Queen Elizabeth is a good rose to have, and I love Lagerfeld. It's a big monster in my garden. Maybe the Lagerfeld you had wasn't a Nelson. If it was grafted onto Dr. Huey, it had a predicted life span of only 3 years in your area.
Blue Girl has not been a great success here. It's rather spindly and weak, but I think it's an own-root plant. If I find a grafted one, I'll try growing it again.
