Re: roses by mail
- Subject: Re: [SG] roses by mail
- From: Marge Talt m*@HORT.NET
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 02:16:28 -0400
Oddly enough, Bobbi, Roses of Yesterday and Today is where I got my
two Rugosas many years ago. I did not list them as I know there was
a change of hands or something in the interim and some talk about
viruses in the stock - some time ago that was, so may have been
corrected by now - and I just didn't know what quality of plant they
are shipping now. The ones I got from them - oh, this is back in the
early 80s - were large bare root plants. I still have 'Belle
Poitevine' growing away; lost my 'Blanc Double de Coubert' a year or
so ago, but it grew fine until then; stem rotted and it must have
been grafted as some other type of rose has taken over from the roots
and needs to be dug out now as I don't think it is going to be
something I want. Also had gotten the autumn damask rose from them;
deer got that one, but I enjoyed the lovely scent for about 12 years
or so before the feast.
So, the long and short of it is that I was well satisfied, but don't
know how they are currently regarded.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Bobbi Diehl <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
>
> Marge and Kay,
>
> I am not an expert on roses, but another well-regarded nursery (at
least
> it used to be) is Roses of Yesterday and Today, in Watsonville, CA.
They
> probably have most of the rugosas (they have Frau Dagmar Hastrup
for
> sure), and the good thing about this nursery for those of us in the
> Midwest is that they sell bare root, so you aren't paying for a pot
of
> soil. (That IS a good thing, right?) But I have no personal
experience
> ordering from them.
>
> http://www.rosesofyesterday.com/theroses.htm
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
>
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Marge Talt wrote:
>
> > > From: Kdye1@AOL.COM
> > > Would anyone be able to recommend a good mail order source for
> > rugosa (or any rose nursery, I guess) roses? I have a friend who
is
> > dying to get some roses yet this year, and I don't know where to
tell
> > her. Thanks.
> > ----------
> >
> > Well, Kay, tho' I have not, personally, ordered from any of
these,
> > they have all been recommended at one time or another on assorted
> > lists - and all have at least one Rugosa listed:
> >
> > Antique Rose Emporium
> > http://www.weareroses.com/
> >
> > David Austin Roses
> > http://www.davidaustinroses.com/american/
> >
> > Edmunds Roses
> > http://www.edmundsroses.com/index.html
> >
> > High Country Roses
> > http://www.highcountryroses.com
> > (have several Rugosas listed)
> >
> > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > mtalt@hort.net
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