I ordered quite a few for the cemetery. Eleanor -- the cemetery president -- wants to have a "planting day" in Spring as a way to get people interested in volunteering, so I've been waiting for the end-of-season sales to start. I also nabbed a few from Rose Petals Nursery, which still has a bunch listed for $7, and one for $5. They can't be sorted by price, but if you go to "in-stock roses" and scroll through, keeping an eye on prices, you'll catch those marked down. Those two orders will be shipped April 15. Angel Gardens' sale was on the stipulation that the roses would be shipped by October, so I chose only a few which weren't so tender that they'd be iffy going in the ground here this time of year. Since I know you'll ask anyway, I copied the email I sent to Eleanor and pasted it below. It includes a little something about some of the roses, and possible placements. I tried focusing on things that weren't easily found elsewhere, or were "found" roses which would fit here, or were things that would fit and were marked down in price. Moving forward, I'm going to try expanding the cemetery's collection by asking for cuttings, which I'll either try rooting, or just bud onto 'Pink Clouds' and plant deeply enough so that they eventually go own-root. From Angel Gardens, coming this month: "Barbara's Pasture Rose" http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.37549 'Felicite et Perpetue' -- for Maple at Needham-Roxbury http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.2722 'Gruss an Teplitz' -- for the Staat bed http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.3131 'Kiftsgate' -- for Beech at first bed http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.3614.0 'Rambling Rector' -- for one of the pines http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.5077 'Seagull' -- for one of the pines http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.5667 From High Country Roses, coming in April: 'Alfred Colomb' -- Leu bed? http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.132.0 "Beulah Blakely" (Riverside Cemetery in Denver) -- not sure where yet http://www.highcountryroses.com/beulah-blakely 'Dupontii' -- not sure where yet, but look at the pics and think about it http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.1682 'Enfant de France' -- Leu bed? http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.2627.0 "Fairmount Proserpine" (Fairmount Cemetery in Denver) http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.62618.0 [possibly the real 'Proserpine', which see below] http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.5003&tab=36 "Fairmount Red" (Fairmount Cemetery in Denver) -- behind main stone in Staat bed http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.30250 [possibly 'Rivers' George IV', which see below] http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.5227 'Francis E. Lester' (named for the man who started Roses of Yesterday and Today, an old-rose nursery in California) -- possibly to climb the maple in the second (huge) bed http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.2836 'General Jacqueminot' -- Leu bed, or can be pegged to the railing in a front corner elsewhere http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.2919 'Gloire de Guilan' (a rose found by English gardener-writer Nancy Lindsay growing in Iran to produce attar of roses in the 1940s, but which was much, much older) -- something for the base of a tree, possibly at shorter strip bed http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.2977 'Great Western' (named for the second mail steamship to cross the Atlantic in 1838, which arrived just a few hours after the first -- Sirius -- which left four days earlier) -- behind a featured stone http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=21.308988 'Harrison's Yellow', aka 'The Yellow Rose of Texas' -- longer strip bed http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/pl.php?n=56662 (George Folliott Harrison bred the rose in Manhattan, and his grave is still there, and is now a part of the Heritage Rose District of NYC, which see below) http://www.heritagerosefoundation.org/heritage-rose-district-of-nyc Oh, and good thing I placed the order, because now it's sold-out "Hattie Burton" (found-rose grown since at least 1920 in Utah, so must be older) -- not sure where yet http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.30251.0 'Henri Martin' -- behind a featured stone, perhaps Leu bed? http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.3247 'Henry Nevard' -- not sure where yet http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.3252 'Marchesa Boccella' / 'Jacques Cartier' (one of several examples of an old rose whose true identity is suspect, so it's listed under both names) -- not sure where yet http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.3252 'Mrs. John Laing' -- not sure where yet http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.4317 'Nevada' -- longer strip bed http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.4454 'Paul Ricault -- in commerce as' -- behind a featured stone http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.2201.0 [in all likelihood, its real identity is 'Paul Perras', which see below] http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.63925.0 "Souvenir du President Lincoln -- in commerce as" (the original was dark red, but this rose is deep pink -- still, it's very fragrant old long-caned Bourbon from the 19th Century) -- to peg to the railing in a front corner somewhere http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.24649.1 'Stanwell Perpetual' (the old-rose that inspired David Austin to breed repeat-blooming old-fashioned roses) -- not sure where yet http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.5953 'Sydonie' -- not sure where yet http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.17662.1 'William Lobb' -- behind a featured stone, maybe Needham-Roxbury, maybe Leu http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.6102.1 From Rose Petals Nursery, coming in April: 'Anna Olivier' -- not sure where yet, probably Staat or Leu or someplace in full-sun http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.268.3 "Baretta St. Bourbon" (found-rose from California) -- not sure where yet http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.20455 "Chester Cemetery No. 2" (an old Noisette found at least three times, and given a name each time, then later recognized to be the same....so whatever it's real name was, the rose was grown in South Carolina and California) -- not sure where yet http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.36863.1 "Green Mount Red" (Noisette from Green Mount Cemetery in Maryland, replanted in Heritage Rose District in Harlem, NYC) -- not sure where yet http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.73077 'Kazanlik' (dating at least to the Crusades, when the earliest Damasks were brought to Europe, this is grown for attar of roses in Bulgaria) -- not sure where yet http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.1948 'Ornament des Bosquets -- in commerce as' (original was a once-blooming Ayrshire, but this is a repeat-blooming Noisette) -- climber for a sunny tree http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.22667 "Picayune" (an old miniature Polyantha found unnamed in Louisiana, the "found" name refers to a Mexican coin, which is the same size as the tiny blooms) -- for the Staat baby girl who died in the early 20th Century http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.32038.2 'Rhodologue Jules Gravereaux' -- not sure where yet, needs full sun http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.5205 "Roseville Noisette" (found-rose from California, probably early 19th Century) -- not sure where yet http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.60770 'Souvenir d'un Ami -- in commerce as' (probably not the original, but still a 19th Century Tea) -- not sure where yet, needs full-sun http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.5908 :-) ~Christopher

Joey, I have also considered Audrey Hepburn. I think I picked her up and put her down 3 or 4 times this spring. But I was concerned she wouldn't be cane hardy so eventually put her down. Kimberly, This is my 1 yr old Dick Koster today, as in 5 min. ago when I took the photo. The bush is still tiny but the one's at HCR were bigger. We increased the water to a number of our roses this year because they didn't have much growth. This is one of them that we may have been starving. I was grumbling to myself that I needed to pick more big roses after seeing Audrey and the Baroness, and then while out to take the Dick Koster photo, I saw I did have an enormous bloom on my Pretty Lady Rose. It is the only bloom on the bush right now so that must account for it's size. I'm really looking forward to my Parade Day explosion in a couple of days. The top is thick with buds. My Playboy continues to delight. Hard to get a good photo because it is so sparkly that it tricks the camera. It is a really good continual bloomer for me. You probably can't see it but there are loads of buds in between all those flowers.

Thanks Sam !! What a bargain . I’m going to get a small one for myself and try plum perfect again for sure . I accidentally killed one here giving it fertilizer in 100 degrees and it was a band ! Lol yikes . Should know better but guess not !

It was held at the Denver Botanical Gardens and I think all the buildings there are pretty spectacular. Surprisingly the parking decks were almost full when we got there. I think it was because today was so gorgeous. I didn't get any roses but there were a number of people leaving with garden carts to help them with their haul. I think High Country Roses must have grabbed various plants that were Colorado appropriate from their flowering stock and brought them. Everything had a bloom. :-) Matt mentioned how Weeks Roses had cancelled their order but sold them a propogating license instead and so all his staff has been madly propagating the Weeks patented plants. They are even going out to member's gardens to get cuttings. I think he said they had 600 "parent" plants in house. In previous conversations he had mentioned that Weeks Roses sells them plugs that they then grow. It sounded like no plugs this year hence all the propagating. Matt has a great presentation style and incorporated alot of humor in his talk. There were alot of helpful 'science fair' style presentations for people like myself to come up to speed easily and quickly on all things pertaining to rose growing. I think they thought there was less attendance than usual due to Coronavirus but I think there were more people there than I thought would be. However, this is the first time I have attended. The other outfit selling roses was Bailey Bare Root Plants. They had bare root roses and peonies for sale. The bare root plants were pretty big, hence the garden carts. Bailey Nurseries I was pretty pumped to get a door prize but I was hoping for one of Matt's High Country Roses Gift Certificates. Some other lucky people got those. In my door prize basket I am most excited to try the rose food. We tried Mile High Rose feed last year and it drove the dogs insane! They kept trying to eat it. This new one is liquid so hopefully won't have that affect.