I pruned my canes fairly aggressively this winter, in early January, and the first big blooms are starting now, but the rose garden is probably two weeks away from its first big flush of blooms. Here are some of the nice ones: The peach bloom is a pretty massive David Austin Abraham Darby. This has unbelievable scent, the only downfall is that the blooms are not long-lasting and often over-weight their support stem. The bi-color is Betty Boop, which really grows similar to Iceberg in form. This plant is in a pretty shady spot in the shadow of a massive climber rose on an arbor, yet it still performs well. The red bloom is Fame, easily the longest lasting flower of the 25-odd varieties I grow, but absolutely no scent whatsoever. Fame is also an extremely prolific bloomer with decent stems for cutting. All of these plants are about ten years old, and I utilize a simple tube irrigation system.
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