well i ended up with 9 more roses so far this yr.
2 tradescant
ben brittan
red eden
belindas dream
betty boop
lady of the mist
another new dawn for a sort of shady spot
red fountain
good thing we are adding new beds,

Good for you. I ran out of room at least 300 roses ago, but I just planted the following:

Comtes des Champagnes
The Endeavour
A Shropshire Lad
The Charlatan
Sir John Betjeman
Cherries 'n' Cream
Leander
Easy Does It
Pinnacle

They came from Garden Valley Ranch, Regan, and Sue.

I've also ordered 10 from the Chamblee's co-op Charlene's handling. I can't believe that the price, including shipping, for all 10 is under $80. And three of these are big ticket items -- David Austin roses.

Zuzu is your pinnacle own root ?


Dana two Tradescant, how lucky to have all that room. It's my favorite austin. You will fall in love....

No, Steph, the Pinnacle is grafted. It was a lucky find. Sue told me Lowe's had Pinnacle, so she and I went to my local Lowe's a couple of weeks ago, but they had already sold all of their roses and didn't have a single rose left. Can you imagine that? Sue said she'd go to her local Lowe's and get it for me. Not only did they still have one; they had knocked it down to half-price. It was one of the nice ones in peat pots, so I'm really happy with it.

I bought four more grafted roses when Sue and I went out a few days ago. Another one of The Endeavour, because the one from Regan looks pretty crummy; a Coffee Bean tree rose; Cinnamon Girl; and climbing Citrus Burst.

So far, I've only bought grafted roses this year, but I'll be getting 3 from Roses Unlimited, 10 from Chamblee's, 3 from Vintage, and 5 or 6 from Eurodesert very soon, and all of those will be own-root. You know I'd much rather buy grafted roses, but sometimes that's just not possible.

stephgem said:Zuzu is your pinnacle own root ?


Dana two Tradescant, how lucky to have all that room. It's my favorite austin. You will fall in love....

i figured everyone loves it and i couldnt decide where to put it so i got one from chamblees and one from ru. honestly i dont know where to put the others. our lot is 65'x 145' lol. luckily the house is not that big. i cant believe how much i fit in there already

LOL! Dana - I have the same problem! My back yard is 75X174X60 ("U" shaped w/the house in the empty spot of the "U"), and I'm going to be trying to squash all the roses I've ordered this year in the back! LOL!!! DH keeps asking where am I going to put them all, and I tell him "I'll find room!"

Toni: What gardener hasn't used that phrase, "I'll find room," or, "I'll make room"? Some of my roses are going to be moved this year because they're not shown to best advantage where they are currently, so that will make room for 2 more of my newly ordered ones! The other six, I'll find room.

Oh, Zu, do you have Sheila's Perfume? That's one I've been keeping an eye on for some time now, too. Anyone who has it, please let me know how you like it.

I do have Sheila's Perfume and I really like it, but nothing compares to the raptures it induces in JasperDale (now inexplicably known as CalSurf73). I hope he'll show up and gush over it for you.

It's gorgeous! And smells divine!

Another SP

I really like Sheila's Perfume too. It's pretty, has been relatively disease resistant and the scent is fantastic.

This was my favorite photo of her last year

No wonder it was your favorite: It's stunning.

I had a SP but it died and I'm looking for an other one I loved that rose !!!!!!!!
Gloria

Okay. 'Nuff said. Y'all have convinced me that SP should move to the top of my mile-long list! If this keeps up, I'm going to have to rent space in my neighbors' yards for some roses.

LOL!!!!! Angie - I love it!

now all I need to do is find one !!!!!!
Gloria

i got mine from edmunds. it had alot of dieback this yr but its alive

I got mine from Garden Valley Ranch (own root) but I think all they have of it right now is the 5 gallon ($$). Very nice roses though.

More purchase options for Sheila's Perfume
http://www.helpmefind.com/gard...

Thank you Thank you I'm off to check them out
Gloria