What is your favorite mail-order source for roses? Preferably own-root
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Comments (24)ceraholt: In my experience, none of those pink daffs are ever pink - the best I've seen in my garden is somewhat apricot, and these are bulbs from Botanus and Vesey's, both places I would highly recommend - order their catalogues and do some comparison price shopping with Brecks. I have never found the quality and variety in nurseries to be the same as that I have purchased from these companies - also, they will refund/replace bulbs which don't come up generally, and nurseries (like Humber which I frequent) do not offer the same deal. I also recommend Valley K for lilies - mine are three years old now and simply awesome!!!...See MorePreferred Mail Order Sources for JMs
Comments (26)I think it depends on a particular type of maple.... some get full while others stay bare. Just like some of mine are more delicate. 'Waterfall' didn't make it through the freezes... where as 'purple ghost' did fine. 'Waterfall' has thinner branches, smaller leaves and was more open. I've ordered maples from 4 different places. All places I've received at least 1 maple that was 'thinned' out. Here are some from Eastfork. These photos were taken after planting in spring/fall 2011. These two are very full. I received 'waterfall' (no pictures), but it was thinned out. It's already lost 2 sets of leaves this year due to the cold, so I don't think it will return. Acer shir. 'Autmn Moon' Acer palmatum 'Purple Ghost' Here are the new ones from SongSparrow Left: Acer palmatum 'Geisha Gone Wild' Right: Acer palmatum 'Orangeola' - The front finally turned red after leaving it in the sun all week! You can see a huge difference in the two coming from the same reputable nursery. Geisha Gone Wild has a very delicate appearance to it, its very thinned out. Where as Orangeloa is more full and has thicker leaves/branches/etc. Both are of the same age. (If you look closer you can see I still have 'girards special #1'. The other 'specials' are further to the left in the picture. Poor trees... they have been sitting there all winter with no care, yet starting to bud out lol....See MoreClassy Roses - new own root mail order nursery
Comments (9)I emailed Tom of classy roses and he returned my email the next day. I kept the email a little vague, bcs I wanted to see how they deal with covering bases. He replied to my email the next day, gave detailed information and offered to help me find answers to a very vague question I asked. I emailed again, this time specifically asking about Spring availability of Cary Grant. Again, response w/in 24 hrs, question fully answered. Fyi: CG is anticipated to be available in Spring, cost of band is $16.99 plus shipping. That puts Classy Roses right in line with current pricing. Their website is a bit sparse and not terribly mobile - friendly, but it's ok. I would much rather have a sparse website and receive excellent communication and big juicy bands! ; )...See MorePalatine Roses bare root mail order for fall 2019 and spring 2020
Comments (99)SOLD OUT roses (3pm PDT 9/13/2019): Augusta Louise, Barock, Baronne Prévost, Belle Sans Flatterie, Biedermeier Garden, Black Caviar, Bullata, Butterfly, Chartreuse de Parme, Chloris, Cornelia, Dainty Bess, Double Delight, Duchesse de Montebello, Edgar Degas,Elfi von Dassanowsky, Emma Haftl, Great Maidens Blush, Grimm Brother Fairy Tale, Gros Choux d'Hollande, Kazanlik, Larissa, Mme Pierre Oger, Moonstone, Mothersday, Our Anniversary, Queen of Denmark, Reine de Violettes, Rosa gallica 'Officinalis, Rosa Mundi, Rosanna, Rose du Maître d'École, Sidonie, Skyrocket, Sunbeam Veranda, Westerland, and Yolande d'Aragon. Helen...See MoreMNDutch RoseGuy
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