did not even produce any blooms, even at the tips.

This spring, I took it off of the obelisk and pruned it as a shrub. It hasn't grown much after I pruned it lightly following the early summer flush (despite having plenty of water and food), but I noticed just now that it's finally beginning to send out new growth from the pruned canes, so maybe I'll have a fall flush.

If you're looking for a charming red hybrid perpetual that reblooms well without a lot of effort, I recommend growing 'Alfred Colomb'. It can be rather purple in cool weather and turns a bright crimson in the heat. It has an upright shrubby growth that doesn't require a lot of training / pruning and very good disease resistance for me. It always seems to have some blooms on it. The blooms also open easily and have a fantastic scent.

'Alfred Colomb':

@John (PNW zone 8), thanks for the info and the recommendation! It is always great to learn about a rose that blooms well and smells great! Alfred Colomb looks beautiful and I adore roses in that color scheme!