Both. I've ordered from Joy Creek, Northland Rosarium, Heirloom(many years ago) & High Country, perhaps others that I've forgotten.

I ordered bare root David Austin roses from Regan website then picked them up locally to save on shipping. I also ordered them from David Austin website. They both offer good quality bare roots at reasonable price and they have many varieties. With limited varieties, Ochard Supply Hardware sometimes also offers David Austin bare roots in gift style boxes. At the end of a bare root season, I can get cheap DA roses with limited varieties and very LOW quality from Wayside Gardens. When bare root season is over, Regan and Almaden Valley Nursery have DA in pots but the price is double the bare root price so it’s better to wait until they have some types of big promo sale. Regan often has the 50% off sale around Memorial Day. I haven’t ordered any own root DA roses because I read that they don’t grow as well as grafted DA in my area. Helen

All of the above

But I have gone right to the source and ordered from David Austin. They have all been a great quality.

I like to order from their website. We have 3 nursery here that I visit , that sell Austins . Only one sells them for $30 and the others much more. I like to support the $30 nursery, they take great care of their plants and honestly being able to smell them helps me

I've ordered from DA, Hortico, Sam Kedem (picked up), and I think from Long Ago Roses? I should check my spreadsheet lol. It seems like I can find them for less $$ mail order than local, and I haven't been disappointed.

*oops just realized spell check messed up Sam's last name, it's correct now!

Most of my DAs were from Hortico, own root ones were from Linda ( Long ago rose), and I only ordered a few from DA in TX.

Have had good luck with my Hortico DA's, got them from Chamblee's when they used to sell them and get most from DA in Tyler - I am 2 hours away so I just pick them up and save on shipping.

I have gotten many of mine from Sam Kedem in Minnesota. This nursery only ships in Sept. & April; the plants are gently slipped out of the pots, the soil and rootball is slipped into a plastic bag and shipped. Mine never missed a beat -- I had them shipped the first week in April. Kedems also has a nice selection of Buck roses, Canadian roses and other hardy roses. And, they are the ONLY distributor for Smith's two roses; his Dakota Sun looks like an Austin and is VERY hardy.

Sunny

K&M Roses has a nice selection of Austin roses for those looking for plants on Fortuniana rootstock.

https://www.kandmroses.com/david-austin-english-roses/

I have only ever received excellent plants from K&M, which grow like gangbusters on their fortuniana roots. Highly recommended.

Ben, are DA of K&M in 1 or 2 gallon pots? If they are in 1-gal pots, I’d like to try them out because K&M doesn’t ship 2-gal pots to California. Helen

Dr Huey and own root came from David Austin. My fortuniana bush's are from Coolroses, Nelson's and K&M.

I like planting own root roses and Austins tend to do well for me on their own roots anyway, so a lot of my Austin roses have come from Long Ago Roses, Roses Unlimited, High Country Roses, and Chamblees (when they sold them). I find the occasional Austin in a reasonable price range around here and am looking at some of the more obscure Austins through Hortico, but I tend to avoid the bare root roses when I can. At least half of my bare root roses in zone 5 have been held in cold storage long enough to cause problems by the time I'm able to receive them to plant, and I find that David Austin roses is more frequent than some other bare root vendors at having the roses canker out before they can get established (but never as bad as Jackson & Perkins).

Just my two cents

Cynthia

Sunny did you get Dakota Song too? It's one of my favorites! If any of you ever can go to Sam's in person, he is SO nice! Really enjoyed my stop at his place.

Sorry Bella for hijacking your thread!

Roses Unlimited has been my go to for own root DA roses--excellent prices, service and quality plants.

Thank you everyone for the information. It's interesting to find out where folks purchase their DA roses from. There are SO many beautiful varieties to choose from. I wonder how they do in NW Illinois and if own root is a better option than grafted given our colder climate?

Dingo, no worries!

rosesmi5a -

Are Kedem's roses own-root or grafted? If grafted, what on? I checked out their website and they've got a nice selection - Ping Lim too guys! I'd sadly written off Dakota Sun and Dakota Song as unavailable unless I wanted to drive 8ish hours, but now I might be able to get them!

About Sam Kedems: it looks like this year you will have to write or call them about own root or grafted. The information used to be on the website: if I remember correctly, one could choose either own-root or grafted for many varieties. The info. isn't on the website anymore that I can see, so further investigation is needed. Kedems is a family owned & run business and a pleasure to do business with.

And yes, I have Dakota Song too -- what a trooper! 4' tall, super healthy, blooms in very regular flushes...I count on it for a splash of yellow all summer.

Sunny

Here in Canada , I get many of my Austins from Hortico. Loblows, Rona, Canadian tire and nearby nurseries do sell some varities of Austins. The regular price per pot is 17-19$. At the end of the season in July, I got 2 Austins with only 5$ per pot !!

Thanks rosesmi5a! It's always great to find another mail-order source, and for cold-hardy roses too!

Bayarea_girl,

The DAs I received from K&M were 2 gallon but I’m in TX. I always wondered why they didn’t ship 2 gal to CA, is it just a matter of cost? If I were you, I’d go ahead and inquire.

Thank you Ben. DA from K&M won’t be an option for me then. If I remember correctly it is because the strict law of California for plants from other states. K&M has to keep their 1-gal pots off the ground in order for them to be shipped to California. I’m guessing it will be hard for them to do that for 2-gal pots.

Bella, thank you for letting us share more info on this threat. Helen

Helen, you're welcome!