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The Old Rosarian said on The Garden Web on October 19, 2010:

"I have taken my website off the Internet to re-design it and to also make a section which will feature mainly the disease free roses that are coming on the market from the States and Europe. Many countries in Europe have banned cosmetic spraying and breeders are doing an excellent job of introducing roses which have far superior resistance to black spot than the older ones. The States also has breeders which are concentrating on disease resistant roses. "

It seems the new website is not yet on stream.

I have two Johann Strauss because I really like this rose. However I did get mine from the local nursery and who knows what the plants went through befrore I got them. This rose starts out healthy but by mid summer it has got black spot in my Pacific Northwest garden. It certainly puts out the flowers and they look attractive at all stages. The fragrance is also strong and it makes a tidy 3 foot bush and the canes are upright. In my opinion, this is one of the better Romanticas. I planted mine close to a garden bench because it always has flowers on it. I don't spray and the black spot doesn't seem to make any difference to this rose as it just keeps growing on. If I find a rose nursery that carries Johann Strauss I will definately get another.

Greetings Emily,
I have found that gardener's favourite roses are those that appeal to them, do well and have a strong fragrance. However what is a perfect rose in my garden may not be in another person garden. I grow roses under difficult conditions, sandy soil will with small stones and gale force winds off the sea. I have learned that Kordes roses do very well for me because he breeds for the northern part of Germany which just happens to be like my area. Poulsen is another breeder which concentrates on the smaller bush roses and his also do well. Don't forget that some countries in Europe have banned the cosmetic use of sprays and so the rose breeders have to produce roses that have very good disease resistance. Another couple of breeders which I like a lot are the two Americans Carruth and Boerner. I don't think you could go wrong with any of theirs. The French breeder Meilland also puts out some excellent roses especially his Romantica Series. And Finally David Austin is breeding much better roses than when he first started. Any rose he bred after 2000 has done well in my garden. I guess my desert island choice would have to be the following:

Modern shrubs
• Bonica 82
• Appleblossom Flower Carpet
• Golden Wings
• Out of esteryear
• Baby Blanket

Climbers
• Aloha
• Antique 89
• Autumn Sunset
• Dublin Bay
• Royal Sunset
• Sombrieul
• Westerland

Hybrid Teas
• Burgund 81
• Belami
• Elina
• Frederick Mistral
• Memorial Day Rose
• Savoy Hotel
• Warm Wishes

FloribundasCarribean
• Evening Star
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Miami Moon
• Tournament of Roses

Austins
• Abraham Darby
• Christopher Marlowe
• James Galway
• Molineux
• William Morris