My row of four Drift roses (clockwise: apricot, pink, coral and red) that I planted out on the balcony in March (over three months ago)...

At last! The first blush of colour on my Coral Drift rosebuds! But what's this? Looks like the dreaded Black Spot fungus on the same...

Just look at those gorgeous rosebuds ready to open! But here's what I'm worried about... We've had weeks of unseasonably cool damp...

Yesterday was a milestone day in our family's newfound love affair with roses: my favourite son Ben and I spent four wonderful hours...

Barely four short weeks ago, I planted my first four Drift® roses (one each in red, coral, apricot and pink) out on my small balcony....

One of the first things I learned in 1972 (when I was just a tiny baby!) after moving to Canada's beautiful west coast was this:...