It's more than 50 miles to the Gulf but we do get regular rains in the summer normally. Most of the time the leaves will have time to dry before dark. George Annetta Green wrote: > > George, > Your conditions are al lot like mine. Things that do well in full sun can > handle some shade for us. I do find that my roses need to get full sun in > the afternoon to dry out the leaves after out afternoon rains. Do you get > the same ocean effect where you are? If you don't get the afternoon rains > your roses should do just fine. > > Mine are starting to leaf out and fill, but no blooms yet. > Anne in FL > zone 9b, sunset 26