Thanks a lot! I know how I'll be spending my evening😄

Lynn, you can have mine. I want Eustacia Vye for that spot, or maybe, I'd move my Rouge Royale there. And thanks for the links. I hope your garden is doing well now. Diane

Hi Dianne:)

My sentiment re: ORA grown in Las Vegas was similar to yours. Here in TX, I gained an appreciation for ORA's disease resistance and it had better coloring, although it still is not among my favorites... There seems to always be something while growing roses... a lot like life...

Lynn, I know that where you live can make such a difference. Olivia looks good, especially in photos here, but in person, she's so washed out. Eustacia might not be much better, but I love the form of her blooms and her many petals. As you know, disease isn't a problem here, nor in Las Vegas, I'm sure. And Texas is another story--I remember the humidity when traveling there. Diane

Definitely... Texas is so vast with differing climates and geography. One would have to hit every corner and that in between to experience it all... There are sweet spots between dry and humid... where the majority of days are just so comfortable... Humidity levels that are comfortable for humans can still be a minor issue for some roses, similar to what I experienced growing roses in Coastal Southern CA... my hometown... I still gravitate towards varieties that look their best year round even though I have had no major issues to zero thus far with fungal disease. Moving here from a desert, I love the rain too!! We have not watered our lawn since November, and roses never require watering more than 2xs a week during the heat of Summer. Snowmageddon was by far the worst threat to my roses that I have experienced. I lost more than 2/3 of the 40+ roses in pots that I had...

I'm sorry to read that--what a loss. Can you console yourself with buying some new roses that you've never grown, as well as replacements for the ones you want again? Diane

I'm sorry to hear that. I didn't realize you had lost so many. It was such a freak thing And I'm sure you normally just left your roses outside.

Thanks for sharing, they are all beautiful! I am really surprised that Ruth’s roses by the street are safe there, no one cut her blooms. At my old house in a college town I have to plant KO and other landscaping roses by the street.

The duration of ice (1 full week), then snow that lasted a week and brought a significant temperature decrease ( down to 7 degrees) was unexpected. The home we are renting has a two car garage that holds belongings that did not fit in storage. It also houses one of our vehicles... The vehicle we left outside, we learned recently, has some wiring damage because under the hood is where squirrels carrying acorns took refuge. There was no reasonable space to place the roses in the garage. The snow fell and we awakened to roads that were unsafe for travel and most stores closed ( no power)...

I lost roses that were gifted to me from a relative in Houston... Candice, Annie Laurie Mc Dowell and Black Magic, as well as others I received after going on wait lists prior to even moving here. Most can be replaced but others are gone, likely forever...

I have selectively purchased roses here and there, but am trying to control myself. Our home should be completed sometime this Winter, and after that, we will be tasked with figuring out hardscaping and landscaping, so whatever I buy will reside in pots for a little while.

Summers-

Ruth had so many blooms, unless a person cut a bouquets worth of roses, I wonder if she would notice???

That make sense. Sorry about your roses. I'd cry over those roses. I thought you were going to PA last year. Are you staying in TX?

Summers-

The loss was and continues to be disheartening. The final two roses struggling to recover have gone from looking as if nothing was occurring, with one or two green canes and black tips that were cut, to dying. Everything else has recovered or died at this point, so the wait and see will be over soon and I can move on...

We lived in PA for 6 months, although for me, it was part-time residency. We have lived in Texas for the past two years...time flies... unless something crazy/drastic happens, Texas is Home :)

Lynn, I am glad to hear Texas is your home! :-) Hope you won't have bad weather like that ever again.