I'm so sorry that your first experience with Pickering was not awe-inspiring, Toni, but I'm sure the plants will rebound quickly. Mine didn't have leaves on them either. You don't want leaves on roses that are traveling all the way from Canada. I also had a few broken canes, but you and I both have to remember that we placed our orders very late and therefore got the dregs. As dregs, they're far superior to the norm.