No idea on the RU sale, but one of their roses that I thought I had lost as it had died 100% to the ground last winter (2010/2011) and never sprouted in 2011 is now about 12" and has 2 buds on it! IceGirl survived! And I have a bloom on my HoneySweet I got from them last year, too! Unfortunately Maria Shriver didn't make it, as Cajun Moon, Brilliant Veranda, Twilight Tryst, and a few others. I lost over 80% of RU's roses so that's it, I'm done, not ordering from them again. I love their selection, I love their roses.. they're just too small to survive without extreme babying in my area.