Debra, it's nice seeing your roses in bloom. Do you cut them back, or let them just keep going as long as they've got buds?
Going back a couple of pages to the discussion about Magnolias, I thought I'd throw out my 2 cents. I grow a nice smaller one called 'Black Tulip'... Not to be confused with Magnolia nigrens, aka the black tulip. I think it's only supposed to get 15-20 feet. It's a prolific bloomer of chalice shaped very dark violet flowers. A couple of beautiful ones growing down the street from me are 'Diva' and Vulcan. Diva has huge pink flowers and is one of my gavorites.
