I understood that bareroot roses had to be potted up for several wks before planting. That's what I did w/ mine anyway. I hope someone nearer to you replies- here, fall is the best time for planting because I don't have to worry about the hot sun shriveling my plants up if they aren't watered frequently. Good luck, Brandy

Susan, I am also waiting for 2 roses from Wayside (they are part of Parks, aren't they?). I keep checking my order and it says 'to be shipped'. Well WHEN!

I can probably plant bare roots anytime, you may have an issue.

Yeah, Park's and Wayside are related. I know Park's supplies Wayside, and there may be an ownership connection as well. I don't know why they'd ship part of the order and then sit on the rest.

Last year I sent in three orders (and started furiously digging holes). The roses arrived on various days in late June/early July. The weather had gotten very hot. I soaked them in pails of water for at least three days each and then planted, shading with laundry baskets. All of the roses did well.

It's not nearly that hot here now, so maybe there's no need to worry. But of course the weather can change at any time.

I ordered 7 roses (6 bareroots and 1 potted quart climbing iceberg) and they all arrived. I've got them all planted-- except for the quart one. I put 4 of them in pots, and they are doing so-so, and I went ahead and planted the two most vigorous ones in the ground, so we'll see how they'll do.

Alisande, do you leave the baskets on all day, and how long do you plan to shade them? Last year, I ordered 2 of the bareroots and left them in their pots until this year. They seem to be doing great!

I remembered that last year it took quite a while for my order to arrive, so I called to check on it. I saved the number that I called-- it's 800-845-3369.

Hopefully you'll get the rest of your order soon--- and in good condition.

Thanks for the phone number! I called it, forgetting today is July 4. I'll try again tomorrow.

Meanwhile, I checked on the order status and found that Park's has classified the entire order as "processed." Uh-oh...

Not sure how long I used the laundry baskets, but yes, I left them on day and night. These are cheapie baskets from the dollar store, and plenty of light gets in from the sides. I've removed them from the roses I planted a couple of weeks ago, although one (Scarlet Meidiland) hasn't broken dormancy yet and I'm thinking of what I might do to encourage that.

I had placed two orders on the same sale, and one order took a week to get here, one of the plants was dead, they told me that it would be shipped in the Fall since the weather was just too hot. I have the bareroots that I ordered potted up in 5 gallon pots and sitting in partial shade on my front porch, not a pretty site, but they seem to be happy.
Diama

I ordered 3 Heritage's from the same sale. Ordered on 6/5 and they arrived on 6/12. Of the 3 only 1 has broken dormancy. All 3 were soaked in water for 10 days, the one that broke dormancy I put in ground with a laundry basket to shade. The other 2 I potted up. Out of 12 bare root roses I ordered this summer during the sales these are the only 2 that haven't started growing. The own roots I got from J&P are already starting to bud out (only 1 bud allowed here, the rest are pinched until the plant is bigger). I don't know how hot it is where you are but if these 2 don't make it I'm not going to have them send me a replacement until the weather turns this fall. It's way to hot out here. It was in the 70's-80's when I got them originally. Right now were in the 90's and I think the shock of going from cold storage into mid 90's would be too much. If you're still in the 70's then it may be ok.

While we are on this topic, can I ask if I should plant the one bareroot (out of 3) that is doing really well? Unfortunately, I don't have a place prepared for it... but at the rate it is putting out leaves (that must be to make up for the one sluggard that is still dormant)it might outgrow the pot. Maybe the first step is to move it out of the shade and let it begin to get some sun? Advice, please? Brandy

You can put it in the ground but if you haven't a prepared spot it might be better to just get a bigger pot. If you do end up putting it in ground make some sort of temporary shade for it until summer is over. The bare roots I ended up potting up had roots that barely fit into the 5 gallon pots I had for them.
This is what they looked like last week and I've only had them for 3 weeks now.
J&P bare root Christopher Marlowe
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The 1 Heritage I got from Parks that has grown does not look this good. It's all right but not nearly as leafed out.

It's strange, my Heritage hadn't done anything yet, yesterday I noticed some bumps looking like they want to pop open, but it is 90 here too. I have leaves on everything else, except Sweet Promise which hasn't done anything yet. Sometimes I wonder if I would be better off just paying more for each rose. I just can't pass up a good sale!
Diana

I'm still waiting on 2 Heritage roses too.

Only 2 of the 8 I received from Parks has broken dormancy so far - one in a pot and one in the ground. I put the 2 Crimson Sky in the ground since I had a place for those climbers. I soaked them for about 10 days.

The others are in pots and the ones that are still dormant are sitting in a shady spot, covered with plastic bags with air holes poked in them. I check them every day to see if they are budding yet. Its been in the 90s here too. I hope they perk up and start budding pretty soon.

Jeri in Texas

I'm waiting for 2 Heritage roses, too. In my case, I hope that they wait till fall... I just wanted to lock in the price, lol. I can't resist a few more Heritages - such a gorgeous rose.

I'm still missing a japanese willow, too.

The trees they sent are really incredible. I highly recommend their quart and gallon sizes on conifers... I have a few hedges in the making, and the price was so right! They must have been out of bareroot conifers, and I got quart-sized for those for no extra $$. Yes, I'm a happy camper!

This is an interesting post! I was wondering what I was doing wrong because some of mine still just have red nubs.
My Scarlet Meidilands have not broken dormancy. Sweet Promise has tiny little leaves, but is still soaking. I'll have to look at Heritage. I figured mine would be soaking whether I planted them or not, since we've had 40 days and nights of rain. I'm going to add more Superthrive to the water if I don't get them planted today. I ordered 2 Julia Childs very early in the season, and when the other plants I ordered arrived and it didn't, I gave them a call. They said it will be sent in the fall! Fall roses do not do well for me, and I especially do not want bare root roses in the fall. Luckily, last weekend I found several Julia Child roses on clearance, huge and healthy, so I have the grouping I was wanting. Every other place I've looked was sold out of that one, and the Wayside/Parks people said it had been a fast seller for them. They had the little 1 gallon one for $10, and I found huge 3 gallon plants for $11. The other plants I'm waiting on are the caryopteris and a daisy. The Japanese maples I got were so big and healthy--I'm really impressed with those. So much better than the orders I had last year. The upside of our rain and clouds is new plantings have not been stressed. The bad side is, the ground is waterlogged, the weeds are huge, blackspot is rampant, and I'm afraid to walk in the beds for fear of compacting the soil.
Last year I had ordered clematis from the clearance sale and most were mush. I called and they said they would send replacements. I kind of forgot about it until I got a box in NOVEMBER! with Avant Garde clematis in it. That's way too late for me to plant those outside. Sometimes they send a shipping notice, and sometimes they don't. Doesn't seem to matter if you put a note in the comments box telling them to give you notice. I would say their shipping has improved vastly over last year, but they really need to work on communication. The plants are far better also.
Cindi