Another great DA climber in my garden, Bathsheba. This one currently is growing as a bush until I decide to train it. Love this rose with its excellent health, beautiful blooms and repeats all the time. It's on my perfect rose list. Helen

Helen, Bathsheba is achingly beautiful! I adore her color and they way the blooms nod down a little. I seem to remember you have Evelyn too. I have Lady of Shallot that I am not sure I will be keeping. She really struggles in my soil with chlorosis and the dry heat shrivels her tiny heat reduced and faded blooms. She might be happier in my sister’s Western Washington yard if I bare root it and send to her. I was thinking of Evelyn to replace, but Bathsheba is so lovely. Between Evelyn and Bathsheba, which would do better in heat? If I get another Austin I am going to get it grafted on Dr. Huey since that rootstock likes our soil.

Stephanie, can you get both? Haha, just kidding. They are both great roses so you just need to look at the bloom form and see what you like more. Evelyn has thicker petals so the blooms will deal with the heat better and last longer in a vase. Helen

Helen, I'm trying to ID some unnamed Arborose roses at Lowe's in the hopes of finding QS. Is there anything distinctive about its leaves, canes and thorns that I could look for in lieu of flowers? I really want this rose to plant on my fence STAT! :))

Helen, I'm quite sure I've never seen more beautiful specimens of Quicksilver or Bathsheba, grown to absolute perfection. Not only are the blooms huge but they're absolutely stuffed with beautifully arranged petals. I find myself scrolling up to your photos over and over again.

Varporvac, I'm at work right now so when I get home I'll take pics of the leaves and canes of QS and hope it will help you with your search.

Ingrid, thank you for the sweet words. I think we're very lucky to have access to these 2 wonderful roses. Every time I see some beautiful non-once-bloomer nostalgic looking roses from gardens in Europe/Japan, I often mentally prepare myself that as a US rose gardener I may not have access to those great looking roses. I'm very happy to have these 2 roses in my garden :) Helen

Varporvac, here are the pics of QS’s leaves and branches. Helen

Thank you Helen! Those are great. It doesn't seem you're capable of taking a bad picture. :-)

Thanks Vaporvac, please keep us update on your search result. Helen

Total fail! They were all Florentina. : (( However, I may go back and get Sweet Jane! : ))

Vaporvac, sorry to hear that. At least you found something you like to have. Helen

Wow! Stunning roses! Love the cover shots of Bathsheba! QS looks like an amazing rose to have in partial shade.

How has its culture been for you? Does it demand much water/feeding? Do you have it only in morning exposure?

Thanks jjkOC. My QS is in full sun and requires average water/feeding as other roses. Helen

Helen your roses and your pictures are stunning. I am so in love with your quicksilver now. I also think your combination of quick silver, JG and spirit of freedom sounds heavenly. Do you have other pictures to show with all these beauties in it? Bathsheba Is lovely in every way also.

Thanks dianela. You can see 3 of them in pic 1 of QS.

In pic 1, starting from the left is James Galway which is planted in the separated square raised bed. JG isn’t blooming right now so there are no flowers.

In the middle of the pic is QS which is planted in the rectangle raised bed.

On the right of the pic is SoF which is planted in the rectangle raised bed. You can see some of SoF blooms. Dave noticed SoF in the pic :) Helen

Another rose in my garden, Bishop’s Castle (AUSbecks), a David Austin rose. Bred in 2007 (UK) and released in 2007 (US). The 3-inch cupped raspberry pink blooms have 41+ petal with old rose fragrance. This rose had a lot of powdery mildew when it was in a shaded area in my garden so I moved it to a sunny location and it's very happy now. Roses sometimes like real estate, it's all about location. Helen

Ohhh I was wondering if those huge blooms were also quick silver. They have a lavender cast to them and I wasn’t sure, the shape is certainly different. Wow they blend in so beautifully, exquisite:)

Thanks Dianela. I tried to put roses with similar colors next to each other so I can get the same impact as planning multiple of the same roses without buying multiple of the same roses. Helen

I've tried to do the same thing, but sometimes the plants don't cooperate! Lol! :-)

Another darling, Augusta Luise in its first year. Helen

Another unique rose, Mama Africa. Helen

Two beautiful red roses. Helen

I just watched a video by Paul Zimmerman on layering 6 roses for An Arbor. He uses 6 roses., 3 on each side of varying heights so that you have roses on the top on the sides and on the bottom. Has anyone tried this way to grow on an Arbor?

I never did it, but actually bought all my climbers with that in mind, although with many I got the bush form to plant at their feet. Since the arbor is still sometime in the future, I just planted all the roses against my brick wall with the bush forms at their feet, such as Cl. LaFrance and LaFrance, and Cl. Crimson Glory and Crimson Glory. For Cl. Orange Triumph I waited to see if I like her colour (which is NOT orange). I am going to use Violet's Pride at the foot of Quicksilver. I think PZ's idea would work great especially if combined with some thornless varieties as I imagine growing a thorny rose with New Dawn would be a nightmare to prune!

Mama Africa is sooo sooo pretty!♡♡♡ I need a love button

Osiria is quite lovely! That first pinker bloom of Mama Africa has a very similar look to my Monsieur Tillier. No parents listed and seems to be a very rare rose with no sellers listed on HMF. Where did you get it?

Violet's pride at the feet of quicksilver what a great idea I'm trying to think of a place to put Violet's pride that would look really cool.

If I use quicksilver on the Arbor and want something down at its base to fill in should I use a contrast ing lavender or maybe I should use something like distant drums would that make it look too muddy should I go with more of a clear color or white so many options I don't know but I'm kind of thinking distant drums might be kind of fun

I would use DD, for sure!!! I actually put them a bit to the side and have roses that "segue" to the next colour. Then you could plant VP nearby to carry that colour around.

Stephanie, I think it was available for the short while that Ludwig's had a satellite nursery in AZ. They went back to SA so those roses, such as Candice are no longer available to my knowledge.

Thanks Vap, I have been thinking soft colors all this time. cream and lavender and some pink.

But then somebody mentioned cinco
De Mayo and that got me thinking about something totally different with lavender. and then the distant drums rose came to mind. Kind of funny because I have never been a fan of beige roses or muddy colors so this would be so far out of my comfort zone lol. That just shows that our tastes can change.

That's so true, Helen! I still love my original taste, it's just expanded. For me, it's what suits the space and my front area with old brick wall and new metal fence can take a different palette, even while incorporating roses originally meant for a different area. Kristine, I have Cinco de Mayo in the bed with Violet's Pride. They came together in the Springhill Rainbow of Roses last year and when they bloomed near one another in pots I decided they looked good together. That set the tone for the front wall , although there were some climbers that couldn't be placed too near those. I also got Lavender Crush for that bed. Perhaps you could try that growing up the other side of Quicksilver. My LC is just getting fat buds and the colour is gorgeous!!! I can't wait to see a bloom. Helen, it looks as if you only grow photogenic roses, but I think it's your rose growing skills that make them seem so beautiful. I can't get over the gorgeousness of the above planting!

Oh, wow, Mama Africa so unique and wonderful - love it! I definitely agree that Bathsheba is one of those perfect roses. The scent, color, health - everything is wonderful.

Helen

This is the thread that keeps giving! Love the pics of Bathsheba, Mama Africa (so exotic), Black Magic and Osiria

I was looking up something the other day on HMF and came across one of your gorgeous roses and couldn’t stop looking, what beauties! I love them all, but Spirit of Freedom really caught my eye! Like I said before, I always enjoy your roses!

Varpovac, you are very kind when you mentioned my rose growing skill. I'm still learning from many here in the forums. I have learned to be patient and to accept imperfection in my garden. I kept QS and JG for 2+ years in 5-gallon pots before I found perfect spots for them. I'm glad JG, QS and SoF work well together. The good thing about roses is if the roses don't like their current locations or the colors aren't what we visioned, we can always move them :)

Dave, you are so right about Bathsheba.

BenT, I'm glad you like them. I believe you have many unique roses, too. Please share them.

Sara Ann, I agree with you. SoF is one of the BEST! I love it. Thank you for your sweet words. I have English Perfume in my garden because of your beautiful pics, and it is a great rose in my garden. Every time I pass it in my garden, I tell myself, Sara Ann recommended this rose :) Helen

Another beautiful rose in my garden, Pompon Veranda. Helen

Scepter'd Isle (AUSland), a David Austin rose, bred in 1989 and released in 1997 (UK). It is a beautiful, healthy and great fragrance David Austin garden rose. There’s something about the look of this rose that always reminds me of romance. Helen

Helen, does PomPom Veranda really have a greenish tint to the outer petals at times? Kinda reminds me of the green in white hydrangeas. Its really pretty. I have a whitish pink bougainvillea that gets a green tint right before they blush up and I love it!

Sultry, yes, it does. The pics are how it looks in real life. This rose look is amazing! I remember looking at it on an Instagram of one of the Japanese rose growers and wished maybe some day I could have it in my garden :)

Without Palatines Rose, we couldn't have access to this rose and Augusta Luise so I'm so thankful to them and hope they will sell more European roses in the future. Helen

Pompon Veranda is sooo unique. Thanks for sharing her amazing blooms with the green edges. Scepter'd Isle has PERFECT cabbage blooms! Do the blooms hold in heat? They look rather fragile. But that fragility is what makes them so beautiful.

Stephanie, Scepter'd Isle's petals are thin so they can deal with regular heat 70-85F but will have a hard time with high heat. Helen

The roses you have shown are GORGEOUS! I love them all! And this thread was amazing and helpful!

Thank you mjkjribinson. Helen

Hi Helen

i love all your roses :)

how hot does it get where you are. I’m considering getting QS but I’m not sure it will survive the California heat. In the summer we get burning hot temps of 100* any thoughts?

Hu-76, I’m in the Bay Area so the temperature is mild. We might get 90+ a couple days in summer, then the temperature often gets cooler after that. I don’t think QS is sensitive to hot temperature. However, when the temperature gets to 100, make sure the plant gets plenty of water. Helen

Thank you!!

You have such a gorgeous roses 😍

Maybe you can help me with something please ☺️

I just received my order from heirloom roses, I ordered Quick silver, Eden and zephirine drouhin. All 3 are my very first climbing roses ever, I never purchased any plant roses before, but since now I own my house I’m very determined to fill my one acre back yard with different types of roses. My question about the Quick Silver is.

in your experience, once I plant my roses in the ground ( they currently around 12 or 14 inches long) should I tie the main cane at 45 degrees as soon I put them down or should I wait for them to be bigger?

The plant is small right down so let wait for it to get bigger.

Paul Zimmerman has many excellent videos on YouTube about roses and climbers. HeirloomRoses also has videos about climbers. They are very helpful. Helen

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf7F5qhChFM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iNfSaH5fLUM