I bought from Pickering once and I believe that I derived more pleasure from my one modest Pickering order than I did from several larger orders from another Canadian supplier (whose name begins with H). Their selection is marvelous, and I love the info they provide about growing habit, hips, and so on. The plants are healthy and vigorous - as I recall. I don't believe I lost any of them in the first two or three years. One or two died of drought later, I believe. In any case I would give Pickering very high marks. I think rose gardeners who live in the NE and can take advantage of Pickering's great collection of Albas, Hybrid Musks, and Old Roses owe it to themselves to buy a rose or two from Pickering just to find out how good they can be.
