Tradescant seems to love the heat, and has produced spray after spray all summer. Ours is reeaallly wide--canes in all directions. It's growing through a Peace Rose--rather startling when you walk up to Peace and see a dark-red bloom peeking thru! Enjoy your new roses (scuse me, I have to go look up Janet now!)

Tammy, I am sure you know that with some nurseries you do not have to pay upfront just before they ship their plant. Pickering, for example never charged me till they assembled the order in February. Palatine charges half the amount when they send the invoice and charge the rest when they ship.

Of own root vendors I seem to remember that Chamblee's charges only before shipping.

So you may have some ease on your pocketbook by reserving your roses now and pay them only in February or March depending when you want them shipped.

I also ordered - after long hesitation - Tradescant. I couldn't resist the color of the blooms; no excuse just an explanation if an explanation is needed for rose purchases on this forum.:-)

So I am happy to hear that it likes heat and does well in the southeast. I have no idea where I will plant it yet, and even less, how I will tame it. Based on my experience with WS2000 (that bleaches out to pink in full sun), I assume that Tradescant would not like full sun either but would be better in early morning sun and some shade afterwards. Am I right in this assumption? I am worried about its sized too. I saw one in town and that was a monster covering a pergola.
Barbara, would you be willing to give more detail on the height and width of Tradescant? Pickering, for example never charged me till they assembled the order in February. Palatine charges half the amount when they send the invoice and charge the rest when they ship.

Of own root vendors I seem to remember that Chamblee's charges only before shipping.

So you may have some ease on your pocketbook by reserving your roses now and pay them only in February or March depending when you want them shipped.

I also ordered - after long hesitation - Tradescant. I couldn't resist the color of the blooms; no excuse just an explanation if an explanation is needed for rose purchases on this forum.:-)

So I am happy to hear that it likes heat and does well in the southeast. I have no idea where I will plant it yet, and even less, how I will tame it. Based on my experience with WS2000 (that bleaches out to pink in full sun), I assume that Tradescant would not like full sun either but would be better in early morning sun and some shade afterwards. Am I right in this assumption? I am worried about its sized too. I saw one in town and that was a monster covering a pergola.
Barbara, would you be willing to give more detail on the height and width of Tradescant?

Janet tends to want to go off in many directions and may do best as a climber. It doesn't really make a very full bush. The flowers are pretty and a little different from the "usual" look of the Austins, perhaps more modern, although to my eye not like a hybrid tea or floribunda. Rebloom is good in southern California, although not outstanding. It will be interesting to see how it performs for you.

Ingrid

I have seen and heard of Janet before but Windermere is a new Austin from Jackson and Perkins.I tried to find it on HMF but it wasn't listed. I don't normally order from J&P but I saw both Janet and Windermere and I thought I would try them out.
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Windermere/Janet

I can't wait to see the first blooms on Tradescant! Molineux either, especially since neither of these colors exist in my starting over in a new house garden yet.

Tammy

Tammy, where did you find Janet?

Thanks,
Carla

Molineux and Tradescant have been wonderful roses for me. I have my eye on Windemere too. So I think your fall order rocks. I wish I had some room for a fall order myself. From here on I must remove one to buy one.

Carla, I got an email for a sneak preview of Janet and Windermere from Jackson and perkins. Check out their website, it's on there too.

Tammy