If you don't want to worry...

Our Most Easy Care Rose., a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

About lack of vigor and foliar diseases, I really recommend "Winter Sunset" as a starter rose, if apricot roses are your fancy. This rose was perfectly happy being ignored for the entire season. And the fall blooms are especially pretty.

Roses In Review.

Now that the growing season is dwindling to a close, I'd like to reflect on the roses we've grown in our garden this year. It's hard to believe that we've only been growing since last year, and our starter rose has given us more trouble than any of the other plants that followed. I'm only going to comment on the ever-bloomers, because we haven't had the once-bloomers long enough to judge.

( Some Roses in Review. )