Teasing Georgia is my favorite david austin I have grown so far! It's just fabulous!

Our Rose society has a fundraising thing with k and m roses so I ordered st ceclilia , the Huntington Rose and lady of shallot .

I also want Olivia Rose and to replace boscobel. I may get the lark ascending as well , I really like the open cupped blooms :)

i hope you enjoy your new roses this upcoming spring !

Wanted to add I hope to see pics of your spirit of freedom ! I had ordered it once and it had a split in the grafted area and just didn't thrive . I have jasmina which is kinda similar so I didn't replace it , but it's always been in the back of my mind !

Lilyfinch, I'll be sure to share pics. It seems not many have that one. I'm am intrigued by the lilac pink color and the petal count on this one. My house is yellow and I'm hoping it does well on a corner porch post.

I've ordered Munstead wood and Lady Emma Hamilton from Roses Unlimited

I've ordered Olivia Rose Austin, Crown Princess Margareta, Boscobel and Princess Alexandra of Kent.

Lilyfinch, what happened to your Boscobel? And, Lily and Carolina, Teasing Georgia, huh? :-)

Modest, Munstead Wood is a gorgeous color. Enjoy!

I plan to order Munstead Wood and The Wedgwood Rose, soon.

I ordered both Olivia and Claire Austin. I also have 7 Kordes roses ordered

I got a Abe Darby from Cool Roses because I need mine to be on Fortuiana root stock... Though I am digging out a new bed and hope to get one of every kind. And under taking for me, but I really like the looks of the the Austins. I had a Sharifa from Chamblees. I just loved her. It smelled divine. I hope to replace her. She either died because it wasn't on the right root stock.... and/or the stupid royal palm tree roots killed it.

I have Abe Darby and Evelyn from Heirloom waiting for planting, and a second Munstead Wood and a Huntington Rose coming from DA. I'm tempted to order more, but the multiplicity of choices has me stunned into inertia. DA roses seem to do very well here, but are vying with Tea roses which may be my true love.

I should re-order CRM. I got him last yr, and he gave me a nice bloom, but then the plant died this summer. Not DA's fault, tho... my own. I wasn't checking the sprinklers properly and didn't notice they weren't hitting it much. Plus I think I should've buried the plant a little deeper. The bud union was up too high. I gotta look and see what else I might need. LOL Oh yeah... I did the same thing to CROCUS ROSE. Need to replace it too...

Here's the one pic I got of CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH. I think I need to replace it for sure after seeing this...

My QUEEN OF SWEDEN almost died last yr, but came back nicely. You'll love her!

Here's CROCUS ROSE before I planted it in the ground and didn't check the sprinklers... (idiot...)

I also got SPIRIT OF FREEDOM last yr, but it must not've bloomed... or I missed getting a shot of it!

Hmmm.. I think I better go look at the website.....

Love seeing what everyone is ordering. I have another Queen of Sweden ordered and a Princess Alexandra of Kent. I am sure I will order plenty more before April.

Beth the photo of your QoS is gorgeous.

April is the deadline right?

I will also order munstead woods.

I ordered he ancient mariner, wisely 2008, Geoff Hamilton, the mayflower and jubilee celebration, all for their disease resistance.

I want to get Munsted wood, lady of shallot and lady Emma Hamilton but I'll be getting those from K&m on fortuniana. :)

@the constant gardener were you asking because I said I'd order more by April? That's just when i have all of my roses shipped to me in spring from my winter shopping. :)

It's always a balance of garden design vs. collection, or of getting more of what I love vs. trying something new. On my list are 2 more Abes, 1 more Munstead Wood, and 1 Claire Austin. Unless someone talks me into getting Windermere or Desdemona instead of Claire Austin (but I like nodding quartered flowers).

I think we in Canada have a deadline in April, last year I missed it! :(

Flowersaremusic, your Spirit of Freedom rose is so lush and gorgeous. Obviously its blooms open just fine in your garden. I've never considered SoF because a friend of mine here in Idaho had the rose, and the blooms wouldn't open. I should consider it again after seeing your beauty. Diane

Diane, it will ball on occasion. It isn't happy during wet, dreary days, but when does bloom, all is forgiven. Mine is still young, so I expect it to improve with maturity. When it's blooming, I keep going out just to look at it. :) I should add that the summers here are hot and dry.

Flowersaremusic ( love your name!! ) those blooms are so so beautiful!! And not exactly like jasmina so I'm not sure how that was in my mind ... thanks for sharing it !!! I have plenty of climber room on my farm style fence . I might have to try it again ! :)

towandaaz - I made the dumbest garden mistake ever , and had a bed created by a plower pulling off the top few inches of grass and with it great soil. It left behind Just ok soil and a lot of roses I planted did not thrive at all . I had no idea how important that subsoil was! I'm still trying to fix my mess . :/ but you learn ! :)

Lilyfinch, when you take off the grass you can just turn it root side up until the grass dies. That technique gives really fluffy soil. I have also solarized the grass with heavy black plastic, being sure to spade the boundary line. It can be done over the winter, and then dig the dried dead grass into the soil and plant. Just suggestions for when you expand again! :)

I all ready have the two that I wanted for 2017. Got them in November of this past year. Two bush's of The Prince, grafted onto Fortuniana root stock. Can't wait to get them in the ground this spring.

You will have to post pics, Ken. I have been wanting that one and am hoping to get it OR from Florida this spring...

Vaporvac - the black plastic idea is great and what I'm going to do once my dh returns from work meetings later this month where perhaps we will find out if we stay in Nashville longer or not . I almost don't trust the idea of turning the grass upside down bc we have this crazy Bermuda runner grass that nothing seems to stop ! Haha I do need to get the plastic down soon ! :)

Although I have always said that I don't particularly like pink roses, I would love to grow QoS and SoF. I love the flower forms.

Such gorgeous Austin pictures!!! Drool!!

Carol

Yay! My roses have arrived!!

Rats! I wasn't ready!

anyone else's arrive yet?

Hmmmm... DA's website says Zone 8 is shipped in February! They're early. Crap, I'm in an 8B Zone as well. Totally not ready!!!! How many did you get Carolina Girl?

Ha! Me too. I wasn't ready either and they didn't even send an email notification saying they had shipped. Was a nice surprise tho. :)

Oh no, I'm not ready. Where do you order from?

Oh duh, from DA lol. Well, I have 3 coming. I better get with it.

I ordered Crown Princess Margareta and Princess Anne

Ok, maybe Carolina Girl didn't order from DA directly so I don't need to freak out? SoFL looks like you're mid-January so right on schedule. Nice!

Yep, from DA.

will remove from box tomorrow.

Mine shipped today !!!

This is my first time ordering from DA and so I have a question. Can you pick a date for shipping?

Constant Gardener, I believe they ship to certain zones in certain months. I did not see a way to request a ship date when ordering.

Constant Gardener you can call them after you order or call them to place and order and pick a date then as long as it's in their shipping time frame for your zone. They are super nice.

For the past two years they were sending them to me in mid February which I always considered late for my region. It's really best to get them started in the coolest time which is January here. I've lost a few of them the passed couple of years (2 out of 6 and 3 out of 8) and I attribute it to that. Luckily they have a wonderful guarantee and readily replaced them without hassle.

Im hoping this year I'll have a better success rate as they are already potted. :)

Hmmmm... I just noticed they have a 5yr guarantee on their roses. I lost two last yr... CROCUS ROSE and CHAS RENNIE MAC (as I mentioned above). I wonder if I should call them to see if they will replace them.