That is a steal ! I would . If I found another teasing Georgia for that price I'd be so excited. I don't have graham Thomas bit I know when you love something it never hurts to have more !

Oh my gosh, I WISH I had room for more than one! In my area he gets HUGE.

If I found any Austins locally I would buy some. It wouldnt matter if they were on sale or not nor if I already had them lol!!

You know we aren't going to be any help as far as you resisting going back down there to buy more Austins :P

Do it!

Wow, those roses are gorgeous. I don't really love yellow roses. I recently bought one Poet's Wife to see if they'll grow on me, but I'm tempted now to buy a GT and see if a full-on obsession develops.

I'm enabling too, because he gets along with other roses.

Gorgeous Buford and Altorama!

Here is mine in its third year:

He is a big boy here in the Puget Sound area -- he is happily trying to swamp everything in this small planting.

Awesome photos..I think you all jist pushed the OP over the edge lol

Just do it!!! Great pics everyone. I planted one last year, grew vigorously. I can see this one needing a lot of space. My roses are just starting to leaf out here & I see 2 new basal breaks coming on my graham. I guess if you can find a spot large enough go for it.

How many acres do you have? Graham T. grows as large as a viburnum shrub here. 6 ft. x 6 ft. with strong pruning. What are your other 34 roses?

Mine is quite lovely, it was 1 of the first to bloom this spring and I just planted it in the fall. It has kept on with lovely new growth and blooms despite being in the shadiest part of my garden.

When I find Austins I always buy them even though I'm really not in the best climate for them. Those high-petaled, fragrant blooms bring such sweetness!

Plus, 34 is a very reasonable number, you've clearly been practicing some level of restraint.

Okay, I'm going to go get them in the morning!

I'll add them to the others:

Behnke nursery: Stainless Steel, Lady of Shallot, Graham Thomas, Ink Spots, Gemini,
Olivia Rose Austin, Henry Fonda

Fehr's nursery: Chiluly, Edith's Darling, Violet's Pride, Anna's Promise, Barbra
Streisand, Midas Touch, Daybreaker, Tropical Lightning (Climbing), Blue Girl

David Austin: Golden Celebration, Munstead
Wood, Jude the Obscure, Tamora, Molineux, Charlotte, Ws2000

Roses Unlimited: Queen of Sweden, Mystic Beauty, Sonia Rykiel, Francois
Rabelais

Breck's: George Burns, Parade Day (came with a lot of canes!)

Jackson and Perkins (the 50% sale): Wildfire, Purple Tiger, Mardi Gras, Spice It Up, Surreal, Sundance

Thanks everyone!

You have lots of great roses. Graham Thomas is my favorite yellow

I had a hedge of Graham Thomases that was fifteen roses. But I paid only $1 per plant for them. I loved them and they were wonderful.

Now for the caveats.

You are not in zone 9, You are in a zone and in a state where there is winter. GST does not like some kinds of winter.

GST wants to begin spring growth when temperatures first reach high 60s or 70s. The lateral buds will break. They can't help it, they will. They then will die when temps drop later in January to low 20s. The sites of those dead breaks will be where cankers form. Those cankers will kill the cane from that point outward.

Most cankers I ever counted on one cane: 13, on a one year old cane of GST.

That hedge required a lot of care and pruning. Not because it was a hedge but because GST would grow here but couldn't flourish rampantly.

Your decision based on what you know about your garden.

Looks like you git a lot of nice roses. I just bought a Stainless Steel on Easter. Its already grown 2 feet from what it was. I cant wait for my first bloom.

Sultry- how do u grow ur roses here in Florida without spray??!!! I had stainless steel & many other purple HT's and they r the hardest for me to grow!! Last one that was pitched was lagerfield on fortuniana- purple roses are the hardest!! I honestly don't understand how u can grow roses here without any spray I am so baffled??? Even the nursery owners say it's impossible, please share!! Can u post pics of your roses, Please ? :( also what city are u in ?? Please share info with me I hate spraying but I'm telling u without spray in my yard they are just bare canes that eventually get covered in scale n canker - do u have pear control that sprays your yard? I'm so lost n wish I didn't have to spray! It sickens me everytime I do !! Especially the pesticide :( I hate it !! Please help ?