Not sure if I understand why you think it is unfair business?

I'm one of the poor souls who is the recipient of such unfair e-mails too. I have a whole parade of roses coming to my house in April and May that will need planting, but I just had to open those emails and cast my eyes on the new offerings. Such pretty faces! I will be up late when the party starts at Vintage so I can order one particular rose....like I need another one.

And Sherry, I have 250 roses, tons of maintenance issues like pruning staring me in the face and a new rosebud to complete, and no money either. Maybe I'll talk myself out of it. Or maybe not. I'm weak.
-terry

Is Vintage having a sale? when?

What other nursaries are having sale? Not that I have any money or room but I like to know.

FJ

Yes, the Vintage letter was especially "bad". I decided not even to research their newly offered roses, too tempting. I sure hope someone buys and posts pictures though :-).
Masha

It is "new roses' on Vintage they are not having a sale that I could see..
Ashdown is having a sale of sorts
and Heirloom...sorry, I don't even open the emails from them, (once burned, twice shy) is that the expression?

Oh, yes, Melva is right. It wasn't a sale at Vintage, just new roses. (I thought the prices were kinda high for a sale. Duh.) I just thought it was remarkable timing.

LOL, Terry, we're all weak. That's the problem.

Sherry

I got the other two just as mine was going out. I promise no collusion was involved!! Honest!!

Nurserymen must have this ESP thing going on. Pretty cool, Paul.

Sherry

Uh oh . . . Real sorry to hear about your experience with Heirloom, Melva. I'm awaiting my first order from them later this spring. I ordered a few varieties from them that aren't available elsewhere, hoping for the best.

So far, the most unimpressive bands I've ever received are some virus indexed ones from the highly touted Vintage. If my Heirloom order is comparable to those, I'm going to be most unhappy.

I got the emails too. I used to not give them a second glance when they were from vendors that shipped bands. But this spring I received my first band roses from Vintage & Nor'East ... wow, wow, wow, did they look good and they are performing great. And I'm sure Ashdown's band roses also look good. I am not afraid of band roses now, if fact, I love them ... Darn it!

Randy

I went down to Ashdown to buy four roses for a client and seven for me. Then I thought, well, make it an even 10. Then I asked if any roses especially need a home. Needless to say, none of the ones that needed homes were among my ten. I ended up with 15 for myself. I still have two left to plant and tomorrow the rest of my VG order will arrive--32 more. There's going to be a lot of tuna, scrambled eggs and macaroni this spring.

oh it is so unfair! Like waving candy in front of a baby LOL
There are several that I really wanted from Vintage from their new list, but alas my garden expenses money is gone. Hopefully they will offer these roses next season. It always seems to go that way tho. I do have 9 bands coming from them sometime this week. YEA!

I know that politicians promising to change the world is not illegal (maybe skanky but all of them are) and I don't see anything about rosegrowers soliciting sales as being unfair. What has happened to this world, that we think people wanting to make a buck from hard work is unfair. We have a whole lot of politicians in Washington who never did an honest day's work and some of them are at the highest echelons of government, but these poor rose guys are just trying to make an honest buck from something beautiful that we and they love and their hard work. Let's celebrate the fact that someone is selling something worthy and not just hot air from the teleprompter for power.

Hey people, CHILL OUT! I know Sherry personally, and I'm absolutely certain she posted this with a chuckle. She has a great sense of humor, and is very kind. What I'm sure she meant was being confronted with "rose candy" and knowing how easy it is to have no willpower, and that is how I took it. The title of this post was not meant to be taken literally!

Sandy

I did put a smiley face in the title :)) So, yes, Sandy read my rightly. I was trying to be funny in a frustrated way. What with thrips and cut TV cable, I was a little stressed on Monday googling for something to save my flowers and stiff from shoveling granite gravel. So when I saw the three emails, I naturally took it personally and assumed these nurseries were out to get me. My gut cried out, "How can you tempt me to buy more roses when I can't take care of the ones I have?" I wanted to call "Foul!" Hence, my post. When I reread it, I was afraid someone might miscontrue my intent, so I went back and inserted the :)) in the title. I certainly don't begrudge the nursery people (dear sweet folks that they are) from making a living or even from becoming millionaires. (As to Patricia's reference to politicians, ditto.) I mean, just stop and think what COULD have happened. Someone could have been offering $7 roses that I just HAD to have - in quantity. What would I have done then but succumb to the temptation? So, of course, I was irritated with them. They need to lay off me.

I do love them, these charming rose nursery people, just not so much right now. But I heartily encourage everyone else to buy, buy, buy...and post photos.

Sherry

Thanks, Sandy, for your sweet remarks. They made me feel REAL GOOD!

Sherry

I knew she did too but I had to get on a tear about something that bugs me and no better way to do it. I knew Sherry was not being bad. She was saying it tongue-in-cheek.

If I were any more chilled..I would be frozen. I knew that Sherry was being 'tongue in cheek'....so was I.

Well, I'm miffed that I only received Paul's e-mail and not the others... ;-))

diane

"When you care enough to send the very best" LOL!

Paul

Of course Sherry was just laughing. I have to say that I am encourgeable with or without e mails. I go to the websites all by myself.

I'm SO glad everyone is O.K. with Sherry's post! I always hate to see hard feelings getting a foothold on this forum, and I wanted to make sure no one kept ahold of any. We're such a great bunch of people, if I do say so myself.

Actually Melva, I have been frozen. It got really cold here the last couple of nights. In fact, record cold for this time of year. My cats wouldn't even hang out in the screenhouse during the day, even my Yankee cat. I could feel my friends up north roll their eyes over the phone line when I complained that I needed a turtleneck on because it is 60 out and windy, and that it was too cold to work outside.

I also agree wholeheartedly with Patricia about the skanky politicians. Sure is frustrating these days. At least our roses help keep us sane. Well....maybe when the thrips are gone.

Unfortunately Sherry, I succumbed and have a pot ghetto you wouldn't believe right now. I'm weak.

Sandy