They are not bare root, are they? Don't they come in little pots with soil? I always save mine on the porch until I think the weather will cooperate, then when I plant them, I save the pot in case I need to remove them from the ground and bring them inside -- or put them in a corner of the porch and cover them. Your class will enjoy them, I am sure. Sammy

I too received roses from both. Those from Chamblees were in excellent condition and had blooms. The ones from ARE were pruned back (to fit in the shipping box) and some of the leaves were yellow and had blackspot. I picked off those leaves, planted in the ground and all are recovering nicely. I think I would call though if ALL the leaves are yellow.

Dana, shipping was $28. Countryrosegirl, thanks for the heads up about Hawkeye Belle. I will give her more room than originally planned. Mike, I received my DA order 3 weeks ago, and the bare roots are already sprouting. I wonder why the hold up with your order? I also ordered/received/planted from Hortico: Outta the Blue (I also ordered this from RU...my bad) Yolande D aragon White Queen Elizabeth Park: Marmalade Skies DA...great bare roots/ already sprouting: Brother Cadfael Lady Emma Hamilton Pat Austin Just Joey French Lace So far not a dud amongst the orders. Yeah Spring!!!

Chamblee's is a family business. Mark Chamblee, the original owner had his nursery in Tyler, TX. He sold the business upon retiring to another family who moved it to Winona, TX. They retained the Chamblee name for their nursery...name recognition evidently. I was a Tyler location mail order customer for years, and am a Winona location customer these days. The quality has been about the same. Very good to average. The new owners discontinued their free shipping for orders over about 5 roses. Right now they are neck and neck, final order bill total, with Roses Unlimited and Antique Rose Emporium. Although ARE sells 2 gal. roses, their roses in two gallon pots can really be 1 gal. size plants, or smaller. 2 gal. does not always mean a bush that has reached its potential 2 gal. size. I have received less than gallon size plants growing in gallon size pots from both old and new Chamblee's. When de-potted, the potting soil would fall away revealing a quart or less sized root system bush, but upon in ground planting, I can't recall a failed bush. They usually kicked in and thrived. Texas has its generous helping of catastrophic weather events. A tornado can level a building in just a flash while the building across the street barely had its American flag hanging outside even flutter during the twister. Considering that Chamblee's survived the Corona Virus is a wonder. So many mom and pop businesses around me closed and did not reopen that it is a heart breaking sight to walk up and down my little old Italian neighborhood. Generational mom and pop businesses are gone forever. I advise all you Chambee's customers that have late orders to be as patient as possible. Texans are a cut above, character wise, and either roses or refunds will be forthcoming. Please, give them time to fulfill their obligations. The delays indicate dire straits being experienced. Moses