Now I have to look for Pink Enchantment at Lowe's! :-) Was it a body bag rose?

No in a pot. Here's the thread I started when I found it. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/pink-enchantment-id-dsvw-vd~5129768?n=24

Thanks! Now I know what to look for. :-)

Haven’t seen any austins turn up at any of my bbs, they have started to carry modern floribundas and kordes roses though so hopefully they will look into austins

No Abe Darby at mine either. They have a bunch of the showpot roses as they always do, but they're all $10.98, which is more than I remember them being in past years.

Based on this thread, I made a special trip to my local HD yesterday to see what they had, although IME they never carry anything of any interest. Sure enough, they had nothing I would bother to spend money on........and not a single rose to be seen!!

What is offered by the various stores in various locations must be quite regionally dependent......and I don't mean just the plant type (we all know they sell "outdoor" plants that are not hardy or regionally appropriate). In my area, HD and the other box stores get a lot of competition from real plant nurseries that carry a wide range of all manner of plants.....and those that are appropriate to the climate and hardiness zone :-) In fact, the largest full service retail nursery/garden center in the area is less than a mile away!! HD simply cannot compete with the selection or the customer service offered. Sure, folks still shop there for plants but just for the most basic common stuff. And the cheap prices that these places offer because they are not bringing in or offering top grade plants but seconds.

Went to my HD too and not a single rose yet :(

Just came back from my HD. No DA no Kordes. They all have names in the top outside colored cardboard. Not on the bottom white label. Different supplier from Summer from Finger lakes NY.

Oh, sorry. The Home Depot here all have 2 crates look just like yours, one is loaded with $7.98 roses, one is all $10.98 roses.

I went to 2 Walmart today looking for Belinda's Dream and Viking Queens. Only found 1 Belinda's Dream. I ordered 1 Viking Queen band 3 -4 years ago, it didn't make it. Will check out another Walmart tonight.

I just got a Bolero at Home Depot for $7.

Glad to hear that Thanh Kieu. Is it a body bag or potted?

I went to another Walmart tonight, there was no Viking Queen. Got a New Dawn.

Summersrhythm, It was a body bag.

Bolero for that price is an amazing find

I am going back to Home Depot! :-) Thanks!

I've been wanting to try Bolero. That's it! I'm going to scope out all the HD's this week..I need potting soil, a few eggplants, bell pepper plants, and some herbs anyways.

OMG! I went to Menard's yesterday and they had tons of body bags and apparently have had them for over a month! Wow! I would have thought that was too early. Anyway, they had some nice varieties, Freida Kahlo, Smokin' Hot, but also Paul Neyron, Westerland, Sunsprite, Cl. Cecile Brunner, The Fairy, Oklahoma, Pascali, Iceberg, Europeana, Eutin, Seafoam, the HT Liberty Bell (Kordes), in addition to the "usual suspects". There were a couple I didn't recognize including a shrub rose called "Snowflake" and a HT called "Blair Bear". I lucked out and brought home Belinda's Dream, Robin Hood and Chuckles. I may go back for Carefree Beauty, Nearly Wild and Caldwell Pink. They were $5.49 each.

Does anyone recognize either of these?

Wow vapor and Dave !! Great finds. Bare roots are done here . Y'all got some great finds !! vapor I would have bought one of each for that price ! I really need the fairy., but don't want to pay the 28 my nursery charges for such an old rose . I had it in Pa and it was great

I had DH looking over my shoulder or I would have bought many more!!! I don't know why that concerns me, but it does. He's hilarious as he asked if that was more than those I ordered from ARE!!! Actually, I'm going to cancel my RH from them. I was going to do it anyway as I prefer some other HMs, but for that price it's worth a go. I have a Chuckles on order and had planned to just propagate it, but this is much faster, not to mention guaranteed. Cutting are iffy at best and then the plant needs to be large enough to cut. I could lose a whole year trying. P.S. Menard's actually does give a year guarantee on their plants. P.P.S. Oops! I also forgot they had Rosie the Riveter, Top Gun and Heirloom about which I know nothing. Is this a good one?

Good findings! We are rose nuts for sure. :-) So happy to hear all these good roses at bargain prices! It’s better than Christmas shopping! :-)

vapor, you’re in Ohio, are you going to the open garden in Ohio this year?

Summers, we are certifiable! It is as good a Xmas as I got money towards my ARE order for that holiday!

I have question as to how I should go about planting these body bags. They're my first. Do I take the same approach as a regular bareroot and soak them overnight? Fortunately, these aren't waxed.

P.S, Summers, I do plan on going again, but not sure which date. DH wants to go to Chicago Rose Garden instead, but I say lets go to them all!. If you go, maybe we can meet and visit the Rose Gardens of Legend and Romance, as well. Have you ever been? It's great. Too bad you live so far or I'd also suggest going to the Columbus Park of Roses.

vaporvac, I cut a " X " at the bottom of each body bag, and soak them in the water, I am planning to soak mine tonight, and plant them this coming weekend. They can stay in the water for a few days. Some gardeners soak them for a few weeks.

I am going to the Freedom open garden this June if nothing changes, I ordered some roses last year. Not sure if we have the time to visit other rose gardens this year. We have been so busy fixing and updating the country place. Your plan sounds lovely! :-)

Went to HD this afternoon and they didn't have crap for roses lol. Just a few body bags picked through and no Abe Darbys or Boleros whaaaa~! Walmart had a bunch of knockouts and some decent looking potted Icebergs.

Do I want an Iceberg rose in my climate? I would like another climbing white rose. I have Sombreuil but its taking some time to get going so its going on a big tree. I have Don Juan on one side of a trellis over my garden swing and I need something for the other side. I'm not really sure what to put there. Does anyone think lavender would look tacky with Don Juan? I could use a Quick Silver now that I have three. Would white look better? lol Sorry, I know this is a little OT but I need to decide if I want to go back and grab a Iceberg tomorrow.

I went to HD tonight, no body bag roses. Maybe next week.

This pretty followed me home from Lowes today.

Not sure which DA it is? The tag is missing. I asked a salesperson who said, “It’s David Austin.” Um. Okey dokey. Thanks.

They also had a bunch of pretty Dark Desire, but I know we have that one coming soon from RU. So I ‘beat it back off of my cart with my purse’.

I called Al for help. He only enables or tests me. lol “Oh wow! That’s gorgeous. You’re getting it, right?” -_- I know better.

Why is going to Lowes for fire pit glass like going to the animal shelter??

Looks like I need another giant flower pot...

That’s really pretty! Going to Lowe’s tonight.

Our Lowes had lots to choose from. We had a light freeze a few nights ago so some looked like they might’ve had a bit of damage from that.

Along with the mystery one I bought and Dark Desire, I know I saw Lavender Veranda and Evelyn. I think I saw Princess Alexandria of Kent, but I wasn’t wearing my glasses. There were a bunch of what appeared to be a smaller flowered lavender-pink colored DA too, but I was hesitant to look at them too much because they looked so sad. I figured the frost or needing water.

Hope you find lots of pretties! :-)

@Sun, it’s gorgeous! Lowes in NJ/NY/CT area really need to get some David Austin and kordes roses. I am sick and tired of the KOs.

Vaporvac, I love digging through the bins at Menards. Some of the rose labels have smaller print, and that is your clue that the name has been slightly changed, and you are holding a really good newer rose. Last year,another customer and I dug through the bins for over an hour finding these prizes and figuring out the names. I ended up making a puzzle out of it for my local rose society. I'll give you the answers, and I know you'll want to go back in there for some of them!

"Orchid Honors" is Memorial Day

"Pure At Heart" is Pope John Paul II

"Easy Red Rose"" is Take It Easy!!!

"Apricot Darling" is Edith's Darling

"Snowflake" is Icecap.....I think....

"Blanc de Coubert" is Blanc Double de Coubert

"Blair Bear" is Grande Dame

"SOILD GOLD" (yes that is how they spelled it!) is Good As Gold

There's a few more, but I have to find my tags from last year. Our stores here didn't have as many of the mystery ones this year, but I was really pleased to see so many of the Earthkind roses--with the correct name on the tag.

Tropical Lightning was in there, and Violet's Pride, and I think Anna's Promise was too. If you look in a Week's catalog you will see pretty much the same photo and description as what is on the tag.

Let me know what else you find!

OMG, Cyndi! Thank you!!! I'm goint to try to get there tomorrow and hope they still have those I want... Caldwell Pink, Oklahoma and Glair Bear. I have so wanted Grande Dame. I'm reading on Icecap to see if that a good one for me. I have a sort of wild area that bush form with singles would suit well. Edit: I really hope Snowflake IS Icecap as it seems like a really great rose.

Sun2shinie it kinda looks like my DA, Princess Alexandra of Kent! Yours could also be Boscobel which is sometimes more pink.

Sultry, that bloom looks just like my Parade bloom.

Did you get your Parade at Lowes? lol

LOL! That would be something! I'd be there STAT! : ) I actually got it from ARE. I really love the flowers. Now I'll have to look into PAoK.

Wow Sultry! So pretty! :-) I think you are probably right about our new mystery being PAoK. Although I kept thinking Boscobel when I saw it at Lowes. We have a bareroot Boscobel from DA that I planted last month. No flowers yet to compare. Either way this mystery Lowes baby was so pretty I had to bring it home. :-)

No DA's at my HD. They did just get the potted bare roots in, for $10.98 each. Mostly the usual. I picked up a Tahitian Sunset and I may go back to grab a Bonica.

Cyndi, you've cracked the code! Here's the Weekss catalogue and they have every single rose from Menard's pictured: http://www.weeksroses.com/WR18_Catalog_html5/WR18_Catalog_html5.html#p=24

I discovered a couple myself, I'm proud to say. 'Liberty Bell' is 'Let Freedom Ring' while 'Snowflake' is NOT 'Icecap' (unfortunately), but 'White Meidiland'. The picture is exactly the same as that in the catalogue. I went back and go it and 'Caldwell Pink'. Besides 'Carefree Beauty', they had sold out of any others I wanted. : ( Still I'm thrilled with what I got and they're already putting on growth. Thank again for the heads up!

Well, as usual my HD and Wal-Mart nothing , zippy, nada.

Yeah. So far Menard's is the only place that has anything other than Knockouts, and that's just Lowe's. Nothing at HD or Walmart.

Vaporvac, our Lowe's has some of the Easy Elegance roses and BUNCH of KOs. I'll wait. They usually have a few good plants. You just have to be patient.

I'm going to stop by my HD today and take a picture of the 500 knockouts they have just to show some of you how lucky you are. I canvas the Big Box stores every spring and am yet to see a single Kordes or Austin rose at any of them. Congrats to those that get such cool stuff on the cheap locally.

We are pretty much the same way at our big Box stores too, lots of knockouts and things that look like they're long gone. Although last year for some reason I was milling around Walmart probably August and there was a Fiji and a couple other Kordes roses so perhaps if I am patient Walmart will get a few things in.

Although for those of you who say you get things for a dollar I have never noticed any huge sales here in Southern Oregon. Boo

Bella, There are a ccouple of Ping Lim roses I really want so consider yourself lucky to get them. Are all EE roses bred by PLim?

Vaporvac, I'm not really sure about the EE roses. I'm more into Kordes and Canadian Explorer roses - hardiness is key.

hey summers (sorry i couldn't find your real name), I ran to home depot because I saw that rose and looked at the back of all the containers to find them labeled as Pink Peace, which to me made much more sense personally than Abraham Darby.. just wanted to let you know to keep your eye out for the blooms!

I was at kroger yesterday and they had some roses, some in bags some in peat pots. I was so excited , what did they have ? Could it be Lavender Crush ? Heck no, just Angel Face, Queen Elizabeth, Golden Showers.

Well Big Whoop ti do

But who knows? Didn't someone on another thread discover that their AF purchased at HED was actually Purple Lodge?

Lowe’s in Parkville Maryland has Kordes Quicksilver and Sunny Sky

Sun2shine, my Boscobel growth is more upright so maybe it is PAoK.

Modest, thanks for the tip. I am already have Quicksilver. I am going to check out Valley View Farms to see if they have roses yet.

The body bag I bought a few weeks agao at Walmart of Belinda's Dream was waxed. Do I need to do anything different? Here it is today