Rose links is now open to all.

I've changed the links section to be open to all. I figured I was over moderating this section because non-members can't post here anyway. So go for it. Post your private websites or your rose links for us all to see

Simon wrote:... Post your private websites or your rose links for us all to see

fellows,
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On the left side I have build in a tranlation button...but some of the stories you will still know.

have a nice sunday
Bernhard

Brilliant Bernhard, I have just finished looking at the whole site . I love the rose that is named Besame Mucho.

Really great Bernhard, wish I had the necessary computer skills to do something like that.

I germinated my first lot of seedlings in 2007 also. They now have thorns to be wary of. The Jiffy Pots have worked well for me also.

I notice the number of guests from cooler countries visiting your site which demonstrates, who would be bothered breeding roses for our climate when snow tolerant roses are needed.

We have had a few dedicated breeders that have suceeded with better than average hardier HT's. Surprising very good progress was made 1950 to 1980 with these. Most are still considered best garden roses today.
There are a few brave souls like can be seen on Rose Talk trying to continue breeding the hardier "Aussies". The future looks good but for myself time is running out.

Well done Bernhard.

Thank you for the feedback David and Bruce,

David, the rose you like, 'Besame Mucho", is frozen down , I must prune it back to the first eye and hope it will recover

Bruce, one of the guests from the areas comes from Sweden, I have contact with him, he is nearly 70 years old and has just started with rose breeding. Last year he has planted 100 understocks to be prepared.

Rose breeding keeps him young, that will also work for you

cheers Bernhard

Thanks Bernhard for the long life recipe, am a bit older than your friend from Sweden. Hopefully I will be able to do a lot of rose breeding before moving into the big rose garden in the sky. Fortunatly I am still very healthy and am looking at useing some species roses in the near future.

I have a lot of OP hips this season to germinate and a few planned crosses. This season's big upset was New Dawn which is mentioned as a good breeder so I pollinated just about half its flowers with Albertine.
My New Dawn is about 1.5 metres high and sprawles out to about
3 meters wide and this season was covered in blooms. To date there has not been one hip. Looks like using Albertine as a seed parent and New Dawn pollen.

I am still amazed how many large tomato looking hips Midas Touch has.
Can't wait to test these for fertility, all very exciting.