Exercising Restraint

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

I am lucky enough to live down south near a couple of rose nurseries that produce lovely plants. Driving today and saw this:

So naturally had to stop. Huge plants, healthy, lots of blooms and buds...for $5.50.

So many lovelies I wanted to bring home but held back and only got Pink Peace to replace a body bag PP that has never taken off, and Broadway. The guy said they'll have more varieties next weekend....may have to just pop by and check.

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Otterbon
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6 years ago

I did spend about 20 minutes helping a gentleman pick out some to put along his office walkway which I think helped soothe the need for more ;)

the PP I got had 4 giant blooms and 14 buds on it!

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Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
6 years ago
Holy cow I'd be cloud 9 if I ran into that many roses for that price.
nanadollZ7 SWIdaho
6 years ago
Wow, do they grow the roses themselves? At that price who can resist. Nothing like that ever happens around here. Diane
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Embothrium
6 years ago
Restraint? What's that?
Otterbon
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6 years ago
Good varieties too! Angel Face, Paradise, Rio Samba, Mister Lincoln, a couple of Kordes varieties, etc. it was tough to only walk away with a couple!

Nanadoll, they grow the roses at one of their facilities out of state then ship them here to pack and send out to retail places. Usually they only sell wholesale but a couple times a year they'll set up and sell to the local folks.
Sonic (6b)
6 years ago
OMG, for that price I would have filled the back of my truck and drove off like I had robbed a bank! (apparently 'restraint' is a dirty word here)

Two days ago I stopped by a place I happened to see while out driving and the same sized roses, with hardly any blooms on them, were priced at $48. I nearly fell over.
jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
6 years ago
Wow! Nice!
reesepbuttercup SLC, Utah 6b
6 years ago
Amazing price! Those would easily be $30 here, maybe more.
fig_insanity Z7b E TN
6 years ago
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restrain-

Nope. No "restraint" in my dictionary. Someone will have to define it for me :D
Kelly Tregaskis Collova
6 years ago
Wow!! Do they ship??
Otterbon
Original Author
6 years ago
Sadly they do not ship--I think they just sell their overflow that doesn't get shipped to their wholesale customers.
summersrhythm_z6a
6 years ago
What a great price! It's time to fill your whole yard with roses.
Ken Wilkinson
6 years ago
And WHERE down south did you say this was happening?? Those bush's at that price are worth a day's drive.
HalloBlondie (zone5a) Ontario, Canada
6 years ago
I would be digging a whole new garden bed! I would have zero restraint for that price.
kentucky_rose zone 6
6 years ago
Otterbon, where is this place? Road trip?
Sonic (6b)
6 years ago
Do you ship?? :)

Kidding... well, sort of...
Otterbon
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6 years ago
I live just down the road from Chamblee's in Tyler! I spend a lot of time over there too scoping his stuff. Always worth popping in!
BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14)
6 years ago
Ha! I was going to guess Tyler. I see a 'Certified Roses' billboard in the back of your pic. Hmm...I live in Dallas, that's quite a doable drive.
Otterbon
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6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Ben, it's a very doable drive..just off of 20! Then you can also check the "boneyard" at Chamblee's where they keep their discounted bushes. They're only about a mile apart on the same stretch of road. I know they had Summer Romance, Tupelo Honey and a couple Madame Anisette in there among some others.

Have made up my mind that I will have to stop this weekend to see what else they have. I have already added a number of bushes this year but I can probably find some room somewhere for the right bush...

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