All the roses are loaded onto these flatbed trailers. An employee stands outside, ready to take cash.

A surprising number of Kordes are available, here are big plants of Florentina Arborose and Quicksilver in 5 gal pots for $8. There was also Winter Sun, Savannah, Beverly, Bliss, Earth Angel, others whose names I forget.

This is my haul. Peach Swirl and Lavender Crush, each for $5. Happily planted in their new homes :)

For how long do they run the sale? I have a friend near Tyler who grows beautiful roses and I'm sure she'd be interested in going. Thank you

Ben are you shipping!? Ha ha

Soooo jealous Ben !! That is awesome. What a deal and they don’t look like sorry clearance plants to me .

Vaporvac,

I’m not sure how long it lasts but I’d think at least a few more weeks, there were still plenty of plants.

Dingo,

I wish I could ship them!

Lilyfinch

Wish you were closer by!

It might be a good thing I don’t live anywhere close, otherwise it will be impossible for me to resist the urge to drive there with a minivan.....LOL

what an incredible sale....I am jealous.

Claire

Wow! What a haul- lucky you & Judith! I’ll have to make the trip when I’m in Dallas- I’ll come home with even more I don’t have room for!

Wow great selection at a huge discount

Agree, the hardest part is restraining yourself. Oh, and did I mention that Certified and Chamblee’s are on the same street, maybe just a mile apart?

i am wanting to go back soon! They told me the sale would run through late Sept./early Oct. They will take a 2 week break in Sept., then start up again, so I think plenty of time to go by. Hoping they will put some additional varieties out! It really is a great sale!!

Judith

Good to know the sale will be going on for a while longer, I’ll hopefully be up that way soon. A flatbed rose sale sounds right up my alley lol. I have finally decided to shovel prune a few roses that have under performed no matter how much I baby them and I want to replace them with new roses of course so this will be a good excuse to head to Tyler lol.

Wow , sounds like rose heaven to me ! and here I am , just paid $43 for a rose from K&M roses with their new shipping charges .

Pink rose, been there, done that, and learned my lesson. They make a lot more money with those shipping charges. Though I'd love for all my roses to be on R. fortuniana, it's cheaper to buy them own root and replace them 3x than to get one on R. fortuniana from K and M. If I were wealthy I'd love to support them but alas I am not!

Also, there is Geoff at coolroses.com, but I am pretty sure that if you want something specific you have to order it many months in advance.

I'm setting my sights on roses that do not require grafting these days. It's either that, or learn how to graft myself.

Cedmas

Actually learning to graft myself on Fort is on my future plan list !

Pink_rose,

Do you know what changed with K&M’s shipping? Earlier this year I thought they worked out a great deal with FedEx, and the shipping was most reasonable. I’d still buy from them, but I like Nelson’s too.

Cedemas,

I must say I’ve not had much luck with CoolRoses...phone calls, email, facebook posts, they aren’t ever answered. K&M even with the higher charges has great service.

Judith

Nice to know the Certified sale will be extending into fall.

Ben T

When l ordered last week ,they said they are charging actual shipping now whether before it was fixed .The rose is $28 and shipping from Mississippi to FL is $15 . I don't really know how l will buy more roses from them .one time l ordered 5 roses together.

Unfortunately Nelson's don't graft any of the newer varieties. I have talked to them several times and they always say the cost is too much .

Same with Cool roses .their roses are huge & healthy but they are usually out of stock and not intrested.

Judith/Pink:

I never got any email acknowledgement from coolroses when I inquired. Eventually I called and Geoff didn't seem to care. I think you have to make a huge order for him to care.

K and M did me kind of dirty but then they made it right. I complained on the other forum. They didn't tell me how much shipping would be until after it shipped. Since I am not that far I didn't think it would be much. I had only recently ordered from Alabama (Petals from the Past), about the same distance, for cheap. When I saw the K and M bill, I nearly passed out. They charged me $10 per rose (and I got bunches of them). I complained and they reversed the shipping charges though. The roses were tiny, too. They would have fit well in quarts. But they were healthy, and they do have a wide selection. I'd say a monopoly at this point.

PInkRose, I think Nelson's has opted not to buy into the Austin plan. Austin charges an arm and a leg for vendors to sell their current line. If Nelson's wants to sell something that isn't out of patent they have to change the name. Hence "Josephine Land" instead of Heritage. I can hardly blame them. Nelson's grafted roses are $28 at my local nursery and the selection is mostly hybrid teas, but only $20 if you go in person to their nursery in Apopka. I went once, ages ago. They don't have much in Antiques, Austins, or anything that is not a hybrid tea for that matter, but it might be worthwhile to make a trip if you are interested in hybrid teas.

Maybe the best option is to wait for FSC's sale in Lakeland--they graft. Check the Antiques forum every day for events.

Also maybe having to get something grafted bears considering that maybe we should pick Chinas and some teas or noisettes instead.

Cedemas, do you know when FSC will have a sale ? I know they will have a few every year unless I miss it . I don't mind driving up there. I hope Dr. Manners won't forget to post a thread up :)

Jin

BenT, we don't see sale like that over here at all. $5 roses and up is unbeatable prices. Yes, I did bought a few $7 roses but I also paid a lot for shipping from Rose Petals which I could have bought another 5 roses. Envy you staying so close to nurseries like that .

Thanks for putting this thread up and I really enjoy the pics . All the roses looks top notch and in great shape :)

Jin

I had to go to Tyler yesterday and stopped by Certified Roses in anticipation of bringing home a few more roses. Was disappointed to see they werent selling any. I even drove around to the other office and talked to a very nice man who said it was just too hot and they needed the manpower needed to do that to work on the other roses. He said to check back about the first of September and they plan to do it then. I was disappointed....but it really is too hot and I need to maintain what I have. We also stopped by Chamblees but for the first time, I didnt buy anything. Actually, I pretty much have everything they do. Almost bought another pretty Violet's Pride but figured I could get another later. Glad I bought South Africa and Good As Gold on my last trip - they are out of that now. The roses and greenhouses looked beautiful, very neat, alot of the roses were in between flushed, had been trimmed. So sad to see nothing in the sale area......and a For Sale sign in front of the nursery. I anticipate the time when there will be a dispersal sale and Chamblees will be no more. Depressing! We also drove by the big Municipal Rose Garden - nothing much was blooming and it was too hot to get out anyway. Be glad when summer is over!!

Judith

BenT

Do Certified Roses have " Lavender Crush " for sale ? I was searching everywhere for this rose but couldn't find it .

I got mine at Lowe's last summer, am sure in spring they will carry it. Or you can check online for nurseries that might have it - Regan's, Edmunds.......Certified is wholesale only except when they have a flatbed truck sale, which I have found to be a very sporadic thing. Doubt there will be another until next summer as they didnt have one in fall and in spring, they will be shipping roses all over. I would ask that question about who has it on the forum or do some seaching online for it.

Judith

Hi Pink Rose

As Judith said, Certified only sells wholesale outside of their local flatbed sale. I’d check Home Depot and Lowes in spring, I know they both buy from Certified.

BenT & Alameda

Thanks . Actually I am thinking of s/p my 3 year old Nahema . It is own root & wimpy,doesn't bloom much . I am thinking of replacing it with either kordes Quicksilver or with Lavender Crush .

I don't know if Home Depots in FL will get L Crush or not ? maybe Certified Roses distribute to nearby states only ?

I hope you have someone you give your castoffs!

My goodness, just saw this thread! I’d buy the whole thing, I could use all of them at the country garden........what a bargain price!

Lol! I’d let you pick yours first before I take the whole thing. That’s called sisterhood! :-)

The problem is.....catching this sale going on. The guy managing the flatbed this summer said they would be doing it again mid Sept. No go. I called again - they said maybe first/mid October. Again, nothing. Called again - said they had alot of roses being shipped to wholesale buyers, so it probably wouldnt be happening again until next summer. The roses were super healthy and so reasonable! I will keep checking next year and if I find anything out, I will post it here. Not holding my breath until next summer.......For those of you in the east Texas area, there is a little Bail Bond office in Rusk on Hwy. 69 that sells plants under a tent and they usually always have roses for $10 each. I bought an older variety called Impatient that I fell in love with and it has grown, and is just gorgeous. The color, which is an orange, in person looks nothing like the photo - it is a luminescent kind of orange with some coral in it - I love it! Going to get it planted soon - it is growing like a weed, not a bit of blackspot, great healthy growth.

Judith

Any chance theyd bareroot a large amount and ship to Pennsylvania

I would say no......but you should call and ask. They didnt have the summer trailer sale this year due to being pretty much sold out - guess during covid more people are gardening. They mostly, from what I can tell, sell only potted roses but best way to find out is to give them a call. Never know til you ask!

This year they’re not having a trailer sale. Inventory is low and most of their stock has been promised to Lowes. (So you might want to look for some of their roses at Lowes). I agree to call and ask for the future.

Perfumed Breeze purchased last year at the trailer sale has proved to be a big winner. It blooms pretty much non-stop, more than any climber I’ve grown

Moonlight in Paris, Scentuous and Poseidon have been excellent, too.

BenT,

Gorgeous pics!

I'm still planning to figure out where you live and then wait stealthily for your neighbor to move so I can move next door to you so I can enjoy your roses. :-)