Wanted to share two pictures with you folks....One is a 'Sombreuil' and the other is a 'Lamarque'...Have one each of the 'Sombreuil' growing on an arbor and one 'Lamarque' I'm training to grow along a fence. The firs two roses I've ever tried to grow.

They're beautiful ! Your first ever??
Darn good for your first roses !

how pretty Sinai i'll warn you roses are addicting
heres a pic of my mr lincon tearose bud.

im hopin it blooms, but i dout it. its getting wat to cold here.

Sibyl, is that your yard???
Wow, it's beautiful !

Not only is it beautiful, but it looks like it has great drainage LOL! How's that for a gardener's compliment?

I can TOTALLY relate to the good drainage comment.
You should see my patio-I actually have to let the mud dry and then sweep it up into a dustpan and empty it away from the yard.
I do this AFTER I hose off the patios !
There's very poor drainage here. The dirt or mud just floats right back.

yep thats my front yard, wait till you see it after i plant all the seeds i got from the seed swap!!!!!i cant wait!
im gonna take pics of all my roses next year! and start a topic post all your rose pics!