Hi Rose, are you actually in New York City proper? I'd be really interested in the butterfly bush and Monsieur Tillier. We moved into a house 2 years ago, built in 1915. It had pretty much no flowering bushes to speak of. I added several last year and this spring roses are going in (9 total so far). The butterfly bush would be wonderful to have; it's something I've been thinking of purchasing and I think that Monsieur Tillier would be a great addition too; considering that it's been around so long. The blooms remind me a bit of another one I ordered (Gertrude Jekyll) but not so much that it will be too similar. Besides, one can never have enough pink roses in my book :) Feel free to send me an email. I work downtown NYC, in the Financial District. If it isn't too complicated for either of us to meet, perhaps I can give those two a new home :)

Cripes do I ever hate Yahoo mail. After deleting the spam, the porn, the Nigerian scams, the other nonsense, if I left any of the messages that should have gotten thru I'm always happy. Anyhow, I sent a response to the two who wrote and a better e-mail address. I think some of the e-mails didn't go thru for whatever reason. Do you mind re-sending them? This week is pretty hectic but the weekend or next week would work. The sooner the better if you want blooms this spring. I'm happy to give these away even tho I like them a lot. They're just too big for my space. The only one that actually grew to the size I thought it would was Dixieland Linda but I have so many other pink roses that I'll part with it. I can put James Galway there and it's got almost no thorns, so I'm happier with it. Did some more pruning this weekend. If you take Pleasantrie, which is quite nice, I hope you have a big space.

I just dug up this three year old plant last Friday 1/17 and put it with its loamy soil in a 5 gallon container. Want to give it to a new home immediately for its best chance. It was too humid and cool in Berkeley, California for this rose to thrive. It got powdery mildew. Just didn't produce enough. It also just stayed in bud form and didn't fully open. Recommend it for a climate with warmer and drier summers. Other parts of the Bay Area such as Santa Rosa, Walnut Creek, and San Jose should be warm and dry enough for this rose. Please email me if you can pick it up soon. Sorry, no shipping. Black Baccara Hybrid Tea, usually grown for the cut rose industry, is prized for its unusual velvety black\-burgundy color. Lighter color in summer. No fragrance. Not a vigorous plant. Meilland, 2000

I also have a rose bush to give away in Brooklyn! It's probably rosa rugosa - a flat pink flower that makes nice hips. It is very hardy and tolerant of poor conditions. Good for a sunny front yard or community garden. It has been in my front yard for years - don't know who planted it there. It doesn't match my new planting theme.