I'm sorry to say that most of my roses are afflicted with something (thrips, perhaps?) which causes the buds to look brown (see Aloha) but since I garden organically (and am also not able to do much due to fibromyalgia) I just let nature take its course and accept my plants, warts and all. I'm happy just to have roses in a very demanding environment and enjoy taking pictures because it's fast and takes very little effort. I'm afraid this may get boring for some of you since I have only 43 roses (which will hopefully soon be 44 when I receive 'Eyes For You' from Burling Leong's nursery).
One of my favorite roses, La France, showing off its first bloom in a wire cage to escape rabbit predation. I lost my original La France to canker some years ago and am very happy to have another one. It seems to do well in my heat-drenched garden.
Aloha, with the aforementioned brown bud, which unfortunately does compromise the beauty of the blooms.
Cole's Settlement, one of the Texas Pioneer Roses from the Antique Rose Emporium. I'm hoping it will perform well in the heat; time will tell since I received it December 2017 so it's still a baby, although a sturdy one,
Gruss an Aachen
Potter and Moore, one of the early Austins that is no longer carried by that firm. It does fairly well in the heat.
A bush shot of Potter and Moore. It stays small, unlike some of his roses that become giants in California.