All Five Disneyland Roses Back for 2026

Last Spring, I planted two new Disneyland Roses, bringing the total number of these Floribunda roses in the sideyard to five.   The two new ones outperformed the established ones and were highly productive all the way up to Thanksgiving last Fall.  

One of the decisions I made last Fall was to take a relaxed approach to overwintering these roses - which is different than what I've done in the past.  In some years, I've created rings of Chicken Wire and stuffed them with leaf litter to create an insulation layer on top of the canes.  Other years, I've used municipal biosolids + leaf litter to mound up around the crowns.  

This year, I let nature take its course and have whatever leaf litter that collected around the canes to provide that insulation layer.  

And....either due to a not-so-bad Winter...or....the reality that these appear to living in a small microclimate on the southside of our house, tucked in against the foundation...has lead to today when all five Disneyland Roses are showing new growth on the canes that I cut down weeks ago.

Below are some photos showing the early Spring growth.  The 2025-planted ones are (once again) doing better out of the gate than the established roses.  Also note...the 'chop and drop' material that is still scattered around these beds.  That is (mostly) dahlia stems that I cut-up last fall when I dug the tubers out of the ground.  

Below, you can see one of the 2025-planted Disneyland Roses right below (and slightly to the right) of the yellow stake.  This one is showing more-red foliage than the others. 

Below is one of the established roses - this one is closest to the fence gate.  Also note the ornamental grass litter that I left behind this Spring.   Chop-and-drop method.  

These require some maintenance over the growing season to combat two problems:  fungus and pests.  I'll treat them with a systemic granular soon and spray them on a regular basis to attempt to get ahead of those problems.