What DA Roses Will You Be Adding This Year?
KarenPA_6b
6 years ago
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Comments (33)I don't think I'll admit to a total number for a given year, but I will say that I bought and planted over 100 full-sized rose bushes from Cliff last year when he sadly had to close down Eurodesert. And these weren't any little band-sized roses, these were each shipped individually in huge boxes, some with with root balls bigger than I could reach around. Often I had to drag those puppies individually around my yard to get them to where they were planted, and this went on all summer as Cliff kept reposting those wonderful and hard-to-find roses. By mid-August, I flopped myself down in the middle of my yard and literally lay on my back moaning in misery from all the planting, vowing I would absolutely not order any more of Cliff's roses, no matter how tempting. I even emailed him to that effect and it worked - I only ordered 8 more after that (smile). In case you're wondering what bank I have to rob to afford these roses, I actually get to budget rose purchases from some extra consulting work I do now and then. My DH and I agree that our main family expenses are covered by our regular salaries, so if I take on extra work, it's "fun money", and what is more fun than roses? It took a couple of consults over the winter to pay for my five (and counting) Vintage orders, trying to hope against hope that they can stay in business, but it's well worth it! It's nice to be among folks who understand that roses = fun! Cynthia...See MoreTa Da! My first rose bud for the year opened today, hurray!
Comments (3)Its starting very slowely. A bud here and there scattered around but not enought to be truely noticeable. I think if we don't get some deluge of a rain storm to ruin the blooms then this will be the best spring flush in my yard since I started growing roses afew years ago....See MoreWhat minis are you adding this year?
Comments (10)Thrips are bad enough. I don't think I want to know what chili thrips are. If I include roses I've just gotten, then this year definites are: Ingrid Sweet Arlene Caliente Butter Cream Peter Cottontail Memphis Music Red Scentsation My shortlist of contenders for later this year include Double Gold Fall Festival Luscious Lucy Dancing Flame Dolores Marie Whirlaway Nemesis Memphis King Memphis Magic Regina Lee Unfortunately,(or fortunately for my budget) I don't have space for all the ones I want. I probably will only get 3 or 4, tops, from this bottom list by the end of the year. (sigh)...See MoreWhat New Roses Are You Adding This Year?
Comments (1)Let's see....Rosemania will be shipping Kismet, Equinox, Conundrum, Arcanum and Aliena around March 1st, I think. Mine from last year are doing great. Aren't those colors just wonderful?...See MoreKarenPA_6b
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