Yeah I am gonna order a Cardinal Richelieu but can't figure out what to pair with him. Leaning towards Charles XII, Mon Tiller, or Francis Dubreuil. Just can't determine which to go with. Leaning ot Charles XII but haven't seen much online about him.

Hi, Barb. This thread's unfortunately from 4 years back - sorry! (Often wander into old threads myself, mistaking them for current ones.) Sale this year was from June 6-14. New website for Roses Unlimited is https://rosesunlimitedsc.com/ Phone 864-682-7673 from 9-3 EST - Email rosesunlmt@aol.com Closed Monday & Tuesday this week for the 4th of July holiday, but back on Wednesday. The good news is that they are still shipping on July 10. May be their last shipping date until the weather cools down sometime in September. Use the "Browse" tab at the top right of their homepage for their categories & collections. "About" tab gives info on shipping rates. This year's sale thread - http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/4679378/rose-unlimited-having-sale?n=28 Gail's thread with photos of her roses -http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/4701838/i-picked-up-my-roses-unlimited-sale-roses-yesterday?n=5 They grow a wide selection of roses very well & are held in high regard by many on this forum, including me. Always a treat to get roses you want on sale, but their regular prices are good, too. My order this year was split 50/50 between regular prices & sales. All arrived in great condition & are putting out new growth. Many budding up or blooming already. Sue

Vaporvac: I bought Shocking Blue, Zeph. Drouhin, Savannah, and Orchid Romance. Really kick myself for NOT getting those huge bags of MG-garden-soil for roses sold for $4 each at Walmart early spring. Walmart is sold out, same with HomeDepot, and Lowe's selling it for $9 per bag !! My roses which were grown in MG-moisture-control potting soil had wimpy roots and didn't survive my winter, but my roses which were grown in heavy & wet soil like MG-Garden-soil for roses developed THICK & SOLID roots that survive winter and flower lots. It's even wetter than my clay !! For the record: every own-root (be it tiny band-size) or gallon-size which I planted right smack into my dense & alkaline clay survive many winters, but the ones which I babied in pots (with potting soil) grew wimpy roots that didn't survive zone 5a winter, no matter how I did it: be it putting potting soil into the ground, or grow in pots 1st, then transfer to the ground (my alkaline clay) later. MG-garden-soil for roses (pink-bag with pic. of roses) was on sale at Walmart for $4 per huge bag. That soil is AWESOME in moisture-retention. I had 3 bags opened in hot sun over 90 F: Hyponex potting soil, Scott's premium bagged soil, and MG-garden-soil-for roses. Hyponex dried up into hard-granules, Scott's-top-soil dried up to hard-black-pellets, but MG-soil-for roses STAYED WET AND FLUFFY. I moved W.S. 2000 (own-root) right before winter, and planted that in a bag of MG-garden-soil for roses (only $4), plus mixed In gypsum. W.S. 2000 was the 1st rose to bloom (despite being moved), and having 20+ buds right now as own-root. Own-roots have short roots, so they can't reach down below for minerals, best use a HIGH-MINERALS & HIGH-NUTRIENTS soil like MG-garden-soil-for roses, which has black-peat (de-composed humus), plus peatmoss & pH-balanced to neutral with lime. Fluffy potting soil like MG-moisture control can't enable solid roots for winter-survival, like heavy clay or heavy soil like MG-garden-soil for roses. For newly bought own-roots I have to use a HUGE amount of soluble-fertilizer NPK 20-20-20 weekly to get blooms. Potting soil has zero-nutrients peatmoss, plus a few chemical granular-fertilizer. Too much hassle to fertilize frequently so I would rather use a rich & fertile soil like MG-garden-soil for roses, which is dense & heavy & black peat mixed with peatmoss, rather than fluffy-peat-moss-potting soil which produced wimpy alfalfa-sprout roots and thin canes. I have never seen any black soil which retain moisture as long as MG-garden-soil for roses, see below pic. In contrast, there's the lousy rating for MG-garden soil with mostly wood-chips. Below soil has perfect rating everywhere: Walmart-site, and 33 perfect reviews at HomeDepot site:

Mindy I'm sad I didn't get to go. I probably would have grabbed a few more though, with no plan for them. It's for the best I didn't get to make it over there. lol Super healthy plants! *edit When do you ever see all these things on one rose? It sounds like a winner already. LOTM - Strong fragrance. 100 petals. Quartered bloom form. Continuous bloom