Suzanne

Just ordered Voluptuous, hope it's good,
Don't have Honey Dijon.
Diana, POW is a nice rose, need more time.
Don't have Tuscan Sun.
Neptune may be on it's way out, not much if any form this year, it's saving grace is a great fragrance, which my wife loves.
Have heard some good thing about Misty Twilight, so I ordered one or two this year.

I have heard great thing about 'Let Freedom Ring' available from Edmunds, and Perfectly Red.

Thanks/John

Suzanne, do you know anything about a David Austin Shrub called Grace?

Cleanleaf. this is a different California suzanne, Suzanne Horn. I'm not sure who the initial poster, California suzanne is, but I had a hunch you were asking this question of me.

I have only seen pictures of Grace. It looks like an attractive Austin, but I don't think its form is anything special, and I doubt that it would win against other Austin roses. In short, I did not order it.

Just my two cents. I could be wrong.

Suzanne Horn

Suzanne, we are interested in the Austin Rose Grace for garden purposes..Any ideas where we can get it?

pleasegrow, where can one get Perfectly Red? It's not listed on Edmund's site and Calvin Boutte says he doesn't have it either.

Cleanleaf,

You can purchase Grace from David Austin Roses online. Website is www.davidaustinroses.com, then click on the American flag for available varieties in the United States.

Hope this helps.

Suzanne Horn

Different growing conditions, but my $0.02 anyway:

Neptune: No form. Maybe fragrance or open bloom, but my plant still isn't large enough to tell.

Misty Twilight: Maybe. I caught a glimpse of form on one bloom late in the summer, but again, too new to tell.

Have Honey Dijon on order, more for the color than anything else. Let Freedom Ring has the buzz.

Thank you all for your feedback! This helps me narrow the field. I'm looking for a couple of new roses with consistently good form.

I had heard that Honey Dijon had good form as well as unusual color, but wasn't sure how much of that was hype.

Is Let Freedom Ring exhibited under that name, or as "2005 Better Homes & Gardens Rose"? They are the same thing, aren't they?

Same rose, registered as and to be shown as 'Let Freedom Ring', I have three coming this week on fortuniana! :o)

Hey PMV, where did you find it on Fortuniana?

Amanda, James Mills (K & M Nursery) has it and he's a really nice guy. His number is 601-648-2908.

Yep, that's the fort source! :o)

I can comment on Neptune. It has decent flower size, nice color, a bush that is healthier than Barbara Streisand, a nice smell, and makes a good display in the garden. It is a nice garden rose. As to show form, not usually. Very few flowers are of showable quality under the current scheme of ARS judging criteria.

Neptune showed good form for me its first year. Think of it as a healthy Sterling Silver( Which I have in the same bed as Neptune).

THere are very few roses that dont get 2-3 yrs to develope in my garden. However, Neptune demonstrated such poor form & fading that I was able to pull the plug after yr 1...Another that went out the door was Strawberry Romance.

My neighbor loves living next to an exhibitor..He asks every year.."Any rose dogs for me?"