Yaaaay! Let me go look and do tell what was the surprise?

The website is very nice !! I know looks aren't everything but it does help when you are shopping online. I'm also so impressed with their shipping costs !

Thanks for the heads up Ken. Heading to check it out now.

-Adrian.

It was NOT a nice surprise. It concerns W. Wells roses and a hand shake.

I was going to post about the new website as well, it looks great! Maybe Stacey had a hand in its development?

I’d like to note there are quite a few interesting new varieties that they had not previously carried

Not attempting to hijack this thread but I would like a few shopper's experiences with this seller. Are the plants they ship small or large? With or without leaves? I'm really interested in buying a couple of their Fragrant Cloud roses to replace the one puny runt that never grew this past Spring.

Hello DVS,

I have ordered many plants many times from K&M, they are my favorite online nursery. You’ll get a very nice ,well branched, full leaf 2 gal plant, (about as big as it can be for that size container). Some may be in bud/bloom (no guarentee), some may be trimmed to fit the box.

I’m excited you’re getting Fragrant Cloud from them. I tried FC from four different places ...all sad puny runts. That is ,until K&M restocked FC a few months ago, My FC from K&M is just crazy vigorous, free blooming and healthy , loaded with thick new bronze red shoots and nice blooms. I put it in a 10 gal pot to baby it, and in 3 months it has outgrown its pot. I’m on vacation in California right now,but next week I’ll post a pic when I get back home to Texas.

I have ordered roses from them but our local rose society picks them up so I'm not sure how cut down they are to fit in a box. But they are absolutely worth the cost and very nice sized. I have st Cecilia and it has been great. I had the Huntington rose but it got rrd so it left quickly but it was really taking off as well.

I think Stacy has left them .I called them last week .The shipping is now $10 per 2 roses instead of $8 .

Thanks BenT and others. I had a lot of expectations from the new roses planted this past Spring, the most was reserved for FC. After 2 blooms, it was done and decided death was better than life. It's good to know you had a great experience with them. Here goes my first order with them.

pink rose...who's Stacy and why would her departure from K&M impact them?

Stacy was the person who used to handle my orders . A few of my roses from them were very small even though 2 gallons but lately I have been getting good size roses .

Jim was the name of my order taker. I got the impression he was more than just an order taker, perhaps the owner. Pleasant experience, wanted a delayed delivery and it was done.

Ordered 2 fragrant cloud roses. Looking forward to seeing these things get delivered and then potted until spring.

Jim Mills is the owner and a great guy. Their roses are great, I never had a problem with them. Sometimes they go to Rose Conventions in Florida, and you can buy roses right there. If you watch their events page, you will know where they will be. You can email them and ask them to bring the roses you want.

I’m so very sorry to hear this about Jim, Daisy, Stacy and K&M. Thanks for letting us know Ken.

I too talked to him last werk when l placed my order .Very sad to hear about his troubles from Ken .May God help him .

This is a bit belated, but here is my Fragrant Cloud from K&M, 4 months after planting in a pot. It grew from 18 inches to over 5 feet.

BenT

Beautiful bush !

Mine is too on Fort and 5 ft tall and 2 years old . keeps pumping lots of blooms , But almost always has BS here in FL despite my spraying .

Thanks pink rose. Fragrant Cloud is a variety I’ll never be without, but in my environment, too, spray is a must.

Beautiful Ben! I need to smell it in person somewhere. Must be heavenly!

Ken, any more updates on Jim? I have been waiting on his 2018 list fort. and own-root. So sorry to hear the sad news.

Jim got a surprise this morning. 5" of snow. Other then that everything is going along very well for him, his family and the Nursery. I received 2 roses from him Wed. that looked great. I haven't heard anything on 2018 yet.

Ken, thanks for info, 5” of snow!!!

Does anyone know if he will be selling any David Austins in 2018? I would really like to get Evelyn and Abe Darby on fortuniana.

Heres their list sultry !!

Thank you! I see they are still on there. I also need 2 golden celebrations. I need them to grow into two huge monsters for my side flowerbed. The soil is pretty sandy there I have a lot of amending to do still in that area. There is just night jasmine and some tall orange Disney butterfly gingers in that area.

Lilyfinch, does the first page give a date for the season?

I'm kinda curious about his blueberry business. Does he sell bushes or only the berries? I have several edibles now and trying to get more. I have fresh blueberries almost every day on my oatmeal lol. I should be growing my own. The organic berries are expensive sometimes.

Kentucky_rose,

The list Lilyfinch sent is their current list. I’d just email them at info@kandmroses.com to see if they have what you want. While they stay pretty well stocked, some roses are avail now, some in the spring, a few may be sold out.

BenT, thanks.

Sultry, I am sure he will be selling Austins. I have gotten several from him. I did get Abraham Darby from him last year and it's doing very well. I was so disappointed when it put out a large candelabra but it didn't open before it got cold here. Looking forward to the spring.

Ken, I just saw your not about Jim's wife and daughter. It is so sad. His wife is such a sweet lady. I will pray for them.