I was born in NYC, but my family is Norwegian.
Where did you get a b2g1 coupon for home depot? I was just there today, but didn't see any coupons in the sales flyer. Of course, nothing I needed/wanted was on sale this week. Of course I looked at the plants. I got two roses - a gorgeous Yves St Laurent in a 2 gallon pot from Weeks (which I have been wanting a long time) and a body bag Tiffany. I haven't had luck with either body bag roses or the Tiffany rose overwintering, but I love the Tiffany rose My late Westie was named Tiffany which is part of the rose's appeal for me). It was cheap enough to treat as an annual. I will overwinter it with care and try rooting some cuttings.
They also had a couple of apparently own root Romantica roses in 3 gallon pots and gorgeous gardenias which I didn't get. I don't drive, and took the bus today (They call it the Pocono Pony, isn't that cute...not). There is a three bag limit and I had three bags and a toilet seat that didn't fit in a bag this trip, so I wouldn't have been able to get three roses this time. However, if they are b2g1, I will make another trip! It would be even better if I can get a ride with someone this weekend.
I also got a beautiful warm pink begonia and some veggie starter plants since I didn't start seeds this winter/spring because I was moving. I think I shared the moving saga. Moved last summer, landlord sold the place, moved again to a nicer place in a friendlier neighborhood and hope to stay for a while. Two moves and a polar vortex is a hardiness test for roses, but most of mine survived. William Baffin has 6' tall canes without die back. The rest died back near the ground, but are showing new growth. A couple have healthy looking roots, but no new canes or leaves, yet. Everything is really late this year, forsythias are still blooming and lilacs haven't started blooming, yet. I don't give up on roses unless they have black canes and bare, brittle roots.
