Chris, I’m not so sure you’ll get a reply from Jean, as this post is over 10 years old. I don’t think Jean has posted on this forum for quite a few years. I do believe Mary Washington is available from several mail order nurseries now. Angel Gardens, Roses Unlimited, Rogue Valley Roses, and A Reverence for Roses all list Mary Washington in their inventory lists. It is a beauty, isn’t it? Lisa

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Hi, I started on Martha Washington's last year, I live in long island NY, so the weather is sometimes hot, sometimes mild and others cold. I bought 9 plants, varies colors, they did great in my front yard but I want to say sometime in the summer they stopped blooming, thought that I was doing something wrong, I was going to dig them out and store them for the winter but was not sure how too. The temps. here still is too cold to leave them outside so I keep them in the garage and take them out for a few hours during the day. Once the weather gets better I would like to plant them in my backyard this year but not sure how they will do, I have some clay spots of dirt, should I buy more dirt, or should I leave then in pots and dig them in? I wanted to remove them from the pots they are in now and put them in bigger ones so that once it is time to store them it would be easier to do so, is that a good idea? Any amount of care info would be most helpful. I have 24 of them this year. I keep reading to cut the and re plant and grow new ones, I didn't think that was possible the do so?

It has been my experience with Martha that she does like afternoon shade(as most of my ivy and scented geraniums). Yes I'm a Master Gardener. Hope this helps. Lisa