Today I recieved my rose order from ValleyK Greenhouses. They pack their roses so much better than Cedar Hollow. Each rose was wrapped in cardboard and they sent 10 roses in 3 boxes so they were easier to handle. They are bigger than the ones that I recieved from them last year with the exception of 2 Marie Bugnet which are quite small. I had a broken rose in this shipment too, but it only broke off half way. There is still leaves left on this rose.That is the only damage from shipping that I can see on this bunch. They look much nicer than my Cedar Hollow roses which are stripped of so many leaves. But one the plus side, most of the roses from Cedar Hollow are srouting out new leaves. I also recived my plants from Dominion House today. I had ordered a bareroot Kaleidoscope. The stem is huge!!! It is starting to send out leaves as well. I ordered some lilacs, clematis, lilies and perennials from them as well. The lilacs and clematis are fine, the lilies are a bit shrivelled, and the perennials are sick. I'm sure some are dead. Honestly, I don't know if I would order perennials from them again. Roses, I would though. I think that they were in the boxes for quite a while, there is lots of white growth. I moved a 5 yr old JP Connell the other day in the rain. It should have been moved sooner because it had flower buds on already. It is really sulking. Oh well, If it doesn't make it, they are easy enough to find to replace. I have quite a few of my older roses with flower buds on. It won't be long before the roses start to bloom!!!! Shelley

I too got Olympiad. Its done very well for me on Dr. Huey so I'm trying it out on Fortuniana. Let me know how Coretta Scott King does. Ive had my eye on her for a while. I lost my Cherry Parfait recently and I'd like to replace it (yet again) but I'm going to grow it in a pot on its own roots as that's the only way I've had luck with it. Babs is a gorgeous rose. I got one from Harding's Nursery in Tampa when I went up with family for a trip to Busch Gardens and it was a show stopper. Mine of course died, but hopefully she'll do better for you. I have lots of problems with die back. Do you? Some roses do really well then suddenly get die back from the base up and die within a week. Others get it on half the bush and never recover. Some get it on only a few basel stems and then struggle on for a while, but usually never bounce back. What am I doing wrong?

I adore my Highwire Flier! It has been one of the first roses to bloom this spring, is so healthy and has very long canes that really stretch out. The flowers are a very bright color that grabs the eye in my backyard bed - sitting on the deck, they are a standout. This has become one of my favorites. I am in east Texas and other than Snowmageddon last year, we normally dont have bad winters but even with the terrible storm of 2021, it bounced right back. I dont hear much about this rose but it should be better known. Judith

The Rose Glutton had to go back to the trough again today.......I brought home 7 more - for total price of $45 and change! In big pots, healthy! I will post photos tomorrow, got home after dark. Some roses they just had one of. I got the Montezuma - love the color, saw one in a friend's garden. I got 2 White Meillands for 2 large pots, another Polka, a Cl. Crimson Sky, Passionate Kisses and Cherry Frost. It was hard to pass up Heirloom, but I have one. There was Easter Basket, but am not too impressed with it. There was one of each of Laguna, Summer Romance, Brandy, Sun Flare. Lots of Fruity Petals, which I really like, and Ruby Meilland, a small flowered red. May have to go get another. If they were $10-15, that would be another matter, but $5.97? How can I not??? Lowe's got some in but the only one I was interested in was Soul Sister and I have one of those. Dont know what Home Depot has, but the one in my town doesnt seem to be into roses - body bags and Knockouts. But Wally really hit a home run this time!