Texas Gardening: best roses for Texas, 1 by terri_emory

terri_emory wrote:
blkraven2, several folks have recommended George Burns to me. I love the color variation and I understand it is very thorny. I do like a thorny rose so it is on my "list".

mocatmom, what a excellent arbor! The roses look so healthy as well!

And, cindylove, a lovely bed or roses. It must smell divine on a warm summer evening!

As for a nearly thornless yellow climber for Texas, has anyone looked at Climbing Lady Hillingdon? Excellent fragrance, few thorns, and a Tea. Some describe it as an appricot/yellow, but my Lady Hillingdon tea (not a climber) is very yellow in full sun here in Texas. Veryhealthy. Here is a link to HMF.
http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=21.107420

I haven't got any photos of mine, yet. It is first year and not quite there so far. It is coming on from one little band but it looks to be eager to grow on and has sent up two blooms so far. Very pretty and I already want more!

Here is a photo of the new bed I've been working on. The tipped over wishing well doesn't belong there--its been so windy here that I needed to put it on it's side to protect it and that is where it ended up. Its to go in another bed actually. Also the post is from an old fence that was on the property when we bought it. A trip to Edom for a cool bird house is in my future! The roses already in leaf are Summer Song. The rest are all Austins exempt for the rose I am training as a pillar up the post, Sunrise. And one lone Kordes shrub, Sylt, a ground cover type rose.



This message was edited Apr 17, 2010 8:24 AM (edited to correct my lousy spelling!)

This message was edited Apr 17, 2010 8:26 AM