Carla, that’s so dissapointing. For me it was a toss up between growing Top Cream ir Easy Spirit. I went with Easy Spirit because it seemed to he a shorter rose. It turned out to be a great choice because even in our heat it kept producing these huge perfect blooms. If you decide that you esnt something like Top Cream, Easy Spirit is a good choice.

Try giving it more time, maybe it was focusing on getting their roots established and will impress you next year. First year sleep, then creep, then leap as they say

Carla,

Top Cream has been just OK for me as well. Not bad, but a moderate bloomer with moderate growth. Some people compare it to Bolero, but I think Bolero is an extraordinary floribunda, TC just a mediocre HT. I do think the fragrance is interesting, has some nice herbal notes, so I’ll keep it around.

Ben

I have Bolero in a pot, I think I am going to give it Top Cream's space

Carla

Ben, My experience is just opposite. Top Cream is a great performer , very healthy and blooms heavily. Though I don’t like its scent too much. We have hot summer but probably not as bas as Carla’s. Bolero has magnificant fragrance to my nose but that is totally subjective. I tend to like the old sweet rose scent better. But Bolero has grown slowly and bloomed much less. Granted it was a small band in its first year only.