SDLM WILL be bought for my birthday in a few days! On fortuniana for sure. And I will be putting in several teas this year.

Also, I plan on planting a fence of thornless blackberries and muscadine grapes, along with one or two oriental persimmons. Also my black sapote and my sweet sop will go in the ground along with my lady finger bananas. Near the shady area, I will plant my jaboticabas.

Hoping all will be done before the blazing steam heat sets in in May.

Here is a link that might be useful: jaboticaba

My Dream wish list would contain roses not available in most nurseries in the US though a few of these are and that I would also need a lot more space to grow
Antoine Schurz, Reverend H. d'Ombrain, Princess de Lamballe, Blanche de Belgique, A. Drawiel, Hector Deane, Kakwa, Carnea Plena, Hibernica, Fruhlingsmorgen, Anaise, Agnes, Belle Vicysoise, Inspiration, Madame de Sevigne, Marie Dermar

I've already ordered, taking advantage of some of the sales that took place. i've ordered 71 roses and 49 lilacs.
I'm gonna take a break after i get all these planted next april. so for now my dream is not to buy anymore for awhile.

My dream wishlist will probably have to stay a dream: Radiance, Cynthia Brooke, Duc de Cazes, Etna (Laffay's moss), Barbara Worl and Général Stefanik. These roses are either rare or not sold in Europe.

I have also done some considerable ordering, with the recent sales and Sequoia's closing in mind. I received 8 roses on Tuesday, from an eBay dealer in NC, that are gorgeous. 11 for spring delivery from Vintage, 20 from Ashdown, 50-something (depending on availability now) from Sequoia, and 3 from Appalachian.

This doesn't take into account that I'll be at the Heritage Rosarium in May (with a shopping list), and Sherando Roses' closing with Randy's retirement in June. I've already said that, come spring, I will probably plant all these little guys out in rows like corn until I can get the gardens laid out. Planting party, anyone?

Connie

I'm dreaming of tearing out most of my front yard, removing a tree that's gradually dying, and planting mounds of roses, mostly HMs, along with grasses and salvia and other easy-care plants. DH says to go ahead - but it's a big job.
Anita

Here's my mine, we'll see how many of these turn into reality. I also need to add a bigger yard to the list, there's no way all these would fit. :)

Austins:
Alnwick Rose
Harlow Carr
Sister Elizabeth

Rockwall Sesquicentennial
Belinda's Dream
Carefree Beauty
Pink Gruss an Aachen
Hermosa
Coquette des Blanches
Great Western
La France
Marchessa Boccella

Biggest wish of all: MORE ROOM!

My dream wishlist is this.

Lots of rain, glorious rain. I dream of rain.

Vigilant, keen-eyed owls preying on my gophers.

My roses and flowers thriving.

The new fruit trees and grape vines settling and growing.

The new vegetable beds I'm planning taking off and doing well.

You can probably tell from this list why I'm not adding many new roses, though I imagine I'll plant a rose or two each year for years to come.

Rosefolly

I'm with Ingrid_vc, more room! And with Rosefolly: lots of beautiful, beautiful rain!

And Souvenir de Pierre Notting.

I put my dream wish in today on the road to reality, with an emphasis on bringing in the unknown, and unavailable in Canada. Ordered the following (sorry about the capitals it's not shouting though I feel like it with happiness),

ADOLF DEEGEN, ALPENFEE, ANNCHEN VON THARAU, ANTOINE SCHURZ, ARIANA, ASTRA, AURELIA LIFFA, AVE MARIA, BALLTIMORE BELLE, BARONNE NATHANIEL DE ROTHSCHILD, BEAUTY OF THE PRAIRIES,BEZRUC, BIJOU DES PRAIRIES (GEM OF THE PRAIRIES), CAECILIE SCHARSACH, CARMEN, CAROLINE BANK, CAROLINE DE SANSAL, CELINA DUBOS (ROSE DU ROI A FLEURES BLANCHES), CATHERINE GHISLAINE, CORPORAL JOHANN NAGY, CRÃME, CYMBAEFOLIA, DEUIL DE DR. REYNAUD, DR. BRIERE, DUC DE CRILLON, EDITH DE MURAT, ERNST G. DORELL, EUGENE DESGACHES,
EURYDICE, FATINITZA, FOECUNDISSIMA, FRANCOIS COPPEE,
FUTTAKER SCHILINGROSE, GEANT DES BATAILLES, GEISHA, GENERAL ALLARD, GENERAL WASHINGTON, GEORGETOWN, GESCHWINDÂS NORDLANDROSE II, GESCHWINDÂS SCHONSTE, GILDA, GLENDORA,
GOURDAULT, GRANDMOTHERÂS HAT, GRANNY GRIMMETS, HORNISH PLOT,
I.N. KICUNOV, JEAN BODIN, KATIEÂS MCNEAR, KERN WHITE, KRALJICA MARIJA, LÂ ORLEANAISE, LAURA, LE GRAND CAPITAINE,
LINE & TWINE, MARIE DERMAR., MAURICE BERNARDIN, FERDINAND DE LESSEPS, MERCEDES, METEOR, MIRANDA, MIRIAM WILKINS, MISTRESS BOSANQUET, MLLE. BLANCHE LAFITTE, MME. CORNELISSEN, MME. DUBOST, MME. MOSER, MME. NORB. LEVAVASSEU, MONSIER CORDEAU
MONSIEUR BONCENNE, MRS. F.W. SANFORD, OMAR PACHA, OVID, PIE IX, PIERRE DE ST. CYR, PROFESSEUR EMILE PERROT, QUEEN OF THE PRAIRIES, RED BALLER, REINE DE LÂ ILES BOURBON, ROMAGGI PLOT BOURBON, ROTKAPPCHEN, SAPPHO, SOUVENIR DE VICTOR, LANDEAU,
STAR OF WALTHAM, TARTARUS, TEMPLE, TROMPETER VON SACKINGEN,
UNION REDWOOD, VIRAGO, WALKURE, WELLER BOURBON, WENZEL GESCHWIND, WILLIAM JESSE, WODAN, WOLVERSTONE CHURCH ROSE

Riku, What an incredible list! Where have you found them all? I lost my Baltimore Belle and Trompeter von Säckingen but seeing them in your list makes me want to try them again. I will not try Meteor again, I believe my first attempt to grow it was doomed from the beginning as I dont cover in winter. I have several of the other Geschwind roses and have seen even more of them in Sangerhausen. Their health is variable in my climate. I hope you already have Himmelsauge because it is one of the best, at least for me. I am afraid both Gilda and Caroline Bank are among the worst for blackspot but your climate may be better than mine. You should also add Lykkefund or R. helenae Hybrida if you don't have them. They are two absolute favourite climbers (ramblers) in Sweden and do well up to our zones 4-5 (warmer than your USDA zones 4-5, I am afraid).

Is Ariana the one usually called El Areana (or Ariana) or Areana El? Mine is new but I have great hopes for it as it has done well since 1913 in Bergen, Norway, in a very humid climate. The only Geschwinds among my 15 varieties that have not proven completely hardy are Asta von Parpart (a repeater) and Futtacker Schlingrose. I was baffled when the latter froze to the ground last year, I can't understand why. It came back but didn't flower this summer, as it blooms on old wood.

Riku, you humble me, as always. What a list!

I have the roses, I dream of more land to plant them all and David Stone and Jon of Wessex to come prune and train them for me:-). I also dream of a walled garden....

Carol

Mariannese, you mentioned Asta for Parpart, a rose I've been very interested in. Is the rebloom good and is the rose as beautiful as I've seen in some pictures? Any information would be welcome, although I know our growth zones are very different.

Thanks so much.

Ingrid

Oops, of course I meant Asta von Parpart; what a gaffe from someone with European roots. I think my mind is going in too many directions in the few pre-Christmas days left.

Ingrid

Hi Mariannes and Carol,

It was a "special availability consideration" made to me from overseas from limited stock from very very reptuable source and expert - I have referenced your questions to the individual and hopefully will hear soon.

You should see what coming in the very near future as available - I don't even know half of the roses and I am sure the experts' lower jaws would need to picked up off the floor. Sorry to tease but I am still in shock from a sneak peak at the list and don't feel it is commercially right for me to say more.

Riku

I dream of drip irrigation system and of pile of mulch size of mt. St. Helen :o)

Been' an awful good girl.....

I dream of 2 acre ocean front property with a mix of old growth forest and meadow somewhere between Courtney and the Malahat Pass on the east side of Vancouver Island over looking the straights. Within the paradise would be a slow meandering clear fresh water stream up which would spawn the Coho, Pink and Sockeye. Rest of the days left until the end would be spent making the gardens.

I forgot that we aren't limited to just roses. I've now discovered reblooming irises and plan on ordering at least a dozen more to add to the first dozen I already have. The color and patterns are to die for and I think they're wonderful companion plants for roses. And, they can be planted in those little empty spots where a rose won't quite fit. Life is good.

Ingrid

My absoulute dream wishlist has only one item - it is to get my hands on a specimen of Chusquea culeou 'Caña Prieta'.

I have Annie Laurie McDowell and Climbing Devoniensis being rooted for me at Ashdown. I'm hoping they'll take and will be ready for me in the Spring.

Great topic!!!!

Marianne, If you find 'Radiance' in Europe, would you let me know? I've been thinking about that one lately too, as well as its sports. Like you, I don't know of a source.

Riku, What an amazing list! If your source is in Europe, and when you can speak freely, would you keep us posted? Your hints are highly intriguing. Not but what I'm full of roses, but next year I'll be ready for more, or so I hope. I wish you a wonderful time with your new roses.

My dream list:
Lots and lots of rain after two dry years, plus a good chilly winter;
A great big hay crop locally so that we can afford to buy another ten tons like we did this year to use for mulch;
A big shrub order this winter of named varieties of rosemary, lavender, BOX, LILAC, lavender cotton, viburnums, and too many other plants to name;
A big rose order next fall, as we successfully got all our orders in this fall and nicely bedded down in the garden. This winter and last we ordered about sixty-five varieties, mostly old and older kinds, and I'm hoping to do the same next fall. I'm looking for good roses, obviously, but am just busy building up a collection and will begin to refine it when I've had more chance to study the roses I've been buying the last few years. A few particular varieties that I've been thinking of follow: a big vigorous clone of 'Lady Hillingdon', 'Sheryl's Spotty', and 'Radiance' and family.

I also want to carry out the basic planting of the Big Garden (that's its name) and take a lot of cuttings of aromatic plants and begin to propagate box, yew, privet, daphne and sarcococca, most of which I've never done before. I want a decent success rate on the ca. 180 rose cuttings I took this fall plus a place to plant them, and I want to learn how to ship rooted cuttings in the mail; I successfully mailed unrooted cuttings this fall for the first time and have gotten over that hump.

Dreams, dreams, dreams.

Melissa

Also lately I've been mooning over the intergeneric Rosa x Hulthemia crosses. They seem so strange and I think they might like it here, but I suspect I'd have to pay something to get them. Plus R. bracteata hybrids. And I don't know of a source for 'Indigo'.

Melissa

Connie, what was the name of the NC ebay retailer? I may be interested in what they have.

Her eBay user ID is 'longagoroses'. I just checked, and she doesn't have any roses listed right now. Save her to your seller's list if you're interested. I'm very pleased with what I received.

Connie

I've become much more disenchanted with selecting rose varieties than ever before - I'm not sure why, maybe because I'm still limited to my own window ledge and haven't been home to my old garden in a few years, but I don't think I'll be ordering much this season. I'm dismayed at the closing of Sequoia and may try to get a few rare things from them before the end. It always seems that the most promising varieties are quite out of reach, so for now, I think I'll concentrate my efforts on breeding more than acquiring and see if I can't make the rose I'm craving but simply cannot buy. At work, I'll continue adding to the collection of wonderful Chinese rose species and cultivars; this is one of my little pet projects to increase public (and institutional) awareness of these amazing and largely well-adapted plants.

Marianne (if you read this), do you really feel that both helenae cultivars are equal in hardiness, and that your zones 4-5 are warmer than ours? From reading which roses do well where in Scandinavia, I was under the impression that a zone 4-5 hardy rose where you live is roughly equivalent to one at my home in Minnesota, also zone 4-5. I was also fairly sure I understood that 'Lykkefund' is less hardy than 'Hybrida', which hopefully is soon on its way to Ashdown from Europe courtesy of a certain GW member!

Stefan

Good luck on your endeavours Stefan - really pleased to see you seen the chinas ... even up here and buried right now these little troopers reward my efforts. The only cuttings that took again this year were my chinas and now I am more than ever convinced it's my soggy rooting techniques they like.

I wish that the Austins could be grown in my area without requiring spray.

I currently grow: Sophy's Rose, Lillian Austin, Christopher Marlowe, and Abe Darby with reasonable success. I am taking a chance on Scepter'D Isle next spring.

Truth be told....I would LOVE to fill my garden with Austins.

....then again...Santa never did bring me that horse.....

Ronda

I have enough room here to plant nearly every rose variety there is. It's the old "Be careful what you wish for" syndrome.Sadly the resources physical and material cannot match that. It is still hard for me to stop and I think of ways to overcome that. My latest idea is a species garden. I can plant these because they will require little care and little water. I have a spot where they can sucker and grow as they please. I have made a list of a dozen of these. The other idea which is still in the planning stage is to plant ramblers all along the road that goes to our water pump. I'm not going to train them, just allow them to spill down the hill. Most of my other ramblers do without summer water.
Ingrid I have Asta Von Parpart. The color of the bloom is very pretty and it does rebloom some. Another rose like it is Paul Plotron which has a wonderful fall rebloom.

Holy cow, Riku! I have to print out that list to do some research on those oh so many unfamiliar names. How exciting! I know you will keep us posted as things develop...and thanks.

Marianne, I am so sad to hear that Asta von Parpart does not do well over your (warmer than ours) zone 4/5 winters. I have a baby from Vintage that is just starting to take off but as yet is well under the snowline. It would be sad to think that she will die back once she begins to put on longer canes. :-( I think the blooms are lovely.

The Dark Lady's dream wishes sound good to me - irrigation and a mountain of mulch, yes indeed! As for roses, I am limiting my wishes to Jude the Obscure. (Well, not really - I have that email from Vintage burning up my inbox, reminding me that the sale is only on for a few more days...oh dear, oh dear!)

Anne

Have ordered for 3/08 delivery:
Noella Nabonnand
Reve d'Or
Chromatella

Am considering ordering for 1/08 delivery:
Bouquet d'Or
Duchesse d'Auerstadt
Kaisering Friedrich
Pleasant Hill Cemetary

I really want:
LeVesuve
Arethusa
Country Dancer
Ducher
Mme Antoine Mari
Louis XIV
Archduke Charles

Would also like some:
Daylilies - pinks & reds
Purple Coneflowers
Shasta Daisies

Anita, I have dug up my front yard during the last 2 months. Not done yet by a long shot - about half way there. But I have 8 roses in the ground so far with about 15 to go. I say go for it. A couple of weeks ago my husband was seriously looking for a few illegal aliens to finish the job, but I just put a load of horse manure compost on top of the killed grass and will let it rot for a while until I can get to it. And I have nice hard biceps now.

I don't dare wish for more room. Getting that wish would be the death of me.

I do wish my garden looked less like a construction zone.

Sherry

Pam;, thank you for your response. I have the impression that Asta is not a prolific rebloomer. I wasn't able to find any info about Paul Plotron, which sounds like an interesting rose. Where did you acquire it?

Ingrid

I got Paul at Vintage. It isn't quite that same color. It's really more fuschia. Maybe they have a photo on the web site.

I am pushing up this thread because I happened to see that there were questions for me I didn't see the first round during the Christmas holidays.

Stefan, there are conflicting reports about the hardiness of the various helenae hybrids. 'Hybrida' is generally considered to be hardier than 'Lykkefund' but some swear to the opposite, among them a grower from USDA zone 4-5. Judging, however, from my 6 years of handling the annual rose evaluations sent in by members of the Swedish Rose Society, I believe 'Hybrida' is the hardiest.

I hope you had a Merry Christmas! How long do you celebrate christmas in sweden for? "On the 5th month of christmas my true love sent to me..."