I have read that florists raised forced, potted roses for the holidays. Often, they were ramblers which had been pruned heavily to make topiaries covered in flowers. Of course, it was much later than this (mid to late fifties), but when I was a small child, my great grandmother grew huge Boston Ferns and a number of potted palms in her living and dining rooms in Birmingham, Alabama. Winter months, there were forced potted azaleas in the huge stone planters in those rooms. Spring and summer, the ferns went out in the huge stone planters on her porches. Kim

I am new to roses (only been collecting for two yrs).. She was planted last spring and she is 3" tall and 3" wide.. This spring--My daughter counted 74 buds and gave up! It bloomed for 2 weeks and was covered for that amount of time. You could hardly see any green.... No I haven't posted any pictures.. Something I keep saying I will do...

Heirloom Roses is really grating on my last nerve. I already have an order on the books for spring delivery. I emailed them over the weekend to add two roses that were on “sale” to my existing order. The online system wouldn’t allow it and I tried calling but their office is closed on the weekend. The following Monday I get this bullsh*te response: ”Thank you for your inquiry. We cannot add to the existing order as our system will not let us. The sales prices are over, so you can either wait until we have another order, or you can place a new order online. Any order over $50 will get free shipping. You can create a new order online and then set it for the same shipment date as the other order. Thank you! Sincerely, Crystal” My previous order already qualified for free shipping, I wanted to add two more roses which combined also qualified for free shipping, but what if I only wanted to add one rose? I would have to pay additional shipping. However, that’s a moot point if they don’t honor their own sales prices. To pour salt on the wound, I’ve been able to make changes to my orders in the past. I don’t appreciate having my arm twisted to order more overpriced products just to buy some roses from them, and having multiple boxes shipped increases the chances of plants getting delayed or lost in the mail. I also don’t appreciate getting spammed 2-3 times a week by fake sales emails advertising fake “new” introductions. They are destroying the joy of getting mail order plants with their greedy grubby little hands. I personally won’t miss Heirloom Roses if they go out of business. It’s becoming too aggravating to buy roses from them, and I refuse to reward bad behavior.

I was able to get 5 standard “Life of the Party” roses in early spring from Lowe’s 50% off! First bought one and went back for all they had after I saw how romantic they looked in the garden! The fragrance is incredible.... just love them! I’m in Silverado Canyon, California.