California, United States

From 1994 until 2016, I had a large rose garden in my backyard in Minnesota. I specialized in ramblers, old world roses and David Austin roses, having raised Hybrid Teas, Floribundas, and Polyanthas in previous states I lived.

I first winterized the roses in Minnesota by digging them up and putting them into a large trench. That went ok for a few years but I had so much die back I could not grow the roses to their potential height. So eventually, I used the nylon canvas 6 x 25 foot rolls with a center sealed layer of polyethylene which is a thermal blanket to set cement in areas where there are hard freezes. This was successful.

I retired to Southern California in 2016 and now grow some delicate roses, teas, chinas, Viru, tea noisettes, noisettes I have always wanted to grow plus some roses I received as gifts and some I have started by cuttings.

I have two roses listed with the International Rose Authority Registry, “Sue Durkin”: a white pink blush sport of, ‘Eglantyne.” and a miniature rose, ‘O’Dowd,’ from the open pollinated climbing rose, ‘Souvenir de Claudius Denoyel.’

The cross between PAULS LEMON PILLAR X SOUVENIR de CLAUDIUS DENOYEL has begun to germinate today. 3/22/2022. 6/21/2024 two plants survived and are now 4 1/2 ft tall and growing. I expect both roses to bloom in spring 2025.

I have 7 other roses from open pollinated seedlings of Souvenir de Claudius Denoyel.’

The cross between PAUL’S LEMON PILLAR X PEACE has only produced one germinated seed. It did not survive.

Experienced (58 years)

Breeder, Society member, Rustler, Show exhibitor

Last visit: Friday, August 9th