Kenneth,

HMF has full bush pics posted by Paul Barden (its creator): Oshun full bush

Here is the link to Paul Barden's site with his roses http://tlcfocus.com/paulbarden

Helen

Omg in love I cannot take my life serious !!!

Kenneth, if I'm under stress, looking at rose pics helps me destress, and it doesn't cost anything. Hope your day will get better. Helen

Not a lot of people grow this rose because it was unavailable for a very long time (I think RVR had issues keeping up with demand for a while). It looks fabulous.

Oshun is currently in stock at RogueValleyRoses, and I think Lily just ordered it recently. We were talking about Marianne, and Lily went with Oshun because it repeats and Marianne is a once bloomer. Helen

If I love that tangerine color and all of those petals. I hope that you can find it Kenneth

this has been on my list for a while, i'm anxious to see how your's grows lilyfinch!

Lily, haha, you are so right. I have had great experience with Rogue Valley Roses, too. I just keep marking the roses I like and place an order when there're enough roses in the cart to save on the shipping cost. Helen

Thanks Kimberly!! It’s one I am excited for . So unique. Lisa has golden Buddha and I love that too .

helen I was so excited, I forgot that you get two free roses with purchase of 4! Who does that . Surely I could have found a fourth

Scott at RVRs is really great alright. Here he is in the RVRs office with Teddy.

I got Oshun a couple of years ago - its still potted, not large but oh those blooms! Ya'll dont hesitate a minute - get it! Kenneth, de-stress yourself and order it! You will be so pleased!

Was there any word about when the RVR site will be updated?

Judith how big of a pot ? I was going to get the big ones from sams club and hope they’ll work ! I believe he said beginning of February but I don’t want to be wrong ! Just in case they push the date back

Sheila how awesome you can just drop in! Do they let you choose your free roses or do they just bring them out to you? It would be great to just pop in when you have an extra twenty bucks for a rose. And to look at all the freebies to pick from

Lily, mine is in a 3 gallon right now. Its still pretty spindly - last year was really busy for me with a lot of family responsibilities and my roses didnt get sprayed and fertilized as they should. This year I think things are under control and I will have much more time for my own projects. I like to pot my bands up in smaller pots when I first get them, like 1 gallon or less if needed. Burlings' roses are generally pretty small so put those in smaller pots. The RVR's usually can go in gallons. I am going to let my Oshun do some growing this spring - I can usually just eyeball a rose and tell when its ready to move up a pot size.

First of February is this weekend - as I have my Regan order of 14 coming Saturday, and am picking up my David Austins on Friday [14], I have alot of work to do! Still.......if some of the ones I want will be available again, I have no doubt but that I will order. Resistance is futile! I dont even bother anymore!

Thanks Judith ! I do plan on starting in one gallon pots but I do need to plan long term . So I wasn’t sure how rapid it grows. I hate that I’ll be doing so many pots as I know it inhibits their potential but it is what it is ! I am trying to buy nice pots to look good while they grow .

I’m glad this year will be a better year for you to focus more on your garden. I’m really looking forward to lucia starting pre-K 5 days a week for 4 hours so I can get things done. She goes to preschool now , two days a week. It’s helpful but the baby fills those hours. Everything is for a season !

I think Oshun is to pretty to be potted .

Jenn. what will you do with the baby while you work outside?

Last year was challenging because of a little one but what a difference a year makes . She should enjoy the yard this summer

Like you say everything for a season.

Kristine how old is azalea ?

Well we have a couple seats for him, one we call his “office” . He just looks so serious at . That buys about 15 min.. then we have a baby jumper thing , he’s small for now but will work too! Plus a blanket to roll around on .. I just need to be more firm when my husband is home , for him to take over. When Lucia was crawling and sitting up , I had a picnic blanket from bed bath and beyond that folded into a tote and was waterproof. I’d put that down for her and her leap frog picnic basket set and she’d play happily.

Does azalea seem to like being outside with you ? Lucia loved the water table too. Now she is obsessed with swings but we don’t have room for one . We go to the park all the time .

If oshun blooms a ton , it’ll get yard space! :)

I used to love nap time when I could run outside to do things, then run inside to check on Jay my son - who is now in the Navy. Then I set up a portable playpen in my garden area in the shade when weather permitted. His 3 kids who come alot are big enough to run around outside with me. But that cute little baby stage goes away before you know it........I so enjoy my grandchildren because they take me back in time when my now 6'2" son was so tiny........Lily your children are darling!

I may need more pots - going to check at Family Dollar and Dollar General. The body bags I couldnt resist are leafing out - look so healthy! Cant wait to start potting on Saturday!

For those of you who get Oshun - the blooms are just gorgeous! The blooms of Polka are similar. Hoping Bathsheba will thrill me like the other two.

Yes Azalea loves it outside

Her worker said that she will provide one of those play yards that has individual sections so that you can make it pretty big

She is old enough to use a water table and sand box although she will probably try to eat the sand.

She is 13 months Kenneth.

I need a baby monitor so that I can work outside while she naps.

We will make it work won't we Jennifer

I actually read some of Paul's comments (maybe it was on here?) about Oshun a while back. He said the disease resistance was not very good at all.

I think I still want it anyway.

You will love the bloom. I dont pay any attention to if a rose is "disease resistant" or not. If I want it, I get it - I will just spray. The really bad offenders for me have been Angel Face, Purple Tiger, and Intrigue - and probably most of the mauves though I cant remember which ones. My Oshun is still young - bought as a band from RVR so I really cant speak much about disease resistance. I had a much bigger one some years ago, but contractors backed over some pots of roses with their equipment and it died - but I dont recall it being that bad. I have a friend who has Purple Tiger and he sprays religiously and it looks great - so to me, a little extra care is worth the beautiful blooms. Besides.......I love fooling with my roses so I never bother about if a rose is disease resistant or not.