I put them in a snowbank and later in water or covered them in some soil that had thawed. It all worked out very well. Some were not planted until mid April. But all have grown spectacularly well.

- Queen of Denmark was a huge bare root plant and gave me an estimated 250 blooms!
- Botzaris was a big disappointment as the blooms, while plentiful, balled badly. Will give it one more year....
- Mme Hardy was very good. First plant to bloom, if I remember correctly.
- Skyrocket has been in constant. I am impressed.
- Apothecary Rose - sigh....what great colour and scent.
- Erinnerung an Brod - no blooms but is a large plant. Looking forward to next year.
- Lavender Lassie - just keeps blooming. Very small flowers. Perhaps bigger next year?
- Tausendschon - also very small flowers, but the website says large flowers, so hoping for better next year.
- Felicite Parmentier - I don't remember much....but it did bloom
- Geschwind's Orden - is determined to take over my garden! I can't believe it was a bare root planted this year. Had just a few tiny blooms. Very interested to see what happens next year.

Thanks for your help in choosing the above.

Hoping for sensational pictures next spring when your roses have had time to show what they can really do.

Ingrid

Queen of Denmark 250 blooms, the first year! Wow that's something.

It is a very nicely shaped bush so far and is over 3' in height.

My new location obviously favours the growing of roses! Am currently working on another order with Palatine. Most of them will be floribundas and shrubs, as the 20+ of those that I planted (also DA's) are all doing extremely well too. I have no disease issues and I want a wider variety of colour, such as yellows and oranges and blends. The historics just don't offer that.