Well, I kind of fibbed. Three of my brand new roses have not broken dormancy. I understand Rose de Rescht is late grower, but Jannice Kellogg and George Burns should have leafed out by now.

If RdR, does not grow, it will be replaced with another RdR.
The other two will be replaced with Munstead Wood and Lady Emma Hamilton.

I also like to buy Princess Alexandra of Kent to replace The McCartney Rose.

I have drooled over Tamora and Carding Mill long enough. I think I have found a place for them along the edge of the front lawn.

I reserve the right to change my mind about these roses 3 times a day from now until Jan. 2013.

Happy Dreaming you all,
FJ

Why wait? Those are all gorgeous roses you are dreaming of! I'm serious--get em now!

Kate

FJ

I need to wait and dream and dream. I guess that is half the fun. In the meantime, I will enjoy the other 60+ roses that I have and make rose pedal jam and sour orange marmalade.

I would like to be the first to suggest that you use your new bike for a paper route so you can afford more roses!!!

I better burn the CC bill before DH sees it.

FJ

Does the DH still buy flowers for you? Even when I was single and bought my plants, if it produced flowers and somehow I croaked it, I figured I got more enjoyment out of it and spent less money than for a bouquet that lasts a week.

If you'd like some entertainment, there's a great thread about how to 'count' roses...

1. Mini roses don't count.
2. Floribundas 'because they are not full-fledged hybrid teas' count as half.
3. Shrubs, Climbers, Ramblers, Old Garden Roses, etc. don't count because they can be considered "landscaping."
4. Roses not planted 'or in pots' don't count. (See the "Territory" Clause).
5. Roses that were discounted count as half.
6. Roses received as gifts don't count.
7. Odd numbers must always be rounded off, if you're out of room, round the number down. For every one-hundred, divide by two. This is known as a "stock split."
8. Roses whose names you don't know or can't remember obviously don't count.
9. Roses that are on Shovel Prune Watch don't count; the roses that replace them also don't count as they cancel each other out.
10. Duplicate/multiples count as one as they are considered a set.
11. Roses that are not planted in a bed don't count. (See the "Landscaping" Addendum).
12. Bareroots don't count because they are dormant when they arrive; once you plant them and they start to bud out, well, you've already done your count, so you will just have to wait until next season, by which time you'll be sure you already counted them.
13. Mislabeled roses don't count because you probably already have one of them somewhere, which has already been counted once, probably.
14. Anything less than Grade 1 counts only a fraction, and since fractions are not whole numbers they can be rounded off (remember the rounding off rule).
15. Roses that you think you might give away can be excluded from the count, makes it easier to part with them; if, by some chance you wind up keeping them, oh well.
16. HTs that get huge and wind up taking more than one space should be counted twice, but remember the duplicate rule.
17. Now if, after counting, you have under a hundred roses, you must immediately place some orders and they don't count because they're in transit and therefore not in the ground.
18. Roses ordered on a whim really don't count because they were never on a list. (This is known as the List Rule: If it's not on a list, it doesn't exist, most likely).
19. If you cut many roses and give them away, this is considered Charity, and everyone knows that you get special allowances for Charity, which brings us to...
20. Tax Deductions. (see Claiming Roses as Dependents).
See? You really didn't have as many as you thought you did! Time to go order some more!

First I like to tell you that how invaluable your blog and your advice here has been to me. Everyday, my kids and I will read your blog; they for the puppies and me for the roses and echeverias. Your plants has been a source of inspiration.

Second, I have learned that I need pations with most roses in my yard since they are mostly DA's and other own root roses. But my problem with RdR is that after 2 months in the ground it has not leafed yet. I do not see any swelled up bud eyes either. I still one month to claim refund for them. I hope it decide either to wake up or die before then. I hate pulling a perfectly good plant out just because it is late.

FJ