That’s a very good series of a very nice rose.

That is a magical series of photos! And what a beautiful rose. You 100% captured the complexity of crimson velvet and vanilla reverse/streaks as the bloom unfurled! Will I be seeing those incredible pics on HMF? :-) Carol

I haven't been able to post photos to HMF for a couple days. An error shows up in the upload photo box. I can post photos to HMF comments though. I wonder if I need to clear my cache. It's been hard, because things are really kicking into gear. I think both Buff Beauty and Pam's Choice have a record number of buds this year, Lady Waterlow and Dr. Rouges are intermingling and blooming together, and Erinnerung an Brod has climbed to the top of my apple tree.

@Formerly RBEHS Z10A/S17

I am sorry HMF photos are a hassle right now. Technology! (Eyeroll) I look forward to seeing your Buff B and Pam and the gang this season if you get a chance to post pics on the forum. I have been visiting and revisiting your HMF photo of Erinnerung an Brod in full bloom—stunningly beautiful! I got a baby EaB from Burling last fall and am so excited about growing it again in my current garden. (I moved away from one.) Do you mind my asking the size of your Oakland garden? Is it small like mine? I am gardening on an inner city postage stamp in Portland and trying to imagine the size of your EaB space. Yep. I’m using a shoe horn in my beds for sure! Carol

@portlandmysteryrose, I wouldn't quite say it's postage stamp, but it's a small city lot with a 1916 bungalow in the middle. I looked it up and it's just under 4,000 square feet, which google says is about 85 percent of a basketball court. I've given up on ramblers, but EaB has stayed manageable for me. It's about 15' by 10', growing through an apple and a lemon tree. I'm still nervous about what Belle Blanca is going to do.

Here is day four for Old Master:

A few others from the front yard this morning. First, alba semi-plena:

La Belle Sultane:

And two of Pam's Choice:

Oh, @Formerly RBEHS Z10A/S17, those are gorgeous! I could seriously move into your garden. You have great taste in roses! I am so curious about Pam’s Choice. It would have to be a pot rose at my place, though. No more bed space.

La Belle is gorgeous! Love those Gallicas!!

Your Old Master continues to mesmerize! My Semi Plena isn’t blooming yet in my more northerly climate. Thank you for your spring photo! SP may be my favorite white rose ever.

I know what you mean about ramblers. I have 4 but will likely move along at least 2.

I’ll have to research my actual lot size, but it’s tiny. And the east side is all driveway. I was going to cut up and remove part of it at one point, but that is beyond my resources now as well as my focus and energy. It is really helpful to hear about your experiences with EaB in a smaller garden. I am keeping fingers crossed mine will squeeze in as it expands.

My cottage is c. 1912. Sending you an old house garden high five! :-)

Carol

Adding: Apparently my lot is 5390, but minus the house, detached garage and wide driveway, it’s SOOO much smaller in terms of rose real estate!

Thank you! I think old houses, small yards and overgrown roses are the perfect combination.

Me, too!

Here are a few more pictures from this morning:

Buff Beauty and Irene Bonnet climbing up my back steps:

I had to bend over and awkwardly place my camera close to the ground to try to get a picture of Marachel Niel, who continues to soldier on weakly:

More Buff Beauty:

La Jolla:

Rob Roy:

I will create two more posts, one for common moss and one for Erinnerung an Brod.

Here are some close ups of common moss:

And here is Erinnerung an Brod from various angles. Madame Berkeley also makes an appearance.

Gorgeous, RBEHS!

Thank you. Rob Roy has been my pandemic rose--it's right outside my front door, and I've had a lot of time to study it. It's a pure glowing red that's hard to capture with a camera.

Here are a few rainy day updates from last week's roses:

Common Moss:

Rob Roy:

La Belle Sultane:

Pam's Choice:

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Gads, I love your roses! You grow so many that I want to grow or wouldn’t be without. Thank you especially for EaB! Mine is a but Burling baby, and your pics give me something to look forward to. Yours is gorgeous! Carol

@Formerly RBEHS Z10A/S17

If you get a chance, could you tell me how your La Belle Sultane is doing in your warm climate? Since LBS is a Gallica, a couple of warm climate friends asked me about her. I told them that LBS is in Liz Druitt’s organic roses book (TX gardening) but that I would also ask your opinion since your zone is 10A/S17. Thanks for any feedback you can offer! Carol

It took a long time to get established, but now it's doing nicely. I planted it on June 15, 2013, and I don't think it bloomed until 2017 or 2018. It hasn't suckered as aggressively as I've read it can, but it does go its own way. It forms an airy 'L' of about four by six feet around Hypericum 'Rowallane' along my front walk, and the habit is not ungainly to my eyes. The bloom season is short and never overwhelming, but I look forward to the flowers during their brief window in spring, and I enjoy the foliage and hips during the rest of the year.

Here's a picture from this evening with La Belle Sultane in the foreground:

Thank you, @Formerly RBEHS Z10A/S17! That’s all helpful info. I will pass along your experience with LBS. Your garden is beautiful, by the way!! You have a wonderful eye for planting composition. Carol

PS I meant to mention how much I love the red of Old Master with the purple petunias! A striking combo of two of my fav colors.

Sharing a few more pictures from this afternoon:

Old Master redux:

From top to bottom: Irene Bonnet, Buff Beauty, Glad Tidings and some bolting brassicas:

Lady Waterlow:

Denise Cassegrain:

Pam's Choice with 'Rogue' regal pelargonium:

Roller Coaster:

Gorgeous!! Every one. I saw Roller Coaster on the Burlington list and tried really hard to tell myself I had a place for it. Pam and Rogue look incredible together! Carol

One final update!

Old Master redux, day 2:

This is the Heinrich Conrad Söth I have growing under a magnolia. I said once that it seems to grow well in shade, but as you can see here, it gets a fair amount of morning sun:

Common moss, the bush. This regrew from its roots after I removed it:

Common moss, the close-up:

Soleil d'Or:

Pelargonium 'Crocodile':

Setting the scene where young Old Master and older Pam's Choice are growing. I'm finding Iberis gibraltarica to be an excellent plant to grow at the foot of roses. Also, can you spot my cat?

Yes, RBEHS I see your cat! I see a cat here, and I don't even have a cat.

Haha, plotting a hostile takeover, I see.

Here's one more picture I just took with my phone when I noticed Roller Coaster and Lady Waterlow blooming together. Not the most aesthetic combination, but good to show the relative size of each:

I spy a cat named Waldo! :-)

And Roller Coaster is too cute for words!

@Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR

Ha, ha! I don’t have a cat either, but I have cats in my garden. I also have a regular sleeping porch cat. :-)