I prefer tea roses. I already have about 30 of them, and they grow into fine-looking rose bushes, with lots of rebloom. In general, their blooms appeal to me more than other blooms. I used to have lots of Bourbons, but I have only a few left because they're more prone to black spot and other types of pest and disease damage than other roses in my garden. Noisettes are nice, but they're the biggest roses in my garden, so I have to have a huge space if I want a new noisette. Most of my China rose bushes have an unattractive shape, jutting out in all directions. Gallicas don't do their best in my zone, so I'll avoid getting any more of those.
In general, I'll avoid once-blooming roses from now on. By the way, I think it's funny that whenever someone expresses dissatisfaction with once-blooming roses, someone else will treat this as a non-issue by mentioning all of the wonderful perennials and shrubs that also bloom only once a year. It's true, of course, but that's why I've tended to get rid of those wonderful perennials and shrubs, replacing them with reblooming roses.
I'm glad you're having good luck with Chamblee's plants, Neal. Most of my OGR's came from there. In fact, most of them cost only $5 during the annual overstock sale that's no longer a Chamblee's event. Of course, that was also when Chamblee's shipping fee was $2 per rose. Chamblee's rose prices are still fairly low, but the shipping costs are through the roof.
