A nice set Ashley! I hope I can get some violets pride out of 3 sets. . :-)

Katty Fan, one more set, hope you get it!!! :-)

Oh you guys that got TAKE IT EASY... I hope you enjoy it as much as I am enjoying mine! This yr it has been phenomenal! The blooms are so vibrant and they've actually taken on a hand-painted look this yr. When I get a chance, I'll post some pics.

Wow, those look great, Ashley! Hope I get the same set as you. In fact, your Gurney roses look nicer than the small plants that I got from Springhill. Katty Fan, so sorry to hear that you still get Twilight Zone. Sometimes, I wonder if they had already packed all these boxes. Once the order came in, they just shipped them out.

Thank goodness I got out there and dug holes this morning, my roses arrived a day early. I got 2 sets, and received 2 of each: Take it easy, On top of the world, Violet's Pride, Sunshine happy trails and Easy to Please.

Love everyone's sets! I have to find room for mine......my mailbox garden is full with roses overflow. :-)

Here are a couple old photos......it's worse now, more roses there, I will take some photos this year when they're in bloom.

Wow that's gorgeous!!

Thanks Lucille. One mailman had trouble finding the mailbox last summer, he drove passed it. Lol

Yes, agree! Too beautiful for a mailbox bed! From the way you described it, it sounds like you threw all the rejects and extras in this bed. But it looks like they work out great together like it was planned and designed.

Thanks guys. Yes, all the extra roses went there. I think I made a mistake by planting 2 Altissimo there, they're now 2 monsters. I will remember to take some photos this year when they're in boom.....

My Gurneys 2 sets will be here next Tue, can't wait to open the box! Any violets pride in there?? :-)

I got 2 sets and both had a Violet's Pride.

Nice, Lucille. I wish I also got VP but unfortunately got Melodee Parfumee instead. Not too crazy about the color or scent of that rose but I guess it will complement the VP that I got with my Springhill order.

Just want to thank Summers and KattyFan for sharing the codes to these rose deals. I really appreciate it and hope everyone's roses grow well. It's a great and affordable way to try new roses that I otherwise would not have. Thanks again!

^ ^ ^ ^ Here here! *raises coffee mug*

Summers, when my mail box plantings grow up they want to look just like yours.

Yes!! Many thanks! Got some roses I probably wouldn't have tried otherwise, and such a deal!

Since I was going out of town, I had potted all 5 into one large pot (16 inch diameter). All 5 are now growing leaves. Should I leave them in there? Or I need to separate them?

Hi Karen, did you get the VP. Finally I got several of them in my last Gurney's order. Hope you got it too.

You're welcome. Thanks to kattyFan, we all got the best deal of this year's mail order! I will receive my 3 sets today, can't wait to open the boxes!!

Glad you got VP KattyFan!

nchomegarden, I'd separate them asap.

Good luck to your mailbox Gardens Sonic and Mad for roses!

Karen & Dingo, did you get any VP?

Will report back what I got tonight. :-)

Katty Fan, I am so glad that you finally did get VP from Gurneys orders. It would be very terrible if you did not get VP since you really wanted them. Though I did not get VP from my Gurneys order, I did receive one earlier from Springhill order. Overall, I am very happy with my purchases. They have all been planted in the ground with mounds of soil over them. We are having a bout of very cool weather so that is really helpful.

nchomegarden, maybe you want to post your question on a separate thread. I don't have enough experience to advise what is best to do in your case.

Nchomegarden.. probably sooner you separate them, the better it is. soon the pot is going to be very small for them..

These are the ones I received from Gurneys (2 orders),

2 sets:

Sunshine Happy Trail

Take it East

Easy to Please

Twinlight Zone

Top of World

1 set:

Sunshine Happy Trail

Take it East

Easy to Please

Violet's Pride

Top of World

So glad I got 1 VP! :-)

That's wonderful, Summers! Glad that VP is in one of your set!

Easy to Please looks promising too.

Thanks Karen. Pretty happy to get one. I saw 1 VP at a farmers market here for $24.00. Jasmine, did your friend received his set yet?

I will be digging holes this weekend in between the rains, not going camping in the rain.......

OT. I am making Kombucha tea right now. Have you guys heard about it? It's good for health, and it helps to lose weight. The stores here are selling $3.50-5.00 per bottle. I am making my own with green tea. I bought 1 scoby from amazon for $6, making 1 gal a week, started last week. :-)

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-kombucha-tea-at-home-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-173858

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=kombucha+recipe&&view=detail&mid=50C47589325041E5B69E50C47589325041E5B69E&FORM=VRDGAR

I've heard of it summer and am interested in your thoughts after you've tried it long enough!! :)

I will let you know Lily. Tonight I put the 1st gal into 3 bottles and made 2nd gal. Will have to wait 1-2 days for the 3 bottle of Kombucha to carbonate.

Summersrhythm, my daughter loves kombucha tea. I don't trust myself to make it. I admire your biology experiment.

Yes, my friend got his roses. He put them in $10 pots, which kind of defeated the purpose of buying roses at such a deal. I tried to talk him into fabric pots, because he will eventually put them in the ground, but I guess nothing is too good for his new rose babies, lol. It's kind of fun to see him so excited about them.

Gurneys has had somewhat of a checkered past but I think they are trying. Even now, when I ordered a packet of seeds along with my roses, it finally arrived but took weeks. But I was really happy with my Gurney's rose order, the roses shipped the next day and they arrived well packed and fresh. So I went over to Dave's and gave a review.

(I even considered ordering one more set, if you put the SKU# into your shopping cart they come up so they can still be purchased but it is getting warm here so that may be pushing it).

Summersrhythym I'm glad you got your VP!

thanks for the advice - I will separate the plants this weekend.

I just received my Gurney's order today (only 1 set). Got the same as a lot of people- Sunshine Happy Trails, Violet's Pride, Top of the World, Easy to Please and Take it Easy. The plants were in fantastic condition- MUCH better than the three sale roses I received from J&P the week before last. I'm very happy with my purchase. :)

I'm glad your roses were in good shape. I saw a sale ground cover rose at J&P but at this point I won't buy anything from them.

Last year I got good sale roses from J&P, but the three I just got were in pretty shoddy condition. Lots of brown and the bag overall was pretty dry. I'll be surprised if they live! They were Signature, Cabana and a replacement Hypnotized for one that died on me.

Oh, I have a JP shipment coming this Sat, hopefully they won't dry out.

Two of my roses look pretty dead, here are photos. Do I prune the black tips off? The potted one had a rough start, it's the sunshine daydream own root and I'm hoping will survive but the first few days my kids played with the hose outside and left it stewing in water that ended up smelling rotten. I repotted in to new soil and have been watching for signs of life

This is the purple rose and has what appears to be a little bit of growth on it but the tips are black on some canes.

Tiny tiny growth emerging

The good news is they are not gone, the canes are still green. You can cut off the brown cane on the potted one. They will grow, make sure to water them everyday, misting the canes helps too.

Show us the blooms from Spring Hill .. I will post them later today!

All of mine are posted here - Spring Hill and Gurney sales

Violets pride

I am waiting for this sale to come back.. or is it already over..In the mean while .. keep posting pictures of what you all bought last spring from spring hill.. please..

The sale should start soon. My roses just start to bud, had snow last weekend. This year spring got here a few weeks late than normal. Lovely photos R A!