I live close to the coast and, therefore, have strong winds, on the average. I would say the average wind is 15-25 mph.
Anyone have recommendations for a tough rose? It does not have to have a strong scent, although it would be nice, but the petals need to
hold up under the aforementioned spec.'s.
I currently have Heart O'Gold's, Othello and another David Austin that I cannot remember. Anyway, the Heart O' Gold's do great even when they
are 10 feet tall....which they are now. The Othello are a middle of the pack the other David Austin fall apart when someone so much as breaths
on them.
I would like a medium to small rose that I can put in front of the Othello's and not fall apart on the first puff of wind.

Thanks for any input one may have.

My first thought is to suggest that you avoid forms that are very thorny - consistent high winds can cause roses to impale themselves on their own thorns and shred the leaves. Then I guess you could consider bloom type - smaller more compact blooms will probably handle the wind better.

Do some research - Google "TAMU Earthkind roses" and see if any of those meet this criteria. Earthkind roses are amongst the toughest. Also Google "Antique Roses Emporium". Their sortable rose database should be a useful tool. Found/Antique roses will probably work best for you (Martha Gonzalez might be a good one come to think of it).

Thanks. The Master Gardener class that I am about to have recommends the Earthkind roses also. I will have to check them out.

Also look through this website, which is one of my favs.

http://www.antiqueroseemporium.com/