I have 6 beautiful plants of Annie Laurie McDowell along my garden wall that get better every year. I feel an obligation to pass along this lovely rose so that others can enjoy it, too. I tried several times to root it and was unsuccessful. I’m not ready to accept defeat at this point, but I’m thinking I’d be better off learning the art of budding and trying to graft it on Pink Cloud or Fortuniana rootstock. I’m presently completely inexperienced with grafting, but definitely open to the challenge. Kim, what’s your advice to me on this? (I’m fairly confident that I can learn and only wish I was closer to Burling as she offered to teach me.) Which rootstock would you recommend for Annie Laurie McDowell and which method of grafting?
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