Neal - I love Purple Splash. Beautiful blooms all season long for me, but it does get ugly with Black spot (found out in 2014 with all the rain we had last year). But in the fall, gorgeous HUGE red hips.. and she gets about 6-7' tall every year for me (I have to prune down to the dirt almost every year.. and this year will be no exception for winterkill). But I don't actually have it tied up to the arbor it's on (why bother tying it when I just have to untie it after the season? What can I say.. I'm lazy!!). But crappy vase-life and mild scent. And George Burns is a great rose. I accidentally killed my first one and my second one should be taking off like a rocket this year. But thorns! Yikes!!!
Patty - Uh, running around w/o a shirt is NOT an option for me. Yes, I know it's legal in CO to run around bare-topped, but I am NOT scaring the neighbors!!
The children would be scarred for life!!
