I took another look at my early spring order from Austin Roses, and it looks like, for me, it's less expensive to order Austins directly from Austin Roses. The bare root roses that Austin shipped me were substantially larger than the RU roses, and probably a year older. All but one of the roses from Austin were own-root, just like RU. Austin was running a special where you get 1 free if you order 4, so that's how the price was less. Shipping from Texas is much much cheaper, also.
Our Rose Society is taking a bus trip to Tyler and Shreveport this October for the rose festival. We are stopping at several rose nurseries. I can't wait to see fields of roses! I won't be the only one bringing back new lovelies, either.
