Another book to consider is "R is for Rose" by Carolyn Parker. The author's concept is the same as the one jbeg has for her daughter's project -- ie, a rose for each letter of the alphabet. The book contains lovely photos accompanied by uninformative, treacly prose. Kind of a rose/self-help/coffee table book combo. (Tried to provide a link, but there's a bug in the system today.)

I'm fine with that actually...it's for around the memorial area for the family dog. I actually prefer large clusters of one kind in large groupings. So that will work for me. Thanks for explaining that. It was something I was willing to deal with if they were a variety...they are lovely so I figure I could just deal with a mixture of color. So...you made my night saying what you did.

What a great combination! Your gardens are so beautiful and your roses look so healthy and happy! I can't wait to check out your blog! Thanks for sharing!

Geez. . .so many! I'm overwhelmed now, lol. Looking at Palantine. ANyone have any suggestions to narrow it down a bit? haha! Wow. This will take me forever to choose. I definitely have one dead one to replace so I can stick a smallish shrub rose there (it's in amongst an Alexander Mackenzie and 2 Martin Frobishers, so . .they will get quite large.) And I have a small spot at the front that I was thinking maybe just a tea rose .. And another one I think is dead . .again probably small shrub there. Need to go out this morning and check a few others that I think are being taken over by rootstock. What on earth happened in my garden this year???!!! Geez.