My ARE orders this season.
Katerina Zeimet
Ducher
Don Juan, Climbing
Madame Alfred Carriere
Andenken an Alma l'Aigle
Mrs Oakley Fischer
Caldwell Pink
Blossomtime
Iceberg
Gruss an Aachen (I'll be able to compare to the one from Edmunds on Dr Huey rootstock.
Jeanne d'Arc
Quietness
Arethusa
Sombreuil
Winecup
Carefree Beauty
Franicis Dubreuil
Older roses from ARE:
In their third springs Baronne Prevost and Hermosa appear to be growing quite vigorously, and Rise 'n' Shine looks quite happy. Mons Tillier, also in its third spring here, died to the ground this winter but is sending out new canes. Surprisingly, Marie Pavie and Pink Parfait - both in their second year - also died to the ground this winter, but they are sending up tiny shoots. So there is hope.
Pretty much every rose I purchased in the early fall is dead - except for Parade. I cannot, must not, will not plant roses in the fall here. I suppose it is just as well. If 90% of the roses in my garden survive, there will be far too many roses there for the good of the garden. And I'll have nothing to do next year. Except mulch.
