Isn't Designers Choice available right at a nursery in NC? I gotta get to that nursery and check out their plants. I think I'll schedule a vacation somewhere down there as an excuse to visit Heaven Sent roses...

Summer Fashion was, but not any more, and boy, I just LOVE this rose!

Lucky Piece was one that took me awhile to get. Had it custom rooted at vintage and then realized they sent the wrong rose. Finally, after 4 years I have a good one.

My current wish list has Peppermint Twist on it. Finally had Vintage custom root it, but it drives me crazy having to wait that long. I am a very impatient person.

Do you know how to root roses?

Mike

I have tried and tried to root roses but just haven't had any luck.I haven't given up trying though. The only time a rose has rooted for me was totally accidental. I stuck a clipping a pot with one of my brugs that I was bringing in for the winter. Low and behold come spring it had rooted. It's growing great the only thing is, it hasn't once in the two summers I have had it. Not only that I don't remember what rose it was.

Yes designer's choice is at the Heaven Sent Roses but I keep forgetting to make an appointment!

I would love to get my hands on a Summer fashion and a Coffee country. Alas RU was out when I made plans to to go down there in early spring.

Tammy

Rosette Delizy. The first one I had to leave because I moved and it wasn't growing that well anyway, and the second I killed by accidentally leaving the water on all night.

Ingrid

Lady Emma Hamilton. I have had three spots just for her, but they all got something else because she is not available locally and I can't wait till winter.:-(

Kaleidoscope [by John Walden 1998] and Joshua Bradley.

I have always wanted to try Honey Dijon but never came across it.
Kathy

I've been trying to buy Happy Chappy all summer to no avail. First I want it and cannot get it. Then I decide I don't want it and its available. Last weeks Heirloom sale was a perfect example. By the time I decided to take action and add it to my cart one of you had taken it!:)

I would love to have Pink Pinocchio but have yet to solicit Vintage Gardens for a custom root. I may need to resort to that however.

Kate

Mike, if you come to NC, please let me know. I would be happy to meet you there.

Carla

Tipsy Imperial Concubine! I still kick myself for not bringing it with me (I gave it to a friend before we moved here) and everytime I'm ready to order it is sold out at nurseries east of the Mississippi. :-(

Papi Delbard
Henri Martin

Carla

Carla,

We'll have to figure out something for next summer. I really need to stop in at this nursery, and maybe a trip to the beaches would be a good vacation. Too late this year as kids start school in 2 weeks.

Sweet Arlene. Digger Dave kills me with his photos, and I just have to try it again.

Palatine sold Summer Fashion this year, grafted on R. multiflora. Just an FYI.

Let me add Hot Cocoa to that list. I had made plans to get Summer Fashion from RU but they were sold out by April when I had made plans to drive down there. I will get it someday though.

Tammy

Rose des Cisterciens. I ordered it two years ago from Ashdown. There was a problem with a bunch of their plants including that one and I had to pick another rose. I was supposed to get it this year, but yahoo was blocking Ashdown's emails so I never heard from them that it was ready. It was part of a sale of theirs so I ordered it, but found out I had been beaten to it in an email I got the next day. So I ordered it from Hortico, who had it in stock, asked them to ship it in two weeks. Two weeks came and they were sold out of it. It's been very frustrating, and I really do feel like I've done everything I can to get the darn rose.

I tried for 6 yrs. to order Charles de Mills from pickering and every year they were sold out. Finally last spring i planted him ownroot (mistake?) and he bloomed nicely this spring. And they lived happily ever after lol.
mark...

For many years I searched for Grey Pearl and finally was able to get two from the late lamented Uncommon Rose. Although everything Id heard and read about its fussy reputation proved to be true, with a lot of attention I have two (so far) healthy plants that more than repay their upkeep when those unique grey blooms open.

Pinocchio

Mike, sounds good. I could take you to see Vernon at Almost Heaven Antique Roses.

Carla

I wish, I wish, I could find these roses
Cardinal Song,Liebeszauber and Taboo...

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