TrueBlue:

As other will soon chime in there are a many great rose vendors out there. I think a little more information might be needed to serve your immediate needs namely;

1) You are looking for potted or bare root roses? How soon do you need them? A lot of vendors only ship during certain times of year.

2) What kind of roses are you searching for? That's a major qualifying tidbit of information to point you in the right direction.

3) If potted, how large of a plant do you need to get started? For example Heirloom Roses only mail orders bands. Some people don't like bands because they are small although personally I love them.

Hope this helps.

Kate

Roses Unlimited, Laurens SC
Ashdown Roses, Landrum NC
Vintage Roses, vintagegardens.com
Countryside Roses, MS
Longago Roses, NC
Hartwood Roses, VA
Rogue Valley Roses, OR
Antique Rose Emporium, TX
Pickering Nurseries, Canada
Almost Heaven Antique Roses, NC
Heirloom Roses not sure if they're in CA or OR

Carla

Well Carla went and answered your question for you. May I add also:

Nor'East Roses
Palatine Roses
David Austin Ltd.

Kate

Thanks to all of you for your replies. I'm primarily looking for bare-root hybrid teas. (Should have said that before . . .)

S&W Greenhouse in Tennessee has bareroots.
Heirloom may have them. Kate might be able to answer this one better, I don't grow many HT's.

Carla

High Country Roses in Utah has some HTs.

The best place to get bareroot hybrid teas is Palatine Roses. Their roses are huge and do very well for me. They have a lot of roses that have long lasting blooms that do well in a vase called Freelander roses.

"Will someone please recommend a good place for ordering roses? I have ordered from Jackson & Perkins in the past, but, since they've been bought out, I'd like to use a new vendor. Thanks."

I will NEVER order from J&P again. On the 28th of December I ordered 3 bareroot roses from them. On the 14th of January I called them top see where my roses were. They told me I would have them by the end of the week. The end of the week came and still no roses. I called again and they told me I'd have them at the end of January, guess what, I still don't have my roses! I'll never order from them again. Ordering off of the Internet is about convenience, there is nothing convenient about it taking a month or more to get my order.

Palantine carries roses grafted on multiflora(as do many of the Canadian nurseries)as opposed to Dr. Huey rootstock which is the more commonly found grafted variety here in the U.S. If you can handle early delivery Regans ships excellent quality bare root roses. Edmunds is another U.S. source. A few years ago they were bought out by Jungs (another U.S. company) and there may have been some problems in the transition, but I believe they have been mostly resolved now. S&W Greenhouse is another grafted rose reliable source. In our current economic situation if you can find a source for the rose you want in the U.S. it might be helpful to spend your dollars locally (so to speak).

Here is a link that might be useful: Regan roses

Heirloom does not carry bare roots but since you are searching for bare root HT's I also would suggest Palatine. The roses I received from them last year were wonderful.

Kate

I see you are in Virginia, too. My best bare-root hybrid teas have come from Pickering or Palatine in Canada. (I just placed an order with Pickering last week, in fact.) They bud onto multiflora rootstock, which is the best one for our area. The roses they send are huge! If you are accustomed to receiving the scrawny ones from J&P, you will be thrilled with the ones you get from Pickering or Palatine. AND, the prices are better. What's not to love?

Connie

Take a look at Wisconson Roses. I think you might be surprised at what they carry. It's a great place to get some of the best HT's you can find.