In the neighborhood of 18 or so roses, but the rest of the pot ghetto is ridiculous, with around 60 or 70 others that are waiting in limbo for us to get started on landscaping the backyard. Most are cannas, the rest are odds and ends vines (clematis, creeper, bower, sweet potato, etc.), daylilies, and salvia. There are more roses on the way from different sources, and cuttings rooting. All will be relegated to the ghetto.

If we are only counting roses - 3. However, if I get to count the rest of the shrub ghetto, it is more like 15.

I'm proud to say that it's down to zero as of this weekend. :)

Down to two.... VID buccaneer and corpus christi which I purchased on ebay late in the season. They are doing well and even have new growth. It was 74 here today and we have only had one night below 32 here so far.

to ask, point blank, about one's pot ghetto count is a question that, i feel, is politically incorrect.

allow me to state for the record that i do not now have, nor have i ever had, a pot ghetto. (if u believe that, u'll believe darn near anything.)

allow me to state for the record that i do not now have, nor have i ever had, a pot ghetto.

You mean you can't comment because of an ongoing investigation? ;^)

Five, oh at last only 5! Took a chance & planted The Fairy today--when I cut the pot off I was deee-lighted to see all the roots. That leaves Julia Child and Prairie Harvest awaiting planting, Sweet Chariot, Marie Pavie, and Tamora living in pots. Prairie Harvest has been going backwards with dieback, not sure it'll make it into the ground, sigh.

I have to leave it at 12 because that's all that will fit in my garage in the winter.

My pot ghetto is ummm...strictly for mecidinal purposes...in case anyone from the media wants to know

I dare not count them as I dared not count how many are planted. But sooner or later during the winter I will make an inventory.

151, but I have an excuse. Most of the roses are for a sale for the local heritage rose society. Unless I keep them all for myself, in which case I need a much bigger lot.

Lance

Well, according to my records there should be 42 roses waiting for a permanent home, but I know that's not entirely accurate. I have over a dozen found roses that aren't accounted for either because they haven't been properly identified yet or there are multiple duplicates that I haven't bothered to count. Further, I have a feeling its time to do inventory as I have several roses on the list (of roses in pots) that I don't recall seeing in quite some time...

I am DOWN to about 120 right now :) - those are more or less mature roses in pots. Plus, I have about 60 rooted cuttings in the garage under growing lights (I believe they don't count as a ghetto, right? :)
My Hortico order is scheduled for shipping on December 18th, this will add 12 more.
Anyway, I hope to have them all in the ground before spring comes!
This is a part of my garage 'operation'

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Marina

I have five. Evelyn, Jude The Obscure, Kathryn Morley and
two Charles De Gaulle. Where to put them? I think we are
all magicians, as well as rosarians.

Zero--always has been and always will be. Hard enough keeping roses planted in the ground watered during our hot summers without having to worry about daily having to water potted roses. No thanks. Just would not have the time or patience.

Kate

I have 37 that are permanently in pots and 10 seedlings. But who knows this spring. Some won't make through the winter I'm sure and you know I'm gonna HAVE to buy some!

5....They are still green and growing under tha back porch...despite the cold.

Ronda

151, but I have an excuse.

Lance honey, this is the one place in the world where you don't need an excuse! ;^)

Wow the_dark_lady, that is some set-up!

Kate, you are the envy of us all.

It went all the way down to zero and then I ran into a bad influence. I won't name names. Now there are a dozen back again.

According to my "pot ghetto" excel file there are 51 roses to be planted between now and January 22nd when school starts back. Mind you, I work full time too, but this is a whole homework free month in which to do all of my gardening.
The excel file does not take into account the roses that are destined to be given away.
Nor does it count the megabucks order I am about to receive from ForestFarm - no roses in that order.
Not to mention all of the plants that have piled up during the spring/summer/fall that I am going to try and plant this month.
Or the gazillion companion plants I have rooted to add to the newest rose garden.

It's a fun addiction.

hoovb--no reason to envy my pot-free yard. All it means is I'm too lazy to care for them. LOL

Kate

Let's see- 7 bands from Vintage Garden; 1 cutting; 5 larger roses waiting for a new bed; and 28 more I'm picking up this Saturday that I've agreed to "foster" temporarily for our local rose society!

I'm just happy that I'm not the only one that keeps track of her roses with an Excel spreadsheet.

Hahhahah! And I thought I was the ONLY ONE! I didn't even know there was such a thing as "pot getto" which perfectly defines 3 rose bands, 3 cannas and 3 gingers that have been waiting for almost a month to be planted!!! I feel so much better now, thanks guys!

I'm up to 17, or maybe it's 18.

I have all my roses in an Excel worksheet. Doesn't everyone? (lol) I keep track of old, new, dates, where from, where it is, color, size, bloom, etc., etc., all sorts of things.

seil -- are u serious 'bout that excel worksheet madness?! if so, you're w-a-y too organized for your own good, sweetie. we rose freaks channel our compulsion into acquisition, NOT into bookkeeping. have u bought any roses this month? if not, u best get crackin', 'cause december's half over . . . & it's a crazy month -- what with all the other stuff goin' on, ya know?

I'm not organized - you should see my house!
But as new roses come in they go in a spreadsheet because I've got to figure out how big they are all going to get and how to color coordinate them, so there's a pot ghetto spreadsheet. I print it off and stand in the yard and figure out what goes where.
There is also a "new rose garden" spreadsheet which was last year's pot ghetto spreadsheet. And a "roses" spreadsheet from when I put in the first roses. My Forest Farm order that I ordered came from my "winter bloomers" spreadsheet which tends to get added to every winter as I search and search for any plants that can get me through the winter.
Oh, I almost forgot the "roses I have to have" spreadsheet.

Any time I see this title coming up, I start wondering: how on the earth such a perfect lady as you, Hoovb, could ask such an indiscreet question?
:-)

I feel you Kate
I too don't have the patience and time
Thank god I only have 2, Mutabilis and Joseph Coat.
(Too sensitive to my zone)
Bring them in every winter.

Niecey

sigh...I had to think about this right? Ok, I have about 75 in one gallon pots and another hundred still rooted in cups to be potted up. But I have an excuse, only a few are destined for planting, some I rooted for a friend, and the rest are for a sale in March, whereby I can use the proceeds to buy....more roses lol.

I can state, for the record, that at this time, I have no pot ghetto. However, it is true that I have in the past, but I did not inhale.

Chuckle! Chuckle!
Harry were you and Bill Clinton smoking roses back in the days.
You are just too funny.
Niecey

veelakin, that's what rose freaks who live in the snow belt do in the winter to get their fix. They look through all their records and pictures and make out excel sheets, decide what they NEED to have and order for April. Otherwise we'd just sit here looking out the window at the frozen landscape and go crazy.

I thought I would revive this post. I had about 30 until today when I ordered 14 from Breck's which will have to go into pots for a while, or maybe years. LOL

Too funny! I have only 4 in mine currently but I have that Breck's special coming also lol!

ZERO

Surprisingly after all these years I only have 38 in pots this year. Of course at one point in there I had close to 70 in pots. We did add a new bed a few years ago so many went into that bed. Then I lost quite a few the last couple of winters. I'd like to keep it around what I have now though. Moving those pots in and out of winter storage ain't gettin any easier as I get older!

Seil, if we go by your post about how to count roses - I don't have any!

Actually, I counted yesterday. Right now I have 55 and that's 20 less than last week - not counting the 100 odd seedlings in the nursery! A lot of them are my own roses that I just don't have the heart to get rid of. But Seil is right about moving the pots in and out of winter storage - not only a hassle but space it getting to be a problem.

I'm gonna guess about 400 or so... some waiting to go in the ground, some in permanent spots.

I've got three now!

Well now, if you all go over to the rose count thread you'll see you have far less roses than you think!

I just did the count thread and I really only have 2 roses! Seil, I had 60 something in pots for about 8 years and through some bad weather, my mother spraying Round-Up around them without asking or telling me (about 40 or more went to the landfill because i thought I had RRD), and neglect for various reasons, I am down to 30. I am determined not to let that happen again (losing roses because of neglect)...and my mother knows not to spray Round-up in my yard anymore.

I do not ordinarily pot roses, but I have 2 or 3 I am considering potting up to use as possible replacements for one or two week performers in the garden. But I know nothing about winter care for potted roses should I not plant them. Any thoughts you can give me on type of pot, potting, and overwintering?

I have 23 rose trees always in pots, 19 from Breck's and 4 from Lowe's. 8 bigger rose bands in pots and a few tiny bands 1-2" in a recovery pot from last winter.

I move my pots in the garage for the winter, water them once a month.

I lost all my 40+ rose trees in a shed 2 winters ago.

My pots stay outside year round.

In zone 4 you have to protect potted roses a lot. The best place is an insulated but unheated garage. Let them go completely dormant before putting them in and then water them about once a month all winter. They should do OK that way. Otherwise I'd suggest digging holes and sinking the pots for winter.

I have about 25 in pots, down from over 100 at this time last year. Woo! 11 coming from Brecks soon.

For the record, I don't have a "ghetto". All my potted roses live in a very high-class neighborhood, lol.

Seriously, I *think* I have *approximately* 25, the last time I *estimated* and before I *rounded up* and *subtracted* and *replaced* and *substituted*. That's even AFTER the raccoon fiasco.

John

Let's see. 2 mini's in decor pots out front, 10 mini's in permanent 7 1/2 pots in the mini/miniflora section on the south side of the house. Another 10 miniflora's in 10 gal. pot in the same section. 4 in my holding section and 5 out in the HT section that will go into the ground starting tomorrow. I only have 1 in a starting pot but that will change a LOT on Monday as I take cuttings and get a bunch started.