My first Rose to Bloom this year..!!

Gorgeous!

 

Hi,

The Pat Austin flowered today-and it promptly started to throw it down, but the good side is that I saw it in changing light. In full sun it is two tone really-more of an apricot and a pink mixture, but when the sky clouded over-it stands right out against everything else and starts to take on a fresh looking coppery tone of colour. It is quite strongly scented too. All in all I would definitely give it a 7 out of 10, if it lasts a long time in flower that may rise. It certainly has set a lot of buds( at least 13 or so) which in it's first yr with me is pretty goodI think I may have my camera working again-no promises but if I can get a pic uploaded I will ( needs to lay off the rain for a while).