[From Peter Schneider on Roses, by Peter Schneider, p. 143:] Meilland, the breeder of the Meidiland roses, defines tham as everblooming, low-maintenance, disease-tolerant, hardy, vigorous shrubs and suggests using them for quick ground coverage, erosion control and mass plantings.

[From Impressionist Roses, by Derek Fell, p. 11-13:] Meilland's Meidiland series of shrub roses [are] known as "the wild bunch"... The Meidlands produce spectacular flower displays, yet the top growth is seldom eaten by deer (which visit our garden every night)...