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MargieNY said:Carol, I have this book:
http://garden.org/ideas/view/M...
Here's a list of suggested roses from the book for Northeastern and Atlantic states:
Brothers Grimm, Cinderella, Crimson Meidland, Knock Out, KOSMOS, Larissa, Oso Easy Cherry Pie, Peach Drift, Poseidon, Purple Rain, Rosanne, Ruby Ice, Therese Bugnet, Thrive! Lemon, Topolina and Wedding Bells.
Here's a list from the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden (2013):

http://www.nybg.org/gardens/ro...
Click on the 2013 tab.

I have selected many of my roses from the Peggy Rockefeller rose list and from the above mentioned book and ALL have done well. For example: the author recommends The Fairy, Mandarin Ice and Dark Desire for the South Region - all look magnificent here on Northeastern Long Island.
Many years ago, I made the mistake of thumbing through beautiful rose catalogs of pretty depicted rose photos selecting and imagining them in my own garden only to be disappointed. I based my selection on the photographs - big mistake, HUGE mistake. I learned I had to stop "wishin and hopin". My suggestion is to obtain a list of roses grown in a nearby rose garden like Longwood Gardens.

@MargieNY,

Yes, I have avidly read, re-read, studied and nearly worn out the book you mentioned. I LOVE this book! I planted four fragrant rose cultivars from it in the spring of 2016, and all have done very well so far. I am just hoping for a follow-up book of a similar kind, with additional cultivars that may not have been tested in the Peggy Rockefeller Garden but are equally worthy.

Perhaps a follow-up could include some winners from the Biltmore Trials, AGRS, AARS and ADR trials. Example: Sunshine Daydream, a 2012 AARS winner that was tested under sustainable growing conditions and which I added this fall. I understand that some regional Earth Kind trial results (e.g., the trial currently underway at Scott Arboretum in Swarthmore, PA) will be available in 2017, so it would be nice for them to be included.