Hi Windeaux, I did contact Rose Petals about my order last year, and requested either a replacement or refund for 6 of 8 roses (I think that was the number), and the nursery promptly appologized and issued a full refund for all of the plants...even the two I found acceptable. I completely agree with you that consistancy is a must! Nobody wants to buy from a seller that sends beautiful plants one time, and the next barely viable plants. Like I said in regard to RPN, I've had one good, one bad experience, but the bad experience was corrected quickly, so that's why I decided to try them again. One thing they do is list the number of plants of any one variety that they have in stock. I tried to pick varieties that had a large number in stock, in hopes that they would chose one of the better looking ones to mail, and give the others more time to grow out. That being said, I received two large orders this year from a vendor with an excellent reputation, and received barely rooted twigs for about 5 of my plants (literally about 2-3 inches tall and no branching) that promptly died a couple of days later. You just never know I guess, but there are certain nurseries that I have never received a bad plant from (High Country, Chamblees, ARE and Roses Unlimited pop to mind). I'm happy to accept a plant that is small, but is rooted well enough that I can put it in my greenhouse and baby it for awhile. We just have to trust the sellers to do the right thing, and correct it if there is an error or dissatisfaction. Of over 600 roses in my collection, virtually all of them were purchased online, and I've only complained twice, so you know it had to be bad! Tammy

I cannot say enough about Graham Thomas. It gets a little leggy and can be grown as a climber. The blooms are some of the most beautiful in my garden and it is a very healthy plant. One of my favorites, and I get compliments on this rose all the time. As for Glamis Castle, well, I bought it at my last home because I am an English teacher and I wanted it because it has the same name as Macbeth's castle. It was not as blackspot resistant as I would have liked, and didn't grow very large or bloom very prolifically. In its defense, I don't think it got enough good light where it was planted. I needed a new white rose and went with Iceberg. We'll see how that goes.

Pull back one of the petals, and look carefully for little moving red things about the size of small threads. Those are usually the culprit in my garden, and I don't do anything about them. I just wait for them to leave. Others use sprays. It all depends upon what your philosophy is about sprays. Sammy

The 41+ applies to the bloom classification. Very Full is the highest petal count class I believe and the break point is 41 petals. So everything in that class is 41+ petals. 70-75 is the individual plants petal count.