Razzle Dazzle
Gemini (replacement)
Double Delight (replacement)
Paridise
Rainbow Niagara
Lucille Ball
Dainty Bess (replacement)
Pope John Paul (replacing another white rose I had)
Dark Desire (this is a new Kordes that was featured in the latest ARS magazine).

I opted for March 2015 shipping. I could plant here in November, but my yard is a mess, and I'd rather work on the beds so I can just plop these in the ground when they arrive.

The one rose I did want was a mini, but they only had a rose tree, and I didn't want to spend $60 on that.

Also, ordered a Sweet Jane, not knowing anything about it. I have a number of Kordes yellows, and they are all great performer. For this one, I am keeping relying on my "faith" on Kordes yellows

I bought Poseidon from Palatine last spring. It's been a fantastic performer - growing to 5' from bare-root and full of big blooms with little or no black spot. Amazing!

Lesley and anybody else ordering PHILATELIE... You're gonna love that rose!! My favorite new one from this season.

POSEIDON............Have been lusting after this for a while

MARTINE GUILLOT........Should have one coming from RUL but
wanted to see how this performs on
Multiflora.

TINNEKE..................Many people listed this as a can't live without rose on several posts.
EDEN................... As predicted I'm running out of "floor" space
and I have suddenly developed a taste for
Climbers. Was previously fearful due to Texas
critters..also known as snakes. What gives?

1.Ketchup and Mustard
2. Grimm Brother Fairy Tale
3. Dolly Parton
4. Razzle Dazzle
5. Drop Dead Red
6. Double Delight
7.Crescendo
8. Baronne Edmond de Rothschild
9. Dark Desire
10. Osiria

I have heard that the roots on these roses are huge. I think I may have to soak these in my bathtub when I get them.

Kate

The bare roots from Palatine are HUGE. Last year I ordered 10 from them and 22 from another vendor. Both arrived at the same time and the bundle from Palatine was much larger though half the number of roses. Those roses are also doing much better.

SCG

NO, IN THUNDER. The only reason I ordered from Palatine was because I wanted Boule de Neige. If I can't get it, there is no point in me getting anything from Palatine--so I cancelled the entire order! Of course, they say they have already processed my "deposit" of about $35.00. Don't know if they will refund me that amount or not, but I am so angry right now at Palatine that I don't want to do any business with them at all!

Excuse me while I go sulk for a while. I'm really, really upset! Why did they tell me yesterday they had accepted my order and then today say they can't deliver on Boule de Neige?

Kate

I can only assume but I am going to guess that the website can process your order but it doesn't know and can't calculate how much stock they have on each rose. So this they must manually do by going through each order, checking stock and then updating the website. Not making excuses for them but I cut them some slack as they are rose people not computer geeks. It still sucks. I am hoping this year isn't like last year where when I said I would take other roses they ran out of stock before getting to my email, thrice! LOL

Good Luck

SCG

I'm still bummed out. If they didn't have enough stock to meet a reasonable public demand, they shouldn't be offering the rose as though it were really available.

Unless we are really to believe that (evidentally for the second year in a row), they were so swamped by Boule de Neige orders that they ran out of their numerous supply in less than 24 hours!

I'm not buying that!

Kate

I was upset. Quite. But I will still order from them in future years because they have a great selection and their roses are huge. But I will expect this kind of thing from now on. And maybe calling in "replacements" rather than emailing.

But I do want to relate this: I went there in person to pick up my order last spring and they are a pretty small operation (in terms of manpower at least). I had a wonderfully informative conversation with Rene, the owner, who was patient, gracious and generous with his encyclopedic knowledge of roses. While I perused their inventory he took my kids to his barn to see the chickens and collect eggs, which he then gave to us as a gift. He and his wife are lovely people, if not computer geeks, as SCG put it!

Pickering isn't even opening at all this year, by the way.

Karen

I've gotten back my "cool" since I found a small nursery elsewhere that is preparing a gallon, own-root Boule de Neige for me for next spring. After searching for 2 seasons, I may actually get my longed for rose. : )

Kate