WOW! Lavender Simplicity looks great! How do you feel about the fragrance/re-bloom?

Thanks,Dude:

They bloom in flushes, 4-5 times with the same intensity. Smell like heaven when we walk up the driveway; sweet and fruity.
FJ

Whew. What a lovely thing you have created!

A whole hedge of lavender roses! Wow! I've never seen anything like it before. And here I thought those Simplicity type roses were some kind of sales gimmick. Shows what I know!

Lovely, really, really lovely!

Kate

Truly amazing sight! I love it.

What a fantastic color combination!

Lucky neighbors.

That Lavender Simplicity looks VERY healthy! I love the blooms :)

Wow! A hedge of Lavender roses! Nice...!

You should ask J&P for advertising money :D Wow!

Those Lavender Simplicities sure put on a show. Thanks for the look.

Beautiful---Do your neighbors know how lucky they are?

Florence

Thanks everyone for the compliments. Flowers have passed their prime now but from afar, the hedge is still dressed in lavender.

Kate: I actually fell for J&P's photo shopped picture of this hedge back then. I guess their gimmick worked. Lucky me, this rose delivered.

serenasyh: Although the color combination is nice, but sometimes I wonder if I should not have planted the B. Iceberg. 1. It breaks the continuity of the lavender. 2. It looks too much like Dr. H. I can hear the rose people driving by and saying, "Nice hedge, too bad root stock is taking over!"

Meridith: I actually considered sending a picture to JP to show them they can advertise without photo shopping their pictures. But considering the state of JP, I don't thing anyone there would care less.

Florence:

The house next door was a rental for the longest time and now a young and very busy couple have bought it. The hedge was planted to divert my eyes from their unkept yard to mine. I am not sure if they enjoy them, but they never complained when I go to their yard to dead head or prune.

FJ

What an amazing sight to come home to!

That is GORGEOUS!

I know that this is a couple years old, but your rose hedge is amazing!!!

I had to cut down some unhealthy trees in my backyard and now we have no privacy :( I'm planning to plant a rose hedge like yours around our patio area. How long did it take for the roses to grow to about 5' ?

Such a pretty hedge

Thank you Ann! I missed out on spring shipping for roses this year bcs I was busy planting other beauties, but I hope to plant about 4 of the lavender simplicities in the fall!

Would love to see your photo if you can post here. Thanks!!

Ann, ignore the last comment about seeing photos - I see them now! Somehow they didn't load the first time around. Great job with the roses they look marvelous! Thanks for sharing the photos!

You're welcome! I bought two FLS last fall in tiny containers from J&P; not sure the size but they took a long time to grow. I would wait until they offer the own root/bare root version of FLS in December or January if you want it to grow quickly.

Ann

Thanks for the tip! I'm told fall shipping starts September so I'm gonna be watching like a hawk. Can't wait to create a beautiful hedge!