I was up early to place my order with Palatine and was surprised to see the response!
Thank you all for your kind words. I have wantd to do something like this for quite a while but could not determine how to best do this. These roses have given my wife and I such pleasure and it is joyful to be able to share these with others in this way. Palatine's agreement to do this is heroic and I do hope that this works well for them.
For those who are curious as to what Rene selected, here is a list of what I sent:
A Shropshire Lad
2. Abraham Darby
3. Ambridge Rose
4. Ann Bolyne
5. Brother Cadfael
6.Charles Austin
7. Charles Rennie McIntosh
8. Charlotte
9. Chauceer
10. Claire Rose
11. Cottage Rose
12. Cressida
13. Crown Princess Margareta
14. Cymbelline
15. Dove
16. Englantyne
17. English Garden
18. Kathryn Morley
19. Fair Bianca
20. Fisherman's Friend
21. Geoff Hamilton
22. Gertrude Jekyll
23. Glamis Castle
24. Happy Child
25. Heather Austin
26. Heavenly Rosalind
27. L. D. Braithwaite
28. Leander
29. Lilac Rose
30. Lordly Oberon
31. Lucetta
32. Mary Rose
33. Mary Webb
34. Molineux
35. Pat Austin
36. Perdita
37. Portmeiron
38. Potter & Moore
39. Prospero
40. Queen Nefertiti
41. Radio Times
42. Redcoat
43. St. Cecilia
44. St. Swithun
45. Sir Edward Elgar
46. Sophy's Rose
47. Sharifa Asma
48. Summer Song
49. Symphony
50. Tamora
51. Teasing Georgia
52.Tess of the d'Ubervilles
53. The Alnwick Rose
54. The Dark Lady
55. The Pilgrim
56. The Prince
57. The Squire
58. Tradescent
59. Wife of Bath
60. William Morris
61. William Shakespeare
62 Wise Portia
Rene made it clear that he would not be making plants of Summer Song for sale. It is a rose that for whatever reason, does not do well in North America, including in my garden. He wanted to have just have it for his preservation garden.
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Roses that are old Austin Roses
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