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Hello Lin! My great admiration for all your success in your rose cuttings especially the Jubilee Celebration, looks cool with the standard tree form. It seems like you had a nice weather there, is it not very hot? My rose flowers are becoming smaller in size, high temperatures at the moment here. That was a lovely colour of Munstead Wood. Lovely to see your roses!😍

Even though I'm a David Austin fan, I just got Summer Romance today and put it in a pot bc I have had good success with Kordes so far. I have an Earth Angel I bought 2 months ago that is doing amazing in a pot with perfect shaped blooms. I put another Earth Angel in the ground this spring, but it has struggled giving me good blooms even though it's healthy overall. Raspberry cupcake is a super healthy, vigorous, fragrant rose. I would highly recommend it bc it produces.

The little isle is all inrail'd With a rose-fence, and overtrail'd With roses: by the marge unhail'd The shallop flitteth silken sail'd, Skimming down to Camelot. A pearl garland winds her head: She leaneth on a velvet bed, Full royally apparelled, The Lady of Shalott.

Lovely collection 🌹

Lovely roses Lin and so many buds. I wish mine looked like yours. That little stem of Ebtide is unusual. Are you sure that naughty Ken hasn't been playing a trick on you? You both have beautiful gardens and green fingers.

Lovely walk around your garden rose wife 😊. Ancient mariner I think has slightly better flowers if anything. And as you say more fragrant, I’m waiting on mine putting on some growth but it’s in a good spot. Ok now you’re showing off with your distant drums oh and PCDM! Yeah very jealous I am! But a lovely walk around :)

Lovely garden and awsome roses

Hi Lin! Thanks for doing that side-by-side comparison - I had suspected that they would look very similar, and they certainly do. but it's reassuring to know that you think I opted for the better rose - just imagine if I had got it wrong and had to dig up my 5 Ancient Mariners to replace them! Those various cuttings look well established - when did you take them? That Chandos Beauty at the end is indeed a beauty, especially in that light - mine, new this year, lost its head weeks ago just as it was about to flower due to my clumsiness and I am still waiting for it to bloom. As usual, thank you for an enjoyable and informative video.

Tranquility is my favourite this year , last year was Woolerton Old Hall . Another favourite is spirit of freedom a D.A rose . Desdemona is repeat repeat bloomer and smells divine .

Your renovations look great Lin as do the roses. Full of admiration for you doing that run. Don't think I could run for a bus these days!

Hi Lin, congrats on your run time you did very well ! Your new patio and driveway look great and the roses of course are all stunning. That new border by the drive will be fabulous if that's what you are planning. What a welcome sight that will be when you drive up to your home. Lovely video as I look out on pouring rain here this morning :( Enjoy your lovely garden, take care.

Oh your space is just stunning! Even the renovation looks great. I don’t know what the before looks like because this is the first video of yours I’ve ever seen, but I am grateful to you for sharing your serene space. I look forward to checking your existing videos out and for more to come. Take care!

Brilliant professional-looking video Lin, one gorgeous rose after another all captured in gorgeous pin-sharp close-ups! Well done! You've made me want to buy a lot of those roses. Maybe you could compare blooms from the Ancient Mariner and Olivia Rose Austen some time - they look quite similar to me? Lots of other beautiful colourful plants too, but my heart belongs to the roses.

New Drive/patio looking good Lin 👍 Start of your video.....are you thinking of doing a border there and put those in pots in the ground? Would look good and easier to maintain etc? Stop showing off PCdM! ha ha 🥸

Beautiful collection, Lin 🌹❤️ I love Spicy Parfume, but my didnt give that cute double shape 😂👍🏻😁 My favourite so far is Fruity Pafrume, which I was surprised because didn’t expect that. But she keeps perfect shape as tree rose and dark stems with red-purpleish colour looks awesome 🌹❤️ I really liked your Madam Anisett ❤️❤️❤️ I dont have her and so regret. On my wish list next year! Thank you so much! So helpful video to put some roses on my wish list 🌹❤️

Hello Lin, what a delight to watch your video. I watch it twice to see the roses, I got them all but half of them were just planted as bare root last April, some had blooms but I missed it. Madame Anisette, Earth Angel, Royal Parfuma and Fruity Parfuma had remarkable first flush in my garden. Don’t worry about Royal Parfuma she will grow robust and big. Lovely to hear you mentioning the names in German, it’s always a challenge for me especially the French names. How’s your project going? I was yesterday rearranging the center beds inspite of the rain and it was all muddy.😅Thanks for sharing your Parfuma collection!🌹🌹🌹

Was first crush parfuma mentioned?

Hi lin. I appreciate your & Ken’s excellent gardening updates little thou t on Golden gate think it may happerly out growe its new home as i got 3 lash season all in ground. 2 on a arch 1 side 7ft plus other 4 1/2 ft both thick strong plants 3rd 8 8ft plus very think carnt see fence behind it at times will be glued with interest this next year plus . Like your visit too the rose holly land with Ken . Inspired me to visit the holly land my self. Kind regards

Lovely . I have all of this except for madam annasett. I love all but for me i never feel any fragrance in fruity parfuma rose.

Thanks for sharing your video ❤ beautiful roses ❤

Beautiful roses I wish we had smelly vision I just want to stick my nose in all of them ! Hope the landscapers are doing a good job I think I have another week with mine to go. Are we crazy this time of year turning our gardens upside down ?! Maybe lol keep telling yourself it will be worth it Lin, take care 🌹

Loveley collection Lin. Thank you so much for showing us! I am willing to buy a few of them now 😂. I already have Dark Desire, with fantastic scent and Raspberry Cupcake, not soooo good but well!

I only have Earth Angel. I have had it since 2018, and this is the first year it had full size normal blooms. I moved it from its first location because I thought it was getting to much sun and only got 12 inches high in 3 years. Then I moved it to a shadier location where it got about 18 inches high and tried to die. I shoveled it up this year and stuck it in a small pot. I stuck it next to the cherry tree and didn't expect it to make it. Now it has multiple blooms, is putting on growth, and has given me 2 beautiful roses. I found out that in our arid habitat, it likes to have a constantly damp pot. Now, I have to figure out how to over winter it in the pot. It does have a lovely fragrance and blooms if you can make it happy.

Awesome Lin. Your dark desire will grow pretty strong I believe. I will have to compare your porcelain Parfuma to mine. (Just to double check I got the right rose but what do you think?). I will say my delightful Parfuma is really singing today. It’s only taken 3 years to get there! But strong and flowering well now. And of course very fragrant. That flower on spicy I’ve never seen that myself but awesome! A lovely collection Lin I’m sure they will do well. My favourite I think is Madame Anisette but that may change tomorrow! Oh and that cabinet door creaking again rose wife! 😂😂😂 Thanks for sharing:)

Such beautiful colours Lin. Your purple poppy is stunning too. Hope the building work is coming along nicely for you!

Love kordes rose 🌹 good selection lin❤

Lovely roses, which you describe brilliantly. I think I like all of them, and fragrant too! Not sure which my favourite is either - so many factors to consider - colour, shape and scent of course. The descriptions of the scents go over my head - I've got no idea what patchouli, lychee and champagne even smell like - does champagne have a scent? - and they claim some roses have a scent of rose? Siamese roses, no, never seen that before - perhaps you could breed a new type of rose from that? For anyone looking to enter the Parfuma world you have given them a very clear helpful overview.

Lovely roses in your garden Lin. Your PCDM rose is very similar to the one I have in my garden, 1st year. The blooms are large peachy colour, long lasting and the plant itself is very healthy. Yes, Julia child rose has been a best performer in my garden this year. Really impressed. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful roses.

Lovely Lin. Your new patio looks great, it will all be worth it ! Princess Charlene is a very pretty rose.

"Somehow" your brother's PCM "didn't survive" - that sounds very suspicious to me Lin! No, seriously, well done on getting yours to survive and flourish - what's the secret? Distant Drums looks like it has similar colouring to my favourite roses, a pink and orange mix - might be one for me to consider. Thanks for showing us those two in particular.

I got distant drums and the impressionist this year. The impressionist is doing fine but distant drums was on the verge of dying, literally on the last cane turning black and then I placed it in full sun and gave it a huge drink of water and then ignored it afterward and 8 weeks later i got a new basal shoot. Now the last remaining cane has died down and I have the brand new shoot growing with one bud at the top. I am delighted to say the least. Where did you buy your PCDM from?

I’m shaking my head. I think I counted 6 of us who lost princess Charlene de Monaco now. All within a few months of purchase! But YOU! Your distant drums, raspberry cupcake both flying compared to mine. Money shots every angle all across your garden whilst the builders are in! I shake my head. I’ll turn the light off on way out 😂😂😂😂

Your roses are looking very nice. I bought Distant Drums and Princess Charlene this year as well. They are just little band roses, but each is putting on new growth and seem happy. Distant Drums is a favorite of a lot of people in the US and Princess Charlene is used in weddings bouquets so it must make a good cut flower. Glad to see both of your's are doing so well.

Wow, your Charlène de Monaco is gorgeous!! It's going on my list of must haves.

Well done in nurturing PCdM to this size Lin. Both of mine in Rose Heaven! Distant Drums doing well for me also but no surprise as grown by C&K

For grafted roses, how do you know that the new basal growths are not root stock? Thanks.

It’s a delight to see all your lovely collection of roses Lin! You almost complete your Kordes Parfuma roses, there are about 13 including Königen Marie, the porcelain texture rose. I’m excited to see your new arrangement of your garden. You have mostly roses in pots, are you watering them everyday? How’s the weather in your area now. Gute Nacht!🌹

Thanks, I love seeing roses irl, new blooms, old blooms, compare the colours etc.Gabriel Oak looks nicer each time I watch a video of it...maybe one day 😄

Gorgeous roses Lin. You are so good at remembering their names. You are also really good at taking cuttings, adding to your collection.

Beautiful roses!

Beautiful. I added Tranquility to my garden this year and the blooms are still young and small. I can’t wait till next year, when all the feeding of the soil will really pay off.

Oh yeah, the creaking cabinet, the old chestnut 😂😂😂😂💨💨💨💨💨💨 garden looking good Lin I’ve said before I’m sure your new Parfuma collection doing better than mine. Your brother done well nabbing that own root it looks a great one you done well there.

I bet you can't wait for your garden to be sorted out - but it's still looking good!

We believe you Lin 🤪 Tranquility new for me this year. Very pleased with it. New purchase at the weekend. 'Elizabeth' from my local GC (grown by C&K)

It looks like the previous year’s stems on Dannahue turn very woody and brown. Must make for interesting pruning-but very good for the structure of the plant, I’d imagine.

Count how many times you say “errrr”.. it’s ridiculous

Beautiful bloom of roses! I think the rose is Dee-Lish. Thanks for sharing 🌹❤️

Hi Lin, I can second that. The rose in question is a Line Renaud/sweet parfum de provence, I think Peter Beales sells it under another name still. Definitely a Meilland rose. Thanks for the tour.

Good morning Lin, the rose in question looks like my Line Renaud aka Elbflorenze in Germany. It has a very strong sweet lemon scent from Meilland. One on my oldest standard rose in the garden, it’s already 13 years. Thanks for the tour, looking forward to see the changes in your garden. 🌹😍

Rose wife what was that sound, did you fart in the opening seconds? 😂😂. Now let me enjoy the video :)