Me too. 😁😍

me too. or three. So gorgeous! :)

Thanks Priti! And all fairly hardy as well.

In Eastern Ontario my favorites were Thérèse Bugnet , super hardy, and Jens Munk, which kept blooming and didn't sucker as aggressively as some hardy roses. The Austins didn't do too well.

Thanks!

Thanks Lorinda. I'm so happy you enjoyed the walk-around!

Very much my pleasure - Rick and the crew at Summerland are all fantastic!

Thanks!

Thank you!

Thank you. Rick was especially pleased with that garden!

Good call. Well worth a visit!

The locals sure know about it as it's been an important part of the community - it's just not so widely known outside the immediate community, even within the Okanagan.

Olds Collage is zone 4 rose . It isn't hardy enough in Edmonton. And the flower stays too short.

Thanks. That's a real part of the issue is how difficult it is to bring plants from one region to another. It serves a purpose, for sure, but it also keeps Canadian suppliers (for instance) from accessing the larger collections of most US suppliers. Getting things across from NA to Europe (or the other way) is even more challenging.

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm these are such challenging times. However, keep doing what you are doing saving once rose at a time and sharing these with the world at least raising awareness of them so that we can hope that one day they will be in our gardens once more :)

It definitely can take a while to reach full vigor and flower size

The only one that jumps to mind with a pepper scent is Raubritter

No, because most everything in the collection is older, I think it's more likely 'Emily' Austin 1992

Sorry - I wish it were easier, but there are international regulations that govern how we would ship roses outside of Canada. I've more often heard that the roses are confiscated or just delayed long enough to kill them - and it's just not practical for a small nursery to take on the risk and costs of administering.

There were a hybridization programm of roses in Latvia a decades ago,there was a decent amount os varieties created by Dr. Dzidra Rieksta.They not as beatiful as Austin roses,but still something.Mostly created with hybrid rugosa,so look is pretty same,the most common variety that even sold in my region is Ritausma aka Polareis.I do know they have good collection on their Botanical garden

No. More likely it's just the fragrance on some varieties was more notable just came to mind. In general, the Austin roses are fairly well scented. The Canadian shrub roses less-so. The best public reference on this is Helpmefind.

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm : There is also a very pronounced personal sensitivity and preference for different rose fragrances. Different people smell or don't smell, and prefer different rose scents. I demonstrate this when I take people through the Summerland Gardens on tours. One person will find a particular rose intensely fragrant, another will find the same rose to be faintly scented, or often unscented. There is also a very well documented gender difference in which rose scents people smell. So as the saying goes, your mileage may vary when it comes to fragrance. The roses I find most fragrant, are what David Austin called the Mhyr scented roses such as Lilac Rose. I also very much like the Damask rose fragrances, such as in Gertrude Jeykll. The English Rose Jayne Austin has a very strong Tea Rose fragrance with just a hint of phenol to my nose, if you can believe it and I think it is heavenly, but others hate it. So it goes, rose fragrance sensitivity is personal and variable. That is why you must stop to smell the roses, and find the ones you love. Cheers, Rick - Summerland Ornamental Gardens

I wouldn't bet against them - the Okanagan climate is renowned for hot summer sun (the cloudy/rainy conditions during this tour notwithstanding)

They’re different. The registration name of Emily rose is Ausburton, while that of Emily Brontë rose is Ausearnshaw. Emily rose is light pink, while Emily Brontë is soft apricot/light cream.