It is put out by Radler, who developed Knockouts. If it blooms like that, I want one!

I was so happy to come across this conversation. I have been searching high and low for the Sir Wilfred Laurier rose and would give my eye teeth to get that rose again. I had that rosebush given to me as a birthday present in 1999 (it was bought at White Rose) and I had it for a few years. I re-landscaped my yard and garden in 2004 and moved the rosebush and it died. I didn't think to research how to take cuttings and start new rosebushes from them at that time. I haven't been able to get that rose out of my mind since. I look for it every season. I first ran across this conversation a couple of years ago and have been searching the garden centres for any rose that matches the description. I know I sound a little obsessed but I'm really fairly normal otherwise. :) Anyhow, all this to say... if anyone has that rosebush, would you be willing to part with some cuttings? Or have you any idea of what the proper or other name of it might be? If so, please contact me at 613-591-3366 (Kanata, ON). Thanks so much!

OOOOPS, Karl!!! thanks so much for wonderful, wonderful suggestions and especially the winterizing issue! I completely!!! did not! see it because as I was posting my response, you had already written it...so we must have been cross-posting at the same time!!! I am making a clipping too out of it... Greenhaven, my roses are from Roses Unlimited...They are a wonderful! vendor; have you ever ordered from them? Don't let the appearance of their website put you off (there was a long ago post on how fancy, photo-filled websites were far more appealing...) but to me, a beautiful website means nothing...the health of the plant is and outstanding reputation of a nursery is (as with RU)...Customer service is also very! good... o.k. one more question, Greenhaven and Karl, what exactly does it mean bagged leaves as opposed to piled leaves...I'm a bit silly in that I can't figure out the difference. Silly me thinks bagged, does that mean grabbing a couple of leaf-filled lawn bags and placing them like a giantic wall barricade around each rose bush, lol! which I'm sure is not what is meant... I also forgot to tell you both that when I bury my pots they will be inside my rabbit-proof wired lot...If I throw in all the loose leaves into this "fenced in" enclosure, the leaves won't blow around and everything will be covered up... My only worry is canker... If there is too much rain on the leaves is there a danger of canker? I will also be using the mulch, shavings and then leaves with this lasagna effect...

I have no comment to 'Don Juan'. But I live in zone 5a, same as the original poster, and never had luck with the normal climbers being sold. But then 20 years ago I bought a Canadian bred climbing rose. That one must want to be 12 ft tall every year, and I have to always cut it back. In late May it will be a mass of red flowers. Jungs was also selling a less vigorous kind of it, have that too. I forgot the name, might be John Cabot. Canada had programs to breed very hardy roses suited for their climate, so I googled Canadian Climbing Roses, see the link. Here is a link that might be useful: Northern climbing roses