Would you be happy with this order from Rogue Valley Roses?
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Aaron Rosarian Zone 5b
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First order from Rogue Valley is great!
Comments (17)Hello Michelle, Believe me, we did not intend for this to happen; we have a firm guarantee policy on misidentified roses. I am not sure why this was not more adequately followed up with you and I apologize for that! Distant Drums is notoriously hard to propagate from cuttings. The few plants that we do get to root sell out very quickly so not having a replacement plant available to send is probably the problem. In that case we should have issued you a refund. Please contact us so that we can clear this up. I would have sent you an email just now instead of posting here, but kept getting the message that I needed your password. Janet...See MoreRoses That Can Stand The Heat From Rogue Valley Roses
Comments (23)Hi Strawberryhill: I wonder where Khalid is??? It seems slightly cooler than here but close. I attempted Abbaye de Cluny about 8 years ago; she always looked ivory, and then burned horribly in late May. Instead I grew Brandy and Just Joey, which did not have the attributes of ADC, but they held color and did not burn. I usually look to the Phoenix gardeners to see if something can take the heat because I have found that 105 degrees is very different than 115, or 121, and AZ is one place I have found that deals with extreme heat and even more persistent high temperatures that relentlessly delve near or into the 120's. July and August are our brutal months. It hit 122 in the city yesterday and it is still June. It is often in the 100's beyond midnight, was already 95 at 7 a.m. Wednesday, but all of this is coupled with drought conditions. The one hundred teens to 120's are the norm for 2+ months straight; it is dreadful. It would be great to discover other specific places that also deal with the heat and drought as we do because their plant selections could be more suitable for my area. This is an odd place to garden. Unlike Phoenix, it gets too cold to grow cactus without winter protection. Las Vegas could be a top contender for the "where not to live" places if you are an avid gardener and want to grow a wide range of annuals, perennials, roses and other plants in a garden. I read the thread, and saw the lovely photos and am eyeing Excellenz von Schubert... again... that is if we move. The Marie Pave took my breath away. There is also an abundance of information that I really need to siphon through and decipher in terms of my situation; especially related to the horse manure and termites. We do not have big termite issues here; unlike California, a termite inspection with a home purchase was standard protocol, but we could be moving my newly purchased and potted roses to the PNW, and that changes things. I really appreciate your advice because it is fundamental and I believe wise as the focus should also be the biological environment inclusive of soil and its components. I have a hunch that your input and advice may prove to be invaluable for me. This post was edited by desertgarden561 on Sun, Jun 30, 13 at 16:18...See MoreOutstanding service from Rogue Valley Roses
Comments (14)AVOID ROGUE VALLEY ROSES, NEW MANAGEMENT DISHONEST. I've had excellent experiences with Rogue Valley Roses in the past. However, they are under new management and they just stole $32 of my money. To be precise, I ordered two roses this spring, they were healthy and grew well, but when they bloomed, it became obvious that one of them had been mislabelled - they accidentally sent the wrong rose. No big deal, just send me the right rose or refund my money. I sent three emails, got no response whatsoever, so I went to phone calls. Got a man who never gave me his name and wasn't particularly polite, made it clear he didn't really want to be bothered. He told me the company was under new management, they'd been backlogged and were struggling to catch up and would get to my issues as soon as they could. I waited a week, nothing, so I called back. Same again. Last week, after three emails and three phone calls, I told the guy I wanted my money and I wanted it within three days, no more postponements. He said, "Okay, I'll use PayPal and send you an instantaneous transfer so you can have it right this minute." I said fine. But, it's been three days and the money isn't in my account. So I called back and he said, very self righteous, "I refunded your money last week." But he didn't. I don't have the money. I even logged into PayPal to see if anything was being held in PayPal rather than put in my bank account. Looks like Rogue Valley Roses has stolen $32 of my money....See MoreWeird begging email from Rogue Valley Roses
Comments (15)It begins, "I'm writing this with tears in my eyes," right? It is indeed a well known scam. I had received the same message a couple of years ago, not ostensibly from Rogue, but from a dear friend in her 80s. I was sent it again last year. Obviously, it must work on some people--and of course if the message goes out to thousands of people at a time, it doesn't take a very good batting average to be successful. Who would be the most likely to respond to an urgent plea from someone in need? In general, mature women. We can be gullible (who else would believe the plant label that says "never needs staking?!). But gullible isn't so far a stretch beyond empathetic. What makes people decent human beings also makes them targets for these scams. There is a very good web site where you can check out all sorts of hooey that gets circulated on the web--the Urban Legends Reference Pages, aka Snopes. If the scam/rumor/fish story is one they haven't heard of, you can also submit it to them for investigation. Kay Here is a link that might be useful: Urban Legends Reference Pages...See Moreodyssey3
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