I, too, have had really good experiences ordering from DA. The bare roots they send are the large and healthy.

You ordered some of the new varieties! I hope you post pictures when they bloom.

Judith, you are so lucky. Please show us pictures of the place when you pick up the roses. Because of the rising cost, Regan is no longer have bare root roses displayed in the open space in the nursery. Local customers like me will miss seeing the bare roots in temporary raised beds.

Rosylady, I’m excited about the two new varieties, too. I will sure share their pics when they bloom. Last year we had Olivia Austin Rose as the new release and it has been a healthy gorgeous rose. I’m optimistic about these two new releases of this year. Helen

I will take photos of the new facility. Its pretty much a big, bare building. Their old one was a cute little older house with roses in front. I will ask them if they plan to do a display garden. They should sell potted roses, put out in front. They did that one year. I love their bare roots just huge and healthy! Its always a better deal for me to buy from DA and pick up. Good excuse to go to Tyler! Oh and we are going to drop by Chamblees. I don't need any more roses but they have a super sale area where 5 gallons are $5 and 1 gallons are $2.50 - they are always discontinuing neat roses and I snag some great deals! Nothing will be blooming but no matter - just being in a rose nursery and getting more will be fun! We will also hit Blue Moon Gardens [they have potted poppies, all sorts of neat stuff and a gift shop], Harris Nursery, Pier I. Not to mention great restaurants! I will be good and broke when I get home!

Judith

So exciting! Did they email you before they shipped or they just surprised you? I hope they ship mine soon. I am in a zone 9 as well :)

~Sjn

Sjn, they normally just surprise us :)

The reason I knew the ship date was because on Feb 1, Regan emailed me letting me know that Heathcliff and Boscobel on my order won’t be available since their grower failed to deliver them. So I contacted DA asking them to add those 2 roses to the current order. That was when DA let me know that they had already shipped my order on Jan 30th. So I need to place a new order with DA for those two roses. I’m trying to convince myself that I don’t need those two roses anymore, lol. Helen

Ok good to know. I ordered from them before but honestly don't remember if they gave me a shipping notice last time. I hope I get a 'surprise' soon:)

I got Boscobel this time. Last year it sold out quick so I made sure I got it this year. Like you, I have Spirit of Freedom coming and a few others.

Can't wait to see your roses blooming !! What a fun day planned Judith . What a way to spend the day! Have fun !

Helen I hope you find the other two locally !

Lily, I tried to convince myself I don’t need the two Regan’s missing roses. LOL, it didn’t work! I just placed an order for 4 more roses instead of 2 more with DA: Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Boscobel, Heathcliff, and Charles Darwin.

For a moment, I’m envying those who have big back yards and can buy roses without worrying about where to put them or which current roses need to be given away to make room for the new ones :)

The up side is since I put a lot of thought into selecting these roses, I’m sure I will adore them.

I also picked up my Regan rose order today and the bare roots feel really dry to me. I’m guessing Regan keep them dry in the freezer to prevent molds. Both DA and Regan’s orders are soaking to be ready to be planted the next few days. It is time to use the amazing “pink” shovel that you recommended last time to dig more holes. Helen

Helen, which roses did you get from Regans? I think my order from them will ship mid month. They always send big healthy plants.

Judith

Judith,

I only picked up 3 roses from Regan: Tranquility, The Pilgrim (last year I thought I bought The Pilgrim but it was The Poet’s Wife), and Peach Swirl (enabled by CoriAnn’s Peach Swirl). Helen

It is like Christmas seeing the bare roots soaking in the water :) Please feel free to share yours. Helen

I have run out of space. No new Austins for me unless they come out with something that is 2’x2’ which remains so when grown in California!

I will just have to enjoy vicariously when all of you share pics. Helen - can not wait to see Roald Dahl and Bathsheba, both which I seriously drooled over when I got this year’s DA catalog.

Jo

Jo, what do you think about putting Ronald Dahl in a pot? LOL, I can’t not help myself to enable you a little bit. My husband cleared out the back yard grass area so I can move the roses in pots to the ground because it is a lot of hard work taking care of many potted roses. Helen

I am already anticipating Dame Judi Dench next year - a beautiful apricot! Cant wait to get my DA's on Tuesday! I have had good luck potting them up first then planting them out once they get good growth, not sure what I will do with these new ones. Several years ago I made a bona fide pot ghetto - put down nursery fabric and keep the potted roses and daylilies there so they are easily watered and cared for. When I get around to planting, just go pick and choose. My own private rose nursery! I knew I would be buying more than I could plant in the ground, so this was a good solution.

Judith

Does anyone know when DA begins sending out their potted roses? I ordered only one, Boscobel, and I’m hoping it comes before the heat sets in. Lisa

I also ordered Boscobel own root and will post here once I receive it. Helen

They told me early Aprl for my area

I received two Falstaff from D.A. in Texas on Thursday. I already had three growing in pots, and planted a total of 5 in the area behind the swimming pool this morning. Boy, my back is aching...

Bayareagirl - Lisa -

Boscobel and Spirit of Freedom are both on my short list. Would love to see pics of your Boscobels when you receive them and they start blooming...

Desertgarden do your Falstaff get dark red in your hot climate?

Desertgarden, I also can’t wait to see their blooms and will share them here.

I had all my bare roots from DA 1st order and Regan in the ground except 2 SoF thanks to my powerful pink shovel. I put 2 SoF in pots for now until when I can dig up 2 America to have room for the new SoF. I tried to dig only a few holes a day so my muscles have time to recover. This is the time where I’m thankful that I have a small garden so I don’t have to dig too “many” holes :) Helen

when I picked my roses up from DA on Tuesday, I asked about the 2019 roses.....they told me Dame Judi Dench, Vanessa Bell and James L. Austin - so excited about Dame Judi Dench!

Judith

SJN-

I received the older Falstaff this past Fall ( the order should have been cancelled, but, they were meant to be), so I will not know how they perform in heat until mid to late May, or even early June, depending upon how things heat up this Summer. I do not anticipate that Falstaff will hold its color during the dog days of Summer.

Thanks, Helen and Judith. I can’t wait for it to arrive! Yes, desertgarden, I’ll definitely take pictures. Boscobel is going somewhere near my two Princess Charlene de Monaco’s and Sweet Mademoiselle. Boscobel better behave himself and stay small in front of those heifers! Lisa

I received mine this week! Currently soaking and I hope to get them in tomorrow. It was cold today! Experimenting with 2 Desdemonas and one Kew Gardens (might be too hot here for it).

Jayferg, that’s great. From the emailed UPS tracking, I will get my 2nd order from DA tomorrow (Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Boscobel, Heathcliff, and Charles Darwin). Such good timing because I can soak them overnight and plant them over the weekend. Helen

I got my DA order a few days ago. I potted up 3 and put 3 in the ground. What did everyone order ?

Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Boscobel, Spirit of Freedom, Wedgewood Rose, Golden Celebration, and a grafted Eden which isn't a DA but they sell Eden grafted and I wanted to try it that way.

jayferg, let us know how the Desdemonas work out. I am curious if they last well in a vase.

Helen, we both got a few of the same roses. We can compare notes :)

Lisa, lol @ the heifers! I also have Boscobel planted in the front and center of my new rose bed, right in front of Peach Swirl. I'm also hoping he stays a polite gentleman.

SJN, lol you are right. I’m going through a phase which I love roses with the cabbage look right now. If you find any cabbage looking roses in lavender color, please share.

Those are great looking bare roots from DA. I have been received the same thing from them. Ordering roses from them has been a great pleasure. Highly recommended! Helen

Received my 2nd order from DA today. It is supposed to arrive last Friday but there is some problem with UPS so it arrived 3 day later. The bare roots are in excellent condition. I ordered own root Boscobel because they didn’t have grafted bare root. However, I think the Boscobel I received is grafted, and I prefer it that way. It is the last rose in the pic. Helen

I got Charles Rennie McIntosh from DA this year - am thinking this might be a more lilac colored cabbage type rose. I wanted to get it before DA decided it was "inferior" and tossed it.

Judith

Judith, you are right. Look at Evelyn, it’s a gorgeous cut rose and they discontinued it. Since its pattern expired, I think I will root a cutting to use it as a backup rose. Helen

They told me they would have it again in the fall, just sold out. People are getting wise to them - the good roses that might be on the chopping block are getting bought up. I have 2 coming from Roses Unlimited. All the money they make and its not enough. What they should do is bring back some of these older varieties, could sell them for same price as their new ones, and bet people would beat their door down.

Judith

I dont think Evelyn is on the chopping block just yet. Luckily lots of other vendors have it, its on schedule for next year either way. I still think they'd be crazy to get rid of it as in my opinion it is their best rose!

I too bought Charles Rene Mac. I got my order in yesterday. I was very happy to get it in, until I noticed a mistake in my order. I ordered Princess Anne and I got Princess Alexandra Of Kent (a rose I currently have 2 of, all of which were sent to me by mistake!). However, i called and they were so quick and easy to rectify the problem, I was quickly in a good mood again. Until I realized I have absolutely no where to put these roses. It didnt put me in a bad mood per say, just in a bit of a puzzling mood. I really need to stop buying roses I have no place for LOL. Now I have 8 roses and no place for them to go!

I ordered Charles Rene, Charles Darwin, Generous Gardener, Huntington, Princess Anne, Lady Emma Hamilton and Games Galway. Plus now that they sent me another PaoK, I have that one to plant too. I'm not complaining but I've gotta find homes for all these babies. Originally I was gonna pot them all up, but now I dont think i have enough patio space for all of them. I really think I've gone off the deep end, just a little bit!

Could you pot it up, plant annuals around it and make an Easter gift of it to someone? No doubt I have gone off the deep end this year.....I made a pot nursery out of the ones I haven't found a spot for - and am getting a little garden shed/grandkids' playhouse built in the area - going to plant a lot of roses there....so part of problem solved! My theory on roses is......excess is not enough!

Judith

Judith, I agree Austin should bring back some of the oldie but goodie roses! It worked for Disney lol. They always bring back the old kids movies after awhile.

Last year everyone said William Shakespeare 2000 wasn't gonna be sold anymore so I hurried up and bought it. This year it was still available :/

SoFL Rose, I did the same with the Austins this year, ordered too many lol. The sale at Burpee did it lol. Anyhoo, I had to make 2 new large flower beds. I did figure 8 shapes. I still had to pot up many roses though.

I contacted D.A. last week and was told that Evelyn will be available next year. I was going to get it from R.U. this year. Here, Austins tend to perform better grafted (Golden Celebration has been an exception ), so I am thinking of waiting until next year (D.A. is sold out this year).

Yay!!! I'm going to get a few Evelyn's next year, just in case lol. Im also having better luck with grafted DA's..just grafted to DH seems better than own root. The exceptions are The Ingenious Mr Fairchild and Lilian Austin and they are doing great own root. Sharifa was doing good own root until the hurricane :/

Sultry, get yourself a grafted Evelyn on Fortuniana, you wont be sorry!

The source I checked said they won't be any available till fall. I will try then for sure. DH actually is doing okay here. I have a few HTs on DH for the last 9 yrs but yes I would prefer to get all of mine on fortuniana, especially if we decide to stay in FL.

Helen, I’m a little confused about Boscobel. When I ordered mine, I ordered it potted, because I wanted it ownroot. Now, when I go to DA’s site Boscobel says nothing about being ownroot anymore. I’m almost certain what I ordered was supposed to be ownroot. I don’t always trust myself, because my MS messes up my short term memory terribly. It’s getting later and later in the season for planting for me. If there’s a very long wait for my potted Boscobel, and the bareroots are supposed to be ownroot, I’d rather switch and take the bareroot now. I know I need to call them, but I’m wondering about them telling you Boscobel was ownroot and it appears to be grafted. I definitely want ownroot. It doesn’t really matter to me whether it’s bareroot or potted. I’m hoping you, or someone can confirm that it WAS listed as ownroot, previously. I don’t 100% trust my memory, and hate making a fool of myself(again) by insisting on something that I’m not remembering correctly. Thanks to anyone that can shed some light on this before I call DA:) Lisa

Wow Sultry, your Huey’s have lived that long? If that’s the case I wouldn’t worry about it. I’ve never had a Huey rose last longer than three years here. Good going.

Do you spray yours? If so what with and how often?

No I don't spray. I do get a little blackspot during the rainy season on some roses but they shed the leaves and grow right back. Our well water has a sulfur odor and talking to some people about it, seems to help to inhibit black spot.

My Blue Girl that reverted into a climber and Double Delight are older Huey grafted roses that are still doing well.

Our soil is semi sandy in some places, real nice in some areas (amended with compost and gets oak leaves and pine needles decomposing), and we also have straight clay in the front of the property where water stands there when it rains really hard, for days! The frogs love it but its hard to garden out there. When I first moved here I ignorantly tried to make a semi raised flowerbed out there and everything root rotted lol. The only thing that should go out there is a pond!

Lisa, sorry for the late response. Have been really busy with work. When I placed my order for Boscobel I only saw the own root option. So I guessed it will be potted. However, a forum member said there are also own root bare roots so I told myself just wait and see whether it is potted own root or bare root own root. I’m glad I got grafted bare root because from what I have read grafted DAs have an easier time in my area. Now I checked DA website and they starts listing potted rose option. Helen