I'm also saddened by the shortage of new offerings on the VG lists for the last couple of years. I guess I just reached the saturation point as far as VG is concerned. I've bought hundreds of roses from them over the years and I apparently have already bought everything I like on their lists. Now my orders consist mainly of reorders of earlier VG roses that didn't make it or duplicates of VG roses that did make it and are so stupendous that I need more than one. It's very rare that they offer something I like and don't already have.
It does happen, however. A few years ago I saw Kathleen Joyce, a sweet little floribunda, in their garden on one of their open-house days. It was never available on the Website, but when they offered two free custom-rooted roses as part of their Mother's Day Special, I ordered Kathleen Joyce as one of the free ones. I now have that rose and others can have it too, because it finally has made its appearance on their Website. Now I'm waiting eagerly for Caprice, the other custom-rooted rose I ordered.
