Ok, DA is not sending my Comte de Chambord this spring 2023 afterall-I ordered back in the fall 2022. They say they will send it in season 2024-Oops! So I canceled & asked for a refund.

Heirloom Roses has Comte de Chambord & I ordered it from HR now & it will be shipoed on May 30. All my roses start blooming around May 30…. at least it will come now.

Grace Rose Farm sent me to ”narly very old malformed rejects from their estate of Yves Piaget & Francis Meilland,” & I had difficulty getting a tefund-required to send them back.

But I am getting a new Yves Piaget from Etsy asap! and a Francis Meilland from Heirloom Roses! Yay!

I just need to be careful to ask what type of rose I’m getting from Grace Rose Farm. They do send new roses also-and I’d like some if tgeir new roses! Very oretty!

And DA, I am still waiting to receive Silas Marner-hope they have one for me? Anyone get a Silas M lately?

I was shipped 4 DA at beginning of April, kinda frosty time. 3 are growing well. Queen of Sweden not sure….. Love her so hope she’s ok.

I have 3 very healthy DA roses that are newly growing: Emily Bronte, Eurasia Vye, and Roald Dayl. 2 are own root, one is grafted.

@Diane Brakefield Diane, Lidl is a German discount grocery store, much like Aldi. We only have Aldi here, but once in a while they have fantastic one-time deals on plants. A few years ago they had Austins for $12. They didn't last long, lol

Thank you Moses and fig. I'd kind of heard of Aldi's or read about this chain, but never Lidl. Neither chain is in this part of the West. I agree that six pack of minis, which I've never seen sold before, is a terrific bargain. I've grown one grocery store mini for about 18 years. It was a gift to my daughter from one of her kindergarten students. I've told this tale before. I planted it outside and the blasted thing is now about 6X6 feet. It grows bigger every year, requires no pruning, and is a continuous bloomer. What's ever weirder is the blooms in the first big show are nearly a regular size rose bloom. Then when the heat gears up, this looney rose switches to mini sized blooms. When it cools down in fall, the blooms size up. Here is it from 2023. Diane

Thank you! I picked many based on what the members of thus forum have suggested. Here’s what I have in the front yard: Savannah Sunbelt, Pretty In Pink Eden, 3 Olivia Rose Austins, 3 Leonardo Da Vinci, Earth Angel, Perfume Factory, Stephen’s Big Purple, 2 Alexandra of Kents, 2 Raspberry Cupcakes, Zephrine Druhine, PJP2, Bolero, Life of the Party, Marc Chagall, Bonica, and Morden Blush. 😅