Look at it this way, Patty: at least you have a great source of photos for scrapbooking, lol. Seriously, I think it will make a great reference, because *eventually* some of those roses are bound to make their way here. At least we can hope...

John

Perfect fireside eye candy, isn't it? Got one a few years back by requesting one for my company (which is not related to roses). And like you, pined for some not available to us. Some can be ordered from FilRoses, and I may just break down & try a few. Was there a charge for yours, Patty? Enjoy!

I too love having a beautiful glossy catalogue in my hands. Several suppliers here in Victoria still send them out but a lot are now on line.....it's not the same, somehow. Melodye

The catalog was free vasue, I'm saving most of it for a dreamy spring day when I can be out on the deck to enjoy a relaxing few moments.

Lucky you! I used to get them for three years while the trial period lasted and picked up the latest when I visited the Tantau headquarters in Uetersen in September. I took part in a trial of hardy roses from Tantau, Kordes, Poulsen, Austin, Minnesota U and some other breeders. My roses were from Tantau. I think I must ask for next year's catalog if only for the eye candy value.

My littleTantau trial bed in 2012.

Yaaay! How do you order one? I'd love to have one. Beautiful Marriannese!! Judy

That is a lovely honor.

Judy go to their web page and request a catalog. It asked for place of business I just put something like Pats Perennials. It is a pretty catalog.

Fantastic Patty! I can't believe you got one, and I forgot to request one. Will do that right now. Is Pats Perennials a real business? I wonder what I should put. I guess they can't come over here to the U.S. and prosecute us for deceptive practices or fraud--ha.

Marianne, I love your little Tantau bed. Diane

Congrats from Augusta.

Nope not a real business, I know these are wasteful but so relaxing to thumb thru. I even enjoy laying out on the deck and thumbing thru seed catalogs.

Thanks Patty!! Beautiful pic Diane!!

I read your post Patty and decided to order one myself. It is indeed completely free of any charges, where Kordes asks € 5. If you order roses from Kordes you can ask for a catalogue for only € 1.

Here in Europe I'm lucky enough that I can order anything in their catalogues. Unlike Poulsen who only deals with wholesalers and it seemed to me that they only have an online-catalogue.

I'm certainly going to order some roses from both Tantau and Kordes. And yes I'll go for the Kordes catalogue as well. Hopefully it helps me through the last few weeks of winter.

My Chippendale from Tantau, planted in august 2015

That's gorgeous, Hans, you lucky guy. Chippendale is probably one of my first choices, along with Soul, some light pinks, Lavender Ice, Gospel, and Aquarelle, to name a few. I requested my catalog a week or two ago and am anxiously awaiting it. My fake "business" is something like Yellow House Garden. I wasn't sure if a business name was really required. Diane

Hans, enjoy your catalog when it comes. Happy for you that you can order their roses. Of course a little sad that we can't yet. Perhaps this will change but I'm not getting any younger. Time is slowly running out for adding more roses.

It should be coming soon Diane. It took a few weeks for mine to come. As long as I'm still able to walk I'd still plant Soul and Chippendale if their hardy enough. :-)

Glad to hear bc I haven't received mine yet either.

Hope it comes soon for you Judy. I had nearly forgotten about it when it show up.

Patty it did come a few days ago. My mom had it and I didn't know. Lol. Oh my goodness it's gorgeous. Going to sit down tonight and get all googly eyed over ever page I'm sure. They sent two diff catalogs so anxious to start scrolling thru them. Thanks a bunch, Judy.

Yay, happy to hear it. I'm still saving mine for that dreamy spring day.

Patty, Tantau has a representation in the US. A variety you might like from their catalog, may be available after all stateside.

O.S International, Inc.

21817 NE Heartwood Circle

Fairview, 97024 OR

Tel. +0015034922722

Email: osintl@w-link.net

I hope this info is useful for you.

Hans thank you so much for posting the information. Could not pull anything up as of yet but it certainly was appreciated.

I received my catalog only two days after ordering.

It has a huge woooww factor, but it doesn't make choosing any easier.

How right you are, My choosing is a bit easier as they must be disease resistant and cold hardy to zone 5. Usually narrows down the list.

Giving them some winterprotection like composted shredded leaves 6" around the base of the shrub may move your zone upwards I guess, that is what I do over here to exclude any risks though it usually would not be neccessary in my rather mild climate but with your local experience you may prove me wrong. Do you give your roses winterprotection in such a way?

Thank you Hans.. No, I do not winter protect but then all of my roses are crown hardy to zone 5. About half are zone 4 hardy. A few are zone 3 and I'm really starting like these. Nice to have cane left after a particularly nasty winter.

I got my beautiful Tantau catalog yesterday, plus a second catalog showing their cut roses for the florist industry. Not sure why they sent that one, and it was as big as the garden roses catalog. I hate to see them waste money sending the florist catalog to me, though. Their catalogs are among the most beautiful I've seen. In the florist catalog, they showed photos of their state of the art greenhouses and other facilities. One greenhouse even had a brick walkway. They were the best looking greenhouses I've ever seen. Now I want even more of their roses. Oh, the frustration. Diane

A picture from inside Tantau's retail greenhouse where my husband and I visited in September. I hadn't noticed our black car through the glass before. The rose is Inka, new for 2015 and not yet in the catalog.

So your car isn't in the catalog, then, Marianne? That's a beautiful photo of a rose that I hope becomes available someday over here. Diane