Here you go Sammy. I'll attach the link to the entire thread as well. Sometimes when a thread is too old to come up on Gardenweb i can get a hit just by googling it.

Posted by jean Zone 7/TN (My Page) on Fri, Sep 7, 07 at 22:31

Alkaline soil in KY is rare. You must be sitting on a pile o' serious limestone rock. I have a list of roses I grow here in Nashville without spraying. I have not updated recently, but it's pretty solid here. You may be enough farther north that some of these will be very tender for you. I am in a solid 7a/b climate here.
This list is of roses that are resistant to blackspot here. Some of these are seasonally prone to cercospora. My definition of blackspot resistance means that a rose will not lose more than 30% of its leaves to blackspot without spraying.

Jean

Polyanthas:
The Fairy
 Cl. Clotilde Soupert
 Cl. Cecile Brunner
 Clotilde Soupert
 La Marne
 Gourmet Popcorn
 Mrs. R.M. Finch
 Perle dÂOr
 Phyllis Bide
Hybrid Musks:
 Excellenz von Schubert
 Darlow's Enigma
 Gardindirektor Otto von Linne
Shrubs:
 Carefree Delight
 Earth Song
 Pearl Meidiland
 Carefree Sunshine
 BelindaÂs Dream
 Carefree beauty a/k/a/ Katy Road Pink
 Winter Sunset
 Prairie Sunrise
 Knock Out
Ramblers:
 Alberic Barbier
 Francois Juranville
 Aviateur Bleuriot
 Alexander Girault
 Ayrshire Queen
 Paul Transon
 Emily Gray
 Francois Guillot
Chinas:
 Pink Pet/Caldwell Pink
 Arethusa
 Le Vesuve
 Comtesse du Cayla
 BermudaÂs Kathleen
 Ducher
 Napoleon
 Cramoisi Superieur
 Little White Pet
Noisettes:
 Crepuscule
 Blush Noisette
 Souv de Mme. LÂAdvocat
 Narrow Water
 Nastarana
 Jaune Desprez
 Reve dÂOr
 Duchesse dÂAuerstadt
 Alister Stella Gray
 Lamarque
 ChampneyÂs Pink Cluster
 William Allen Richardson
 Secret Garden Musk
Teas:
 Lady Hillingdon
 Maman Cochet
 Duchesse de Brabant
 Baronne Henriette de Snoy
 Georgetown Lemon White Tea
 William R. Smith
 Rosette Delizy
 Comtesse Festestics
 Souv. de Pierre Notting
 Rock Hill Peach Tea
 La Sylphide
 Le Pactole
 Jean Bach Sisley
 Clementina Carbonieri
 Etoile de Lyon
 Mme. Maurin
 Alliance Franco-Russe
 Mrs. Dudley Cross
 Monsieur Tillier
 Mme. Joseph Schwartz
 Georgetown Tea
 Hermosa
 Isabella Sprunt
 Mrs. B.R. Cant
 Lorraine Lee
 Enchantresse
 J.E. Murphy's Pink Tea
 Angel Camp Tea
 Puerto Rico
 Safrano
 Mme. Antoine Rebe
 Mme. Berkeley
 Marie van Houtte
 Triomphe de Luxembourg
 Rhodologue Jules Graveraux
 SmithÂs Parish
 Cels Multiflora
 HumeÂs Blush
 Souv. dÂun Ami
 Miss Caroline
 Thomasville Old Gold
 Duke of York
 Niles Cochet
 Mme. Antoine Marie
 Mme. Lombard
 Rubens
 Irene Bonnet
 Mme. Camille
 Paul Nabonnand
 Mme. de la Sombreuil
 Isabelle Nabonnand
 Devoniensis
Hybrid Teas:
 Eva de Grossouvre
 Radiance
 Red Radiance
 Careless Love
 Maman Lyly
 Lady Ursula
Climbers:
 Awakening
 Clair Matin
 Cl. Lady Waterlow
 Westerland
 Autumn Sunset
 New Dawn
Floribundas:
 Strawberry Ice a/k/a Bordure Rose
Bourbons:
 Souv. de la Malmaison
 Mystic Beauty
 Kronprincessin Viktoria
 Souv. de St. Anne a/k/a Miss Abbot

This is great. I tried to post on the link above, and it did not come through. At least I can read it.

I would like to know what roses on this list seem to be prone to Black spot, and what ones are ok. I can take some black spot, but I want leaves and blooms.

Also, I have alkaline soil. Once it was tested at a ph of 7. I don't use much of my soil, but bring in soil not only for the rose hole, but for the bed.

Sammy

Sammy-the link works for me but it takes a minute to load. Good luck with your search : )

This is the time to save to the Clippings. It is really pretty easy to do.

Now I must digest, and begin making decisions.
I would love to see pictures in a garden setting of Perle d 'Or, Reine de violettes, La Reine, and La Vesuve.

It looks like my Blossomtime might be having difficulty, and I would also like advice on a good climber. I don't want any modern roses, and need constant bloom. Once bloomers are not good for me.

Sammy