My haul from the wonderful nursery in El Cajon:
Koko Loko (which was blooming like crazy last week in Coronado rose garden! huge blooms)
Ketchup & Mustard wish I had bought one for my dad. He would love this. Forty-Niner was one of his favorites. He also goes for roses with funny names.
Grande Dame Carruth 2011 scarcity of thorns and strong scent on this one earns it a spot by the door.
Pearly Gates climber, sport of cl. America CLOVE scent, my favorite!
Tequila Supreme 2011 floribunda orange pink blend
Tangerine Streams 2011 floribunda, salmon-orange blend, parents are Bill Warriner x Honey Bouquet, which are two of my favorite roses.
I had packed these in a big microwave box and duct-taped it shut and checked it. The TSA pulled me aside and searched it both times I went through security. The box was in rough soggy shape by the time I got home, but the roses look ok. Rain was pouring on the luggage as they loaded and unloaded. i had two different flights that had mechanical problems, and one was so bad they unloaded and waited for a different plane! I had shopped at Ikea and found out that lingonberry jam is considered a liquid and can't be carried on...and that the cool LED light string i bought also looked suspicious, and the kitchen tools probably, and I was wearing a big black cape over my winter coat (in Houston!) so I was kind of regretting all the Ikea purchases. Luckily all the jars made it ok because I had bubble wrap that had been around the roses. The succulents I brought home were pretty bruised, but they'll recover. That nursery was awesome. We went there on Monday and it was raining cats and dogs and the owner told us she couldn't sell us the roses because they were still in the boxes, having arrived that morning, because her workers don't work when it's raining!!!! It was still raining Tuesday, but on Wednesday I decided to go back out there and beg. We called her first and she had them all out and wrapped up by the time we got there. She picked nice big ones for me. I'll for sure go back there next time I'm out. The timing was perfect, though. Dormant bare root is all I can buy this time of year, and this weekend, the temps will be 55 here. It'll be in 40s the rest of the week, and I'll mulch good, so I think they'll be fine. Ground won't be frozen until January, most likely.
whew...sorry so long. I'm just so excited to have these! oh--that nursery does ship, too! Now or later. here's their website:
http://www.kniffingsnursery.co...
