Thanks, Buford. I see that there is only a 2 rose shipping minimum. The last time I looked at their site, they had a three rose minimum.

Thank you for sharing this!

That's not working for me and I can't find anything about it on their site. What am I doing wrong?

I took pictures...hope this helps

This might also help. Here's a link to their site: K & M Roses.

Buford and Kublakan, how are you guys doing after the hurricane? Hope you guys are ok.

Hey guys... anybody from the West Coast ever ordered from them? I'm wondering what the shipping charges are. They don't list them on the website...

I live far inland, so the hurricane didn't affect me at all. I was hoping for some rain, but we didn't get any.

Glad you're not in the hurricane zone. I am hoping Kublakan is on the west side of FL, no flood no damage to his house and garden.

Jim brought over 100 bush's to the Deep South District Convention this past weekend.I picked up 4 bush's. Only one for my garden. Remember Me on fortuniana root stock. It will be planted right next to my double bush planted Remember Me on Dr Huey. The other 3 (Shelia's Perfume, Good as Gold and Tuscan Sun) will be planted up at the garden I take care of at work.

I've ordered from K&M several times and the shipping is sky-high. They even charge extra for the box. When this sale started, I tried to order two own-root OGRs, but Mr. Mills told me they couldn't send the 2-gallon own-root roses to California because of the California Agricultural Department's restrictions. I'm not sure whether that's a new policy that applies to all of the roses or just to the OGRs. Is it possible that they use a different soil mixture for those than for the 1-gallon fortuniana-grafted roses? Or is it because they're in 2-gallon containers instead of 1-gallon? I don't know, but aside from the high shipping costs, this is a great nursery!

I ordered 5 roses , some were on sale ,some full price . shipping for the 5 total came to $30 including the box price.

That's not bad at all. The last time I ordered three plants, the shipping was over $40. You must be closer to the nursery.

I just found an invoice from October 2015 for $143.70. I ordered four roses, totaling $83.00, and paid $60.70 in shipping fees. I think that's quite high. They were nice roses, however, and they were sent by priority mail.

That's really high for shipping. I ordered 4 roses from A Reverence For Roses (in FL), the shipping was $19.00.

Yes, it is ridiculously high, but I really wanted some grafted roses to replace some own-root runts. Desperado, for instance, is a disaster on its own roots, but it's growing beautifully on fortuniana. I ordered 4 roses twice from A Reverence for Roses and paid only $25.15 in shipping each time, but they're much smaller than the K&M roses. Aso, there's a big difference in soil-weight between a band and a gallon.

Well, I guess the high shipping would be worth it to get some really cool roses. I might think about it...

Total price for my 5 roses including shipping was $130 .l am in FL so nearer to Mississippi.

Like their $8 bands, but it's too cold here for those warmer zone roses. Got our 1st frost this morning, it's 37F right now. Good for you guys who got the sale price, every little helps.

I was also at the convention and picked up two from Jim. Pat Austin and Whirlaway. I had them before but they died (my fault). I agree the shipping is expensive, but fortuniana can't be sent bare root. If anyone wants to come to the mid-winter meeting in Birmingham, Al next January, I am sure Jim will be there with roses.

I was thinking of ordering ten roses from this sale but shipping has been a concern for me also. The trick is to keep to the 1gal pots. He'll substitute the 2gal pots sometimes to complete the order and charge you for it after. That's been my only concern with Jim, and, in his defense, when I brought it to his attention he adjusted the price accordingly like the gentleman that he is.

I'm thinking about ordering Firefighter, Rose O'Donell, Barbara Streisand, Blue Girl, Coretta Scott King, Ink Spot, Easy Does It, Pink Pease, Vavoom, & Remember Me (thanks Ken for enabling me!!!). Let me see what the shipping comes out to.

All is good in Miramar Florida (South Florida) post Mathew. I put up my shutters and didn't concern myself with the roses as they have plenty of support with all the weeds growing around them, lol. Trying to find time with the regular demands of life and two babies isn't easy. On the bright side, I've managed to keep the majority of the roses alive given all the prep work I did before and during my planting them in the ground.

Adrian.

I ordered from k &m : easy does it ,barbra streisand,love song ,twilight zone and moonstone .l ordered the 2 gallon ones .they appear healthy but were cut short to fit in the boxes.

Last May l ordered firefighter and dark desire from k &m but they were bands and died as soon as l planted them in the ground. Maybe too much heat .

I got Easy Does It and Vavoom from Breck's rose sale in May, 5 roses for $19.99, later on they marked them down to 5 for $14.99. They were super cheap.

sadly for us with sandy nematodes infested soil ,we have to get Fortuniana rootstock .

I forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder.

Zuzu, the difference may be the gallon pots might be off the ground on tables while the two gallons may be sitting on the ground. Anything shipped with soil into California must be grown on raised tables. Nothing crossing the state line may have come in contact with the ground.

That explains it. Thank you.

Thank you for the heads up on this sale, Buford - much appreciated! Emailed an order over the weekend & received the confirmation email today. Instructions to send a check when the roses arrive or pay by credit card. Called today with credit card info & told the charge will go through when the roses ship next Monday. Own roots from the sale are 2-gallons @ $8, with shipping for 4 from MS to VA (829 road miles door to door) coming in at $23 for a total of $55. That breaks down to $13.75, including shipping, for each rose. Asked about the shipping & the size twice just to be sure I'd heard that right. Very pleasantly surprised! Pairs of Crimson Glory & Parade coming my way... Sue

I was able to plant the two I got this weekend because I had the spots ready. Those of you in cooler zones, remember to protect the graft this winter. I have read that after the first year and winter, the fort will be ok in our colder winters. Still, I do plant it deeper than it is in the pot, with just some of the graft sticking out. You don't want it to go own root, the whole point is the fort rootstock, which will give you nice big roses.

You're welcome, Zuzu. Any plant ordered for shipment into California via mail, potted in any kind of "soil", must be grown off the ground. If I recall correctly, they must be a minimum of 18" off the ground. For larger, potted plants, such as from Monrovia and other growers in Oregon and surrounding states, they are highly inspected and trucked in. They are inspected throughout the growing season as well as thoroughly inspected prior to actual shipment. It is not feasible to raise 15 gallon trees and shrubs elevated off the ground, so they are subject to much more rigorous inspections, including just prior to actually being loaded on the trucks.

I sent n email Friday night but have not heard back as yet.

Did you ever hear back Nancy?

I got my order yesterday (that packaging is something else, lol). I'll post pics later.

Yes, I did receive an email back the next day. I was interested in a few of the own root roses (Henriette de Snoy and G. Nabonnand). These are grown in two gallon containers and only his one gallons can be shipped to California.

Adrian, I got my order from K&M last week (on Friday just the same) HA! What did you order? I wanted Cresendo, but they were out. I got Europeana, Olympiad, Pope John Paul II, Easy Does It, and Belinda's Dream (I already have all of these and they have performed well so I'm sticking with tried and true). I also ordered 3 Austins that were not on sale: Sharifa Asma, Jubilee Celebration & Litchfield Angel. :)

SoFL

Great choices .l will be waiting for your review for sharifa asma .

Do you grow it? Which Austins have done well for you? I just did another post with a huge list of whats done well for me this past year and a half. I'd like to know whats worked for you as well :)

SOFL ,

No I don't have any Austins yet . I was interested in sharifa because of the supposed intense fragrance .

I got from the sale : Love song, Twilight zone ,Easy does it ,Moonstone and Barbra Streisand .

Adrian, agree that packaging is "something else." Pink rose, mine also appeared cut back to fit the box. Two roses rode per box, so four roses came in two boxes strapped together via UPS ground. Shipped on Monday 10/17 & arrived Thursday 10/20. Got a call the day they shipped to adjust the total upward. Not $23 to ship after all, but $21 shipping + $14 carton cost for a total of $35. Grand total of $67 instead of the $55 I'd originally been quoted, not a deal breaker. Very nice roses. Thanks again, Buford! Sue

The packaging is admirable lol. I had to hack at mine with a box cutter. But the roses looked good so no real complaints. And some were as low as $10 so really...

My rose worked out to $24 each after shipping and packaging costs. I only purchased one each at $12.50, $20, & $25. The rest were from the $10 list. Even at these sale prices James Mills is still on the pricey side, but well worth it for his selection. Definitely a once to twice a year purchase. I have Exotica on order for 2017 since he didn't have any in stock and I just noted that I lost another Valencia, so that'll be on my "Northerner's Spring" purchase

My roses came with a fair amount of BS, so they are all sitting on my quarantine table until they get two good cycles of spraying.

Denise, my final order was for: Barbara Streisand, Blue Girl, Coretta Scott King, Ink Spots, Olympiad, Pink Peace, Vavoom, Rosie O'Donnell($12.50), Remember Me($25), and Louise Estes($20).

I too got Olympiad. Its done very well for me on Dr. Huey so I'm trying it out on Fortuniana. Let me know how Coretta Scott King does. Ive had my eye on her for a while. I lost my Cherry Parfait recently and I'd like to replace it (yet again) but I'm going to grow it in a pot on its own roots as that's the only way I've had luck with it. Babs is a gorgeous rose. I got one from Harding's Nursery in Tampa when I went up with family for a trip to Busch Gardens and it was a show stopper. Mine of course died, but hopefully she'll do better for you.

I have lots of problems with die back. Do you? Some roses do really well then suddenly get die back from the base up and die within a week. Others get it on half the bush and never recover. Some get it on only a few basel stems and then struggle on for a while, but usually never bounce back. What am I doing wrong?