Yes Sherry, please do feel free to share your experiences and photos! OMG, I could stare at those images for hours! Those shots of Christopher Marlowe and Nefertiti are worthy of the finest gardening magazines or books!
Do you have blackspot issues in your area? Do you spray? Are your plants grafted?
I think most of the Austins are winter hardy here, but those I've tried didn't do much during the summer.
"...and don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." Rumi
Those shots of Christopher Marlowe and Nefertiti are worthy of the finest gardening magazines or books! 
