22,152 Garden Web Discussions | Roses


If it's been warm, like 60 and above, for some time now where you are then yes, I'd say the one that hasn't leafed out is dead. Sorry. Even very good nurseries can have duds. I have a potted Peace, not even a bare root, I got from a very good local nursery that I think isn't going to make it either. It happens. Most places will replace plants that don't live within a year. If you can call them maybe they will replace it for you.
I like that Black & Blue salvia too!

It's been a lovely spring here in western Missouri, I would have been pleased with one survival from this group so two is just a bonus. I hope your Peace recovers, the ones at the rose garden are beautiful. We got a Angel Face last year that I was convinced was dead earlier this spring. Pruned it back and gave it some time and now it is looking great. I'm still working on the patience that loving roses seems to require...


I have purchased roses from both Chamblee and Antique Rose Emporium, and they both send great products, and like Seil mentioned, one season seems to catch them up. I planted the one gallon roses as soon as I received them and they did great!
Have fun!

At $12 each, I'd take 20 of them! :-) DA roses are selling $27-35 each around here. Just 1 year difference in size, no big deal. You will buy more than 10, I am just guessing. I hope you have enough room in your car. :-)

Hi. I live in zone 5 in the Selkirk Mountains of BC. Because I live in a valley with a very large lake, it may ameliorate our climate in general, nevertheless cold snaps here regularly get down to -17C and can last a week or two. Our average cold temperature in winter is about -3 C. I heap soil and/or peat moss up around it after the first frost. It is recommended to make a 12-inch high covering, but that is arduous if you have more than 2 or 3 roses and I soon found out it didn't need that much. As a matter of fact, one year I broke my leg and didn't cover it at all. It died back quite severely, but popped back better than the year before. This year I only did about 6 inches of dirt and topped it off with a heap of pine straw -- the dropped needles of a long-needled pine tree. I had no winter die back at all. Lots of people here grow HTs, but as I say, they are generally not long-lived in this climate. The Taboo (Barkarole) is about 10 years old (and failing), but with only 4-1/2 hours of sunlight a day it's amazing it has lasted this long. I have seen HTs in this area that have obviously been growing many years, though.

I have to second Dinglehopp3r's experience with Heirloom. Their plants always arrive so healthy that when I first ordered from another (wonderful) nursery I was shocked to see some dead wood that wasn't clipped off. The roses from the other nursery are still healthy and doing well, but when I received my order from Heirloom the difference in health was very obvious even to a inexperienced rose lover like me.
That said: is this the rose you're talking about? If so, then both Chamblee and Heirloom Roses have it. Both nurseries have an excellent reputation.

Well, I have the original Dyson model which I purchased in 2005, and it's still going strong. If my Sammy didn't chew on it a few times over the years, it'd still be in perfect condition. So right now, there's duct tape on part of the hose, and electrical tape wrapped around parts of the cord -- but it's still just as strong as the day I got it.
:-)
~Christopher


Help Me Find Roses lists two US sources.
Rogue Valley Roses
Angel Gardens
They both have websites and they are both reputable dealers. If you don't see it listed as available on their websites try calling them. Sometimes they may have one or two plants around but not enough to put on the site. Or you can ask if they have plans to have it in the near future and be put on a waiting list.


Fragrance? Not sure..Will go home and smell! Went to Bestbuy and change my new phone to different color. Lost all the pics but thanks to GW (opps..!) I can look at them here. ALMD refuses to go up the homemade arch,instead she just want to lounge . Stiff canes for such a dainty little lady.







I think my Reine des Violettes has the best scent in my garden. Wish it bloomed more. After that probably Golden Celebration.
best smelling pinks for me are:
Frederic Mistral
Memorial Day
Beverley
Sonia Rykiel
Perfume Delight