bare roots

You got some good varieties, totally jealous that you got to go there and pick out all of your own bare roots!

In the big scheme of things, gardening is not too expensive of a hobby. We could want pilot lessons, take up skydiving or sailing..lol

Honey Dijon?? Ooh, I'm jealous - that's not in their online catalog and no one else sells it. You better post pictures or we're coming to your house in a few months.
Cynthia

Your rose area is going to be so beautiful Rockridge Rose.

I have grown 2 of your selections, Jude the Obscure and Evelyn. Last summer Evelyn bloomed almost continuously, she is definitely one of my top 5 roses with the best fragrance.

The weather here is low 40's and in the 20's at night, and Evelyn thinks it's Spring sending out little leaves while the others are still hibernating.

Jude is so beautiful, and smells close to a pink grapefruit. Two of David Austins best, I think you will be very happy with them.

Beautiful bare-roots, I like that they get the spa treatment in the tub before planting!

LOVE your selections, Rockridge! You did good, choosing some real beauties, and it’s going to be lovely! Can’t wait to see them grow for you. :-)

Wow great choices. You should make a list of every super expensive hobby that Sultry mentioned, and show your DH how lucky he is. Also I once saved a thread in which some one here admitted to having over thousand roses to show how “normal” my rose shopping habits were. It seemed to work on my husband maybe it will work for you =). Those roses are going to look super lovely please share your blooms in a few months when your garden is a riot of beautiful colors.

i love Regan! Several years ago a developer wanted to buy the land (to build condos) which would force Regan to close. Last winter when I asked the folks at Regan they were pretty pessimistic. But last month when I was there to pick up my bareroot roses they told me the developer eventually backed up so Regan stays! Yay

RockRidge, did you pay potted price for the new roses that you decided to get when you were there? At $50 for non- Austin and $60 for Austin, it can be really expensive. I only got one potted DA William Morris when I picked up my bare roots recently. Helen

cynthia: I’ll post some pics of the first honey Dijon blooms.

helen: I did pay full price for the potted ones. I know. I couldn’t resist.

ben: I like to really dunk the bare roots. Not sure whether it makes a difference. Last year koko loco barely broke dormancy, then petered out and died.

berry: thanks for sharing your experience. Yesterday, it hit 77 degrees a bit further east of me, so I have rose fever.

sultry and daniela: you’re right. Could be worse.

oliver: Regan is the best. I could spend hours there.

ok, friends. Heading back outside!

Dianela, yep it was me that admitted having 1000 roses and anyone else is welcome to use me as a lesson for their families of how much many roses they COULD have bought but didn't. I'm not alone in having a ton of roses on here, but I probably set some kind of GW record for sheer numbers of roses that die each year and (oh the horrors) HAVE to be replaced. Soooo reluctantly of course (smile).

This year I'm only at 222 roses that I've ordered for spring planting, and that's about my replacement rate of roses that die over my zone 5 winters, though I'm getting smarter and planting more once-bloomers and shrubs so I might actually run out of space one of these days. Not this year though.

Rockridge thanks for the offer of the pictures. I don't think my patient DH would be too thrilled about a trip to the west coast to look at someone else's roses on top of these new rose purchases too. Hey, I consider that a money-saving measure already. Aha - time to visit the new revamped High Country Roses website and spend all that money I've "saved"...

Cynthia

Rockridge - tell your DH it could be worse [much worse!] - you could have a horse addiction. I wont even admit to how much I spent last year on vet bills - and that doesnt include feed, hay, farm maintenance, chicken feed, roses, daylilies........its endless! Your roses sound gorgeous, hope you post photos when they bloom.

Judith

Cynthia you are a rose HERO =) for sure. I did not realize how may roses you had to replace each year. I am ignorant of what a z5 is really like. It is wonderful to have lots of space to be able to plat roses all around. My husband actually does not mind my rose shopping habits at all, it has been a wonderful hobby. Having 222 roses to plant this year sounds incredible =) I bet you had a blast choosing them and soon you will have 222 new beautiful roses in your amazing garden. I was not supposed to plant anything this year, but I have a few small orders for this spring. I just realized that my favorite sort of local place has Plum perfect available already in pots. I have wanted this rose for a while, and I am going there tomorrow as soon as I get off work to take some home.

I can't grow Roses worth squat. I have one from Reagan's like 10 years old..so beautiful in bloom..apricot with yellow..like delicately hand painted.

Its done well before..but had to move it to some shade. What they hate,I know.

Stan: Hayward is nice and warm. maybe a disease resistant variety with lots and lots of watering?

Alameda: I wish! So jelly, as I was a horsey girl, growing up in the San Francisco, asking for one every bday and Christmas.

2nd one on the left from the bottom going up. Love the established -framework- on it. Sure wish I had said options to go -cherry pick- the new plantings

Thanks for the heads up on Honey Dijon! I was passing by that area and picked one up yesterday. Too bad it wasn't available to order on their bareroot list, but I figured I'd better seize the opportunity, since its been so hard to find.