@ShawnSteve and
@SoCalGardenNut.
I certanly appreciate your comments. I do have the Mary Rose as well as Eglantyne growing here. I'm ready to get any DA rose whether new or already discontinued. This year's placed order includes: The Shepherdess, Dove, Emanuel. One of the nurseries that I rely upon has four new ( for the country) DA's . These jumped up into high priority for next season.: Princess Alexandra of Kent, Olivia Rose Austin, Lady of Shalott, The Poet's Wife. I do have a listing made by searching HMF members in my country, plus both neighboring ones m( Uruguay and Chile) from where at some time I might get cuttings from other DAs that are no longer under protection. All in all, I might add about 20 more new DA's to my yard. The newer varieties need to be imported, a feat almost impossible to tackle by a private collector like myself...
So I must feel happy with what I've got at present. Meanwhile I enjoy vicariously what others are achieving in their gardens either through the postings here at the RF or beyond in places like HMF, and other blogs that feature roses mainly ( in whatever language they post). After all the images speak of themselves....
So I'm going to Internet visiting to those gardens in Spain and Italy. DA has a beautiful garden featured in northern France, which is worth visually visiting.:
https://www.elblogdelatabla.co....
and I found the Spanish garden :
https://www.elblogdelatabla.co...
These visual visits just whet my appetite for what I would some day want to reach. Mine is a mediterranean climate, but on an higher elevation ( close to 2600 ft). My farm, is 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) which allows for a lot types of plants. My gardening goals are ambitious ; however if I'm given the strength and health to pursue them then gradually my dreams will come true...
All along gardening has helped me to slowly regain this; the benefits greatly exceed that of the gardens themselves...
Thus whatever others have accomplished elsewhere is a great source of inspiration. Thank you for your input!
Arturo
