Vavoom I am liking this one better all the time. It has spread wide and is full of small, brilliant blooms.

Sultry is a very weak bush here which needs more TLC than I have given it. It may go into a big pot this winter because the blooms are huge and wonderful to me.

Outrageous I have given it more room and it just ate up the miracle-gro. My only wish is that the stems were stronger.

Mon Cheri Foliage looks awful, it just isn't happy in its spot but it keeps on putting out these blooms. Maybe one more year will be the trick.

Just Joey is in prime real estate and is a bloom machine.

Double Delight went into a pot after performing badly for years. I think it is much happier now.

Tuscan Sun

Evelyn was going to be sp'd for lack of blooms and terrible blooms. She thought she better step up to prevent that.

Eye Paint, a climber I love.

Ebb Tide is more magenta in the heat, still pretty, but the blooms do not appreciate extreme heat. (Neither do I.)

Thanks for looking!

I predict a couple of these lovely photos ending up as my "wallpaper"

Also, I just received Eye Paint from Vintage Gardens this past week. It's just such a pretty rose. I didn't realize that there wa a climing version...that must be beautiful!

My Ebb Tide is doing the same thing...magenta! I love how deep the purple is during early Spring & Fall when it's cooler outside. Same for Twilight Zone...bring on Fall!!!

Tammy

My Vavoom just bloomed too. I also have a nice flush on Elle and Crimson Bouquet right now. And the heat hasn't slowed the minis down a bit. The blooms are smaller and sometimes the colors are faded but they are blooming.

Tammy, Eye Paint is not listed as a climber but in fall, it started throwing very long climbing canes. So I moved it to a brass trellis that the Mister made for me. I will post a photo of it on the gallery. A number of non-climbers have to climb here. Evelyn is another.

Well, we are having a very hot spell right now, so the picnic may be over. Our hellish summer heat seems lighter than usual while everyone else is suffering. Go figure.

Just wanted to mention that Vavoom is now about 3 years in the garden and has really become a vigorous grower. It demands attention. It knew I was on the fence and it really came through.

Thanks for all your commments!
K