Hello. I would love to trade for some rose cuttings!!!! I have orange cannas-wyoming. Also have perennial forget me nots, and small foxglove plants. I also have some misc. bulbs if you are interested. Also have some monarda seeds, pink-I forget the name. I sent you an email. Thanks, Jenny.

With spray program most Austins are very happy in Maryland. I think they really love our soil, summer heat with decent rainfall (this usmmer is exception) and winter chill. W/o spray this is another story. As Lori mentioned, they all will have BS and it all depends on your tolerance. I love Hritage, but I didn't spray and it has probably less than 10% of its leaves and it is not because of fall. It looks like it form mid July. Mayflower was OK for a year and than developed so much BS, you would not believe it. I gave it 4 years hoping it was just an unhappy year, but it lost it resistance forever. It is not in my garden anymore. Of all Austins I ever tried, the most resistant were Bow Bells (didn't see it offered that often now), The Shropshire Lad, Alexander Rose, Belle Storey. None of them is really resistant, just better in resistance than the others for this area in my experience. I didn't try Teasing Georgia or Generous Gardener, I would try them if I had sapce. Olga. Olga

May I respectfully point out that Austin roses are under patent and really shouldn't be traded this way. There are lots and lots of true antiques to trade that are not under patent. Many provide the same romance although perhaps not the distinctive Austin color palette. Look at the Pemberton hybrid musks, the noisettes and the hybrid perpetuals..there are great large flowered climbers and true tea roses..

If I've not read the info for our of patent DA cuttings correctly, please let me know. I don't want to infringe on a patent. I'm looking for DA or similar roses with a DA bloom form. I'm interested in cuttings or rooted cuttings. I have PayPal. I don't have anything to trade (my 3 DAs are still under patent :( )