Edmunds Roses is running a 25% off sale and Distant Drums is in stock

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I purchased 4 Distant Drums grafted this year. What I got was 4 excellent roses. Here’s what I did.

I placed my order and because I ordered 4 roses, I got a discount down to $28 each. I decided that I didn’t want to go through the hassles that some of you did, so I paid for expedited shipping, $49 for my area. After I got my order number, I sent them an e-mail with my order number on it, asking if they would please ship my roses as soon as possible. That was on 4/11/23. My roses arrived on 4/14, and THIS IS WHAT I GOT!!

Wrapped tight with tons of wet moss around them.

Tied together tightly.

All beauties! They measured about 22 inches long. The only downside is the long shanks that I had to bury, but that is because I put the graft 4” under the dirt line.

These were half the size of my Grace Rose Farm Distant Drums, but she was out of stock, and these will catch up because they are grafted. And they were less expensive even with the extra shipping costs. I am very happy with these roses!

Rebecca

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Diane Brakefield

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I forgot about that. But for us, it was a permanent restriction that lasted about 8 years. And included J&P and Wayside. We weren't the only state that had restrictions, but ours seemed to last the longest. Diane

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Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
last year
They look great, Rebecca!
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Tututara Zone 7
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I tried ordering from them but they have expanded state restrictions to these many states now.

VA;NC;SC;GA;FL;TN;AR;MS;AL;
LA;TX;OK;NM;AZ;NV;CA;AK;HI
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MNDutch RoseGuy Thank you for the fantastic report on nurseries, I never buy from Edmunds roses after googling "The scoop on .. name of nursery", this gives customers' reviews on any nursery. https://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/123/0/ How do you like the own-roots bought from Roses Unlimited this summer sale? Nurseries that I bought own-root roses from are: Regan, Burlington, Heirloom, Chamblee's, High Country Roses, Roses Unlimited. Right now I'm debating if I should buy State of Grace for $16 from Northland Rosarium ... shipping charge is $20 for 2 roses, but Andrew is excellent in customer service. Della Reese is wimpy as grafted-on-Dr.Huey (got from local Menards store for $6 as bare-root). It didn't even flower for 1st year, so I killed it. Grafted-on-Dr.Huey declines drastically after 2nd-year in my zone 5, so I no longer buy grafted-on-Dr.Huey unless it's flowering lots in a pot at local store. Very happy with the 6 roses I bought from Roses Unlimited this June 2020 summer sale, they are 3 times taller than the 4 bands I got from High Country Roses late May 2020. The bands from High Country Roses are so short that they got eaten by bunnies this fall. For dense & thick and alkaline clay like mine, just a bare-stick Dr.Huey-roostock doesn't sprout roots well, even when bought from Regan Nursery, such as Young Lycidas (grafted-on-Dr.Huey) died through its first zone 5 winter. The blooming power of 3 own-roots roses (large bare-sticks) from Regan Nursery is less than the blooming power of 3 own-roots roses (in pots) from Roses Unlimited. In the past decade of buying 130 own-root varieties, I find that alfalfa meal is a must for growth-hormone, it's worth making a special trip to the feed-store for a 40 lb. bag of alfalfa meal to mix with potting soil or to top my clay. Roses Unlimited recommends mixing 2 cups of alfalfa meal or 1 cup Mills Magic Rose Mix in the planting hole. Below is a tiny band of Crimson Glory (bought from Burlington) producing 4 bud/blooms after 1 month of purchase, fertilized with alfalfa meal.
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Tututara, I am so sorry to hear that!! I wonder why.
Diane Brakefield
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Yes, we were restricted by Idaho regulations for years from Edmunds shipping into our state. The restrictions lifted this year, so I can order from J&P, Edmunds, and Wayside finally. I managed to order Double Easy Orange from J&P, and it's been in the ground for about a week. The restrictions are put in place by the various states' agriculture departments to restrict pests from being brought into the state.

Rebecca, your new roses are beautiful, and I'm sure they will thrive. Seeing those bareroots gives me confidence to order from Edmunds in the future. Diane
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Thank you for telling us, Diane. I will order from them again as well. I think the expedited shipping maybe made a difference. I wanted to post this just because some of us in the northern part of the US need to have Distant Drums and other roses on grafted plants in order for them to perform at their best.

I planted the 2 DD from Grace Rose Farm on the outside of the narrow bed with the 4 Edmund’s Roses DD in the middle, all in a straight line. I can’t wait for them to come up and compare. I really hope I love the color of this rose, because it‘s gonna be the star (or not) of the show in my front yard.

Yikes!

Rebecca
Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
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Beautiful plants! As a hint, Ill sometimes plant the bush on an angle to get the graft buried to the desired depth, but not have to dig to China to do it. Easier to dig a slight shallower, but wider hole.
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Good idea, Vaporvac! If the roots are pliable, I sometimes will bend them out a bit. This time, I added a couple of inches of additonal dirt to the bed because it needed it anyway. There are all kinds of ways to ”cheat”. :)
sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
last year
I'm having good luck so far with all the Edmunds roses that I ordered this year. Some literally spent a month soaking in the shade in rainwater too! I had to dig new beds and hubby and I got sick for a week during that time. So they have been planted now and doing well. Many are already budded up. A few, I put into pots and they are doing well too. I really would live to buy some more. Its a good deal but I have too many projects and more beds to dig right now lol.
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That is incredible, Sultry!! You are much braver than I am as far as stretching limits. A month soaking….who knew it could be done??!

Too many projects? That’s my middle name! As far as beds go… I am ready to figure out a way to make bunk beds out of the ones I have… Let’s see. Some steel girders going across, I would need drain holes… you get the picture. I need to see some blossoms so I quit this nonsense. Unfortunately, that’s a long ways away.

I hope you and hubby are well and happy again.

Rebecca
sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
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Rebecca, Thank you. I dont recommend soaking them that long but they actually did ok! I did change the water every few days. The stink pot ducks and chickens would come drink out of the buckets even though they have their own water lol. At least they didnt eat the roses. My Austins also soaked quite a long time this year but the Edmunds arrived a few weeks before the Austins.

Bunkbeds!! Hey, you could just water and fertilize the top bunk and wouldnt have to water the bottom due to the dripping down! Sounds like a plan! Kinda like those strawberry pots or stackable planters where you just water the top but bigger, for roses haha. Rose Towers.

I have always wanted to make a living plant wall where the water drips down the wall watering everything and goes down into a trough and gets pumped back up to the top again.
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Sultry, I love that idea! I think I want you for my neighbor. Unfortunately, we live across the US from each other and I don’t think I could tolerate your heat. I’m too used to -20F. Although we have had entire summers in the 100’s. Ugh.

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susan9santabarbara
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Just FYI, the Edmunds state restrictions are just now for their current sale. It's just because it's getting too warm/late to plant bare roots in the warmer states.
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susan9santabarbara
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Diane, the only reason I mentioned it was because I remembered your telling us about the restrictions Idaho put on shipping for all those years. I'm on the Edmunds email, so they specified the places they were no longer shipping due to the date :-D
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Katie Zone 6b/7a NC Mountains
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@susan9santabarbara Thank you for clarifying. I was going to purchase with the sale but its frustrating that they are putting a shipment restriction on my entire state (NC) and I cant’t take advantage. I’m in the mountains and technically zone 6 and its still just creeping into the 50s and 60s during the day. I have had no issue ordering bare roots from other nurseries this time of year so they will be getting my money I guess 😊
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Roses In Clay
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I wonder if the restrictions are still in place. I have rose friends in those states. But I just got my Edmunds order today in March 2024, I have the same experience as OP- big, luscious bareroots and some bareroot ownroot!
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Roses in Clay, the above discussions were from May 2023, which is a lot later in the year for bare roots than it currently is in March 2024. Edmunds is currently sending roses to all zones in March 2024.

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