Pembroke - what part of the country do you live in? Knowing that would allow folks to recommend nurseries that were not too far away from you, so that the shipping charges would not be prohibitive.

Jackie

Pembroke,

Do you want own-root or grafted roses?

Louisville KY ---own root or grafted. I have some of both and think the Own Root do better where I live. Maybe just my imagination since Chrysler Imperial is grafted and have never had trouble with this rose. Pembroke

If you're okay with multiflora grafts, then Palatine is the best nursery out there. Their roses are huge bareroots that do better for me than the roses from anywhere else. Other good nurseries that I've ordered from are Roses Unlimited and Heirloom.

Pembroke,

We only grow own-root.
Heirloom Roses- small bands of 4"-12" tall
Roses Unlimited- has larger roses than Heirloom.

Maybe someone will chime in with other companies that
sell grafted roses.

Palatine is very good. Roses Unlimited (SC), Chamblee's (TX) are also (relatively) near KY.

Own Root Roses ONLY.

Vintage Gardens. http://www.vintagegardens.com
Euro Desert. http://eurodesertroses.com/

To those great sources, I'd like to include Burlington Roses in Visalia, CA. Burling Leong was one of the two people who kept Sequoia Nursery running for several decades. She has a wonderful availability list and offers mostly own root with a few budded roses. She does contract growing for several So Cal specialty growers and is very much a "plant wizard". She is a one woman operation and does a very good job of it all with only two hands. Customer service is outstanding. Yup, I've known her for over 25 years and can't recommend her too highly. Kim

Here is a link that might be useful: Burlington's page on Help Me Find

A small nursery which is never mentioned but which I've ordered from is Amity Heritage Roses Roses; they're located in Hydesville, CA and I've received very nice, own-root roses from them. I ordered two Delbards, Camille Pisarro and Henri Matisse, which were outstanding. Very nice folks and healthy roses.
-terry

Here is a link that might be useful: Amity Heritage Roses

Thank you, terryjean, mea culpa! Yes, Janet is great to work with. Great service and good plants!

At one time, folks in northern Kentucky would get together, place an order in Canada, and then drive to Canada to pick up their hundreds of roses. You might want to contact the rose society in Louisville to see if that's being done for this spring.
Have you visited the rose collection in Lexington right next to the football stadium? It's a great look at lots of different roses (like thousands of cultivars at their Arboreteum.)

I second Kim's mention of Burlington Nursery. I was going to add Burling's website when I mentioned Vintage and Euro Desert, but for some reason it wasn't working yesterday, so I didn't.

But, I was most pleased with my communications with Burling and with the quality of the roses and the service I got from her.

Susan
(who still as few enough roses that she can always find something she wants....as long as it's on its own root...)

lots of suggestions. Thanks. I may need to go to Lexington to look around. I love to see roses and just take the time to STOP AND SMELL the roses. May see something I want to add to garden. Pembroke

Pembroke...I`m in Louisville also! You are welcome to come to my garden anytime and smell my 125roses!! I have ordered from many places. Love Palatine and Roses Unlimited. I also get a few from Heirloom every year that stay in pots until fall and are then put in the ground. They have all done great! I seem to add a few from local nurseries too.Good Luck......Lesley

Hey Lesley: Where might you be located.I live in Mt. Washingotn, just South of Louisville. My wife would have a fit if I had that many roses, Though she loves to look and smell roses no matter who owns them. I only have 8 or ten myself, but always looking to add a few that we might enjoy down the road. Pembroke

Hey Pembroke....I am in Lake Forest..East Jefferson County. Not real close to Mt. Washington but still close enough for a visit.!! When spring comes around you and your wife are SO welcome for a visit. This rose adiction has grown over 15 years. My father loved growing roses and I spent time with him in his rose garden. It made sense to me to start my own garden. Many of the roses I grow were his favorites. Peace...Mr. Lincoln..it makes me feel close to him now that he is gone. Feel free to e-mail me and I will share any info on rose nursery success I have had. This forum is a life line of rose information so Enjoy!! Lesley

Not intending to hijack or interrupt, but I keep a spreadsheet in Excel of all known nurseries & it's very helpful. I keep their address, rootstocks, shipping methods, website links, EVERYTHING I can think of in the spreadsheet. I also color-code it so that I know which of the nurseries have closed. If anyone would like a copy, I would be more than happy to share it. This is what anal-retentive nightmares like me do in their spare time.
:) Laura