I would too! Wow!
So you can start with short canes in the spring on planting, and end up with blooming plants that first year?
Are you fertilizing the first year?
How much die back do you have over winter, generally? How tall do your roses get by the end of summer?
I'm afraid I'm going to be cutting roses back to 4" this year, by looking at all the dark canes. The only part that looks alive is what is under the mulch. The drift roses that I grow in containers seem to be doing just fine, though, and they stayed out through all that sub-zero weather with no protection at all.
It's the hybrid teas that are suffering the most. It looks like you have a lot of HT's, and the nursery you go to was carrying the same roses they sell here. I would really like to know how you do it!
