Zuzu, thanks for posting your experience with J&P. I've been tempted to order from them, but I've resisted. Pickering, Palatine, David Austin, ARE, VG, S&W, and RVR I've ordered from this year. So far so good. Half the BR plants are in the ground. Potted ones arrive in APR. This year was a big year for hope n (read also ordering roses for) the garden because I lost so few roses last year.
I've not been back to Dave's Garden for a while. Sad to hear the watchdog is falling apart.