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Archive-name: gardens/roses-faq/part3 See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Version: 1.70 Last-modified: 22 April 1996 Posting-Frequency: monthly ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mail-order Suppliers of Rose Products rec.gardens.roses FAQ, part 3/6 Email updates to: kbaldwin@veribest.com . See part 1 of the FAQ for more information about this document. The latest version of this document and the entire Rose FAQ are located on the Internet at "http://www.mc.edu/~nettles/rofaq/rofaq-top.html" . Disclaimer: Karen Baldwin of the Denver Rose Society compiles this list from the postings and emails of this newsgroups' readers. Most of the comments below are personal opinions from readers of the newsgroup. This information is not intended as a commercial endorsement of any of the suppliers below. Some information may be incorrect or out-of-date. Updates are always welcome. This information does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the administrator of this Page, or the system operators. NOTE: In order for roses to get into Canada from the U.S., the nursery has to get inspected and receive a phyto-sanitary certificate from USDA. Nurseries usually charge around $25.00 for this. The Canadian nurseries also have to have a certificate from Agriculture Canada to ship in the US. This also applies to individuals who would like to send wood (cuttings, budwood) over the border. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- List of Nurseries * ABBY ROSE GARDENS * ANTIQUE ROSE EMPORIUM * ARENA'S ROSE COMPANY * BRIDGES ROSES * CARROLL GARDENS * CLAUSE JARDIN * CORN HILL NURSERIES * COUNTRY BLOOMERS NURSERY * DAVID AUSTIN ROSES LIMITED * EDMUND'S ROSES * GEORGES DELBARD * GREENMANTLE NURSERY * HARDY ROSES FOR THE NORTH * HEIRLOOM OLD GARDEN ROSES * HERITAGE ROSARIUM * HERITAGE ROSE GARDENS * HIGH COUNTRY ROSES * HORTICO SPRINGS * HOWERTOWN ROSE NURSERY * INGRAHAM'S COTTAGE GARDEN ROSES * JACKSON & PERKINS * KORDES * LES ROSES ANCIENNES DE ANDRE EVE * LOWE'S OWN-ROOT ROSES * MARTHA S. DAVIES ANTIQUE ROSES * MARY'S PLANT FARM * MENDOCINO HEIRLOOM ROSES * NOR-EAST MINIATURE ROSES, INC. * PEPINIERE CHARENTAISE * PEPINIERES LOUIS LENS s.a. * PEPINIERES PRAYSSACOISES * PEPINIERE VIZIER * PETER BEALES ROSES * PICKERING NURSERIES, INC. * ROSENGAERTNEREI KALBUS * THE ROSERAIE AT BAYFIELDS * ROSERAIES B. BOUREAU * ROSERAIES PIERRE GUILLOT * ROSE RANCH * ROSES OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY * ROSES UNLIMITED * ROYALL RIVER ROSES * SEQUOIA NURSERY * SPRING HILL * SPRING VALLEY ROSES * TATE ROSE NURSERY * TAYLOR'S ROSES * TINY PETALS ROSE NURSERY * VINTAGE GARDENS * WAYSIDE GARDENS * WHITE FLOWER FARM ABBY ROSE GARDENS Address: Burnham Buckinghamshire SL1 8NJ ENGLAND Phone: (0628)603000 Fax: Catalog: Service: Plants: Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTIQUE ROSE EMPORIUM Address: Route 5, Box 143 Brenham, TX 77833 USA Phone: 409-836-9051 800-441-0002 (free of charge) Fax: 409-836-0928 Catalog: $5 for "80 pages of wonderful pictures with info about zone, blooming period, size, etc." (Note: ARE has been mildly criticized on the net for too-pessimistic zone ratings (this is far better than the opposite, however). Service: good service response reported Plants: All own-root Provides 300 varieties of primarily old-world roses, but also some early HTs, albas, damasks, Noisettes, Bourbons, and hardy varieties of unknown lineage that were gathered by 'rose rustlers.' Only a limited selection of Austins (and those by different names, due to trademark issues: o "English Yellow" is really Graham Thomas o "Roberta" is really Heritage o "English Apricot" is really Lucetta o "English White" is really Claire Rose o "English Dawn" is really Dapple Dawn Maturity: roses delivered are 1.5-2 yr. old own-root plants, including the Austins. "smaller than grafted plants (of course), but definitely NOT inappropriately small." reports of blackspot on some delivered plants -- "ARE's catalog emphasizes their dislike of chemical use. They don't actually claim to be all-natural, but perhaps this might be related to the blackspot problem (which I've found occasionally too)." Delivery: Will ship to Canada. October and March-May: Roses are grown in containers, and delivered that way. (Since they aren't grown separately then transferred to the container, the roots are not cut off.) December-February: Roses are bare-rooted and then shipped on the same day ... most other places dig them from the field all at once in the fall, then keep them in refrigerated until they're sold. Presumably, the plants can live for years in a dormant state, some buyers may prefer ARE's method. "They will deliver bare-root plants to Zones 7-10. They'll send them to Zone 6 or less upon request, but will not guarantee their condition." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARENA'S ROSE COMPANY Address: 536 W. Cambridge Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85003 USA Email: arenarose@aol.com (Syl Arena) (include your snailmail address, so that they can send the info; you may experience some delay) Phone: 602-266-2223 Fax: 602-226-4335 Catalog: Text only, but informative. They also have the book: David Austin's English Roses. Service: Syl Arena is a very pleasant and helpful person. "Forward-thinking enough to actually use email!" "Our roses are also available at nearly 50 nurseries on the west coast. Write or call anytime; email is best."-Syl Arena Plants: More than 100 varieties, including grafted HT's, floribundas, Old Garden Roses and 40 of the David Austin English roses. They say they are currently propagating 50 varieties of English roses to be available next year. Maturity: Field-grown Delivery: Bare-root bushes delivered from mid-December to early April. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIDGES ROSES Address: 2734 Toney Road Lawndale, North Carolina 28090 USA Phone: ??? Fax: Catalog: Free. Service: Owned by Dennis and Suzy Bridges. Plants: Priarily miniatures. About 100 own-root varieties. Maturity: Delivery: Shipped in 3-inch pots at $4.90 each. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARROLL GARDENS Address: P.O. Box 310 Westminster, Maryland 21158 USA Phone: Fax: Catalog: $3 (refunded with order) Service: Plants: About 200 hardy, low-maintenance varieties, including climbers. Maturity: Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLAUSE JARDIN Address: 26, avenue Pierrre Brossolette, 91228 Bretigny Cedex, FRANCE Phone: (1) 60 84 97 20 [Paris number] Fax: Catalog: Service: Plants: Maturity: Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORN HILL NURSERIES Address: R.R. 5, Petitcodiac New Brunswick E0A 2H0 CANADA Phone: 506-756-3635 Fax: 506-756-1087 Catalog: Service: (Note: The owner is the author of 'Hardy Roses', sold in some bookstores and by many of the mail-order rose catalogs.) Maturity: 2nd-year plants; look healthy and grow well. Plants: "good selection of cold-hardy, own-root old roses (mainly rugosa and kordesii hybrids). The roses are not only genetically cold-hardy but grown in a cold climate." "a bit smaller than ARE's, presumably because the growing season is shorter. Grown pesticide-free!" Delivery: Will ship to U.S.; shipments bare-root only ($10) since the US won't allow soil sent from any other country. Potted plants ($12) available within Canada. Ships 10/15 - 11/15 and 4/15 - 5/15. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTRY BLOOMERS NURSERY Address: Route 2, Box 33B Udall, KS 67146 Phone: 313-986-5518 Fax: Catalog: List available. Service: Mike Morton or Sharon Gordon Plants: Own-root heritage roses and miniature roses Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVID AUSTIN ROSES LIMITED Address: Bowling Green Lane Albrighton Wolverhampton WV7 3HB ENGLAND Phone: (0902)373931 Fax: (0902)372142 Catalog: 1.95 pounds (the monetary unit, guys) Service: In the Spring of 1995, David Austin entered into direct licenses with U.S. growers, rather than working exclusively through the two companies (Heirloom and Wayside) that previously acted as his exclusive U.S. agents. "This should speed up the introduction of some of the newer austin cultivars, as each licensee will be getting plants to bring through quarantine directly from Austin. Generally one new introduction will be given to Wayside and one to Jackson & Perkins each year for the next several years. The balance should be available from the other licensees. Plants: About 900 varieties Delivery: Austin's U.S. licensees are: Arena Rose Company Bear Creek (Jackson & Perkins) Conard Pyle (wholesale only; mostly east) Heirloom Old Garden Roses J&M Roses (wholesale only; mostly in the west) Wayside (Park Seed Co.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDMUND'S ROSES Address: 6235 SW Kahle Road Wilsonville, OR, 97070-9799 USA Phone: 503-682-1476 Fax: 503-682-1275 Catalog: Free. Lots of color pictures. "I have always recommended the Edmunds catalogue to anyone looking for an honest representation of the varieties offered. Up until now, their catalogues have been quietly attractive and characterized by restrained descriptions that did not fail to mention shortcomings as well as good qualities. I was sorry to see that the most recent list, which arrived in the mail a couple of weeks ago, seems to have been influenced by the tarted-up graphics and hyperbolic prose of some of the competition." Service: Owned by Kathy and Phil Edmunds (second-generation rose vendors). "Nice folks to deal with." "Very helpful over the phone, and if you have a problem with a rose, they invariably give you a credit for it or try to replace it." "Excellent." Plants: About 130 varieties. Contemporary roses. Mostly modern, grafted roses. Maturity: Delivery: They will ship bareroot roses in either fall or spring. (mid-november through mid-may). The plants are packed really well. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGES DELBARD Address: malincorne 03600 Commentry Paris, FRANCE Phone: Fax: Catalog: Service: Plants: Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREENMANTLE NURSERY Address: 3010 Ettersburg Road Garberville, California 95542 USA Phone: Fax: Catalog: Rose list. Service: Owned by Marissa Fishman Plants: About 300 varieties, including modern roses, climbers, shrub roses and ramblers, and old world types. Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARDY ROSES FOR THE NORTH Address (Canada) : Box 2048 Grand Forks, BC CANADA V0H 1H0 Address (US) : Box 273 Danville, WA 99121-0273 Phone: 604-442-8442 Fax: 604-442-2766 Email: hardyros@netshop.net (Barry Poppenheim) Catalog: 72-page 1996 color catalog now available for $3.00. Descriptive, with pictures. Service: "Good customer service." Plants: own-root. "They have **all** the Agriculture Canada new Explorer series and Parkland series of hardy roses. They have Austin (some they cannot ship to the US) and a selection of rugosas. They also do custom propagation." Maturity: 1 year old Delivery: Will ship to U.S. Shipped in pots (at least within Canada). "Good packaging (for me at least)." "Delivery in three days (from Vancouver to Montreal)." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEIRLOOM OLD GARDEN ROSES Address: 24062 NE Riverside Drive St. Paul, Oregon 97137-9715 USA Phone: 503-538-1576 Fax: Catalog: $5 (a beautiful catalog -- well worth it as a reference guide) Service: One of two companies licensed as U.S. agents by Austin. "courageous enough to invest marketing $$$ in what was really sort of a risky project [Austin roses]" apparently no satisfaction guarantee; reports of many ignored complaints by phone and letter Plants: most complete offering of Austin roses of U.S. suppliers. own-root old roses and Austins Maturity: plants are extremely small and young, but most often survive (they say their plants are 6-9 mo old., which is arguably too young, yet recipients guess the roses they got were even younger than that. Many references to "twigs without roots") This problem may be due in part to availability issue (below), and HOGR attempt to make them available sooner. Delivery: Does NOT ship to Canada. Availability of newly released Austins will lag behind Canada because of U.S. quarantine period. Many reports of broken canes. Unasked-for switching of plants from what was ordered, when ordered plant is unavailable. However: will ship at any time of year (except when it is too cold for the plants to survive shipment.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HERITAGE ROSARIUM Address: 211 Haviland Mill Road Brookville, MD 20833 Phone: 301-774-2806 Fax: Catalog: rose list available -- large selection Service: Nicholas Weber Plants: old roses, shrubs, climbers own-root and budded ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HERITAGE ROSE GARDENS Address: 16831 Mitchell Creek Drive Fort Bragg, CA 95437 Phone: Fax: Catalog: Available Service: Joyce Demits or Virginia Hopper Plants: own-root old roses; large selection Delivery: order ASAP; stock goes quickly ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH COUNTRY ROSES Address: 9122 E. Highway 40 P.O. Box 148 Jensen, Utah 84035 Phone: 801-789-5512 or 800-552-2082 Fax: 801-789-5517 Catalog: Free rose list Website: http://www.easilink.com/smf/hcroses.html . Email: roses@easilink.com Service: Owners: Heather Campbell & Day DeLaHunt High Country Rosarium in Denver is operated by Dr. William Campbell where he maintains the rose gardens, stock plants and handles propagation through cuttings and tissue culture. All mail order is handled from Utah. Plants: Over 75 varieties. Mostly Old Garden Roses, Shrub and Species Roses, all grown on their own roots. Year-old plants in quart pots, 5" deep, 4 1/2" square at the top. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HORTICO SPRINGS Address: RR1 723 Robson Road Waterdown, Ontario CANADA LOR 2H0 Phone: 416-689-6984 Fax: 905-689-6566 Catalog: $2 Service: "reasonably good" "very gruff on the phone, but generally good service otherwise" One report that "there was an error in the shipment; it took six months to get an acknowledgement to my letter asking for a credit." Plants: grafted roses, not own-root. good source of unusual varieties; Austins and some OGRs. "Their selection is wonderful, especially for Kordes roses." Maturity: large, well-pruned, healthy plants Delivery: Will ship to U.S. A couple reports of "poor packing, frozen plants, and broken canes," and one of "dehydrated, twiggy plants." However, others have not reported similar problems. "Expensive." They cannot ship to the U.S. any roses that other growers (i.e. Wayside and J&P) have "exclusives" on. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOWERTOWN ROSE NURSERY Address: 1656 Weaversville Road Allen Township Northampton, Pennsylvania 18067 USA Phone: Fax: Catalog: Free rose list. Service: Owned by Esther and Jane Schrantz (45 years of experience) Plants: About 150 varieties, primarily teas. Maturity: Delivery: Bare-root delivery in autumn. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INGRAHAM'S COTTAGE GARDEN ROSES Address: P.O. Box 126 Scotts Mills, Oregon 97375 USA Phone: Fax: Catalog: $1 (refund with order) Service: Owned by Jill Ingraham. Plants: Antique and rare roses. Maturity: Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON & PERKINS Address: 2518 South Pacific Highway PO Box 1028 Medford, OR 97501 USA Phone: 800-872-7673 (free of charge) 800-292-4769 (free of charge) WWW: URL - http://www.jacksonandperkins.com Email: webmaster@jackson-perkins.com Fax: 800-242-0329 (free of charge) Catalog: Free. Contains pictures, description of scent/size/etc. Service: "excellent service", "it-will-live/bloom" guarantee and good response reported by those using it Plants: grafted roses only, none are own-root Dr. Huey used as rootstock. primarily HTs, modern roses, but has several Austins, and is adding more for 1995 Maturity: Excellent high-quality roses with thick canes. J&P strives for "virus-free" stock. Delivery: "J&P does not ship anything to Canada, except their catalog for those willing to pay !" Shipped bare-root at appropriate planting time for your zone. Generally very good, but occasionally the benefit of larger roots that is normally bestowed by bare-root delivery is compromised if J&P packs too many plants in one box, trimming away too much of the root stock in order to fit, so you might keep individual orders small. If rose is unavailable, you will be asked whether you'd like it to be sent the following year, so no unwelcome "surprise" deliveries of roses not ordered. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- KORDES Address: W. Kordes Sohne 25365 Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop Phone: (04121) 4870-0 Fax: Catalog: Service: "largest nursery in the world." Plants: Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LES ROSES ANCIENNES DE ANDRE EVE Address: BP 206 45302 Pithiviers FRANCE Famous for his rose garden, where roses are associated with perennials plants. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOWE'S OWN-ROOT ROSES Address: 6 Sheffield Road Nashua, NH 03062 Phone: 603-888-2214 Fax: Catalog: $2 List available Service: Owned by Mike Lowe, who offers personal service. Plants: Largest Bourbon collection in the world; also very large hybrid perpetual collection. Mosses, albas, Bourbons, Chinas, damasks, gallicas, etc. Custom propagation--long wait, but such rare varieties are not available elsewhere Delivery: Will ship to Canada. "Spring orders are delivered in Autumn of the following year!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTHA S. DAVIES ANTIQUE ROSES Address: 1575 Palm Place Bartow, FL 33830 Phone: 813-533-3073 Fax: Catalog: List available, $1 Service: Plants: Own-root antique roses of excellent quality; complete stock of Bermuda Mystery roses. Delivery: Can't ship to California ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARY'S PLANT FARM Address: 2410 Lanes Mill Road Hamilton, Ohio 45013 USA Phone: Fax: Catalog: $1 (refund with order) Service: Owned by Mary Harrison Plants: About 100 varieties. Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MENDOCINO HEIRLOOM ROSES Address: P.O. Box 670 Mendocino, CA 95460 Phone: 707-877-1888 Fax: Catalog: $1 Alphabetical catalog (with list of drought-resistant types) Service: Alice Flores Plants: About 150 own-root, classic varieties "the largest, healthiest organic roses possible" Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOR-EAST MINIATURE ROSES, INC. Address: P.O. Box 307CL Rowley, Massachusetts 01969 -and- P.O. Box 473CL Ontario, California 91762 Phone: Fax: Catalog: Free Service: Plants: About 100 varieties of own-root miniatures Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEPINIERE CHARENTAISE Address: 16310 Montemboeuf FRANCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEPINIERES LOUIS LENS s.a. Address: Rudy Velle Redinnestraat 11 8460 Oudenburg, BELGIUM Phone: 0 59 26 78 30 (international prefix) 32 59 26 78 30 Fax: (international prefix) 32 59 26 56 14 Catalog: Service: Plants: "carries an assortment of spinosissimas and hybrids" Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEPINIERES PRAYSSACOISES Address: Prayssacoises 46220 - Prayssac ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEPINIERE VIZIER Address: 11 rue des Pres 77160 Provins FRANCE Note: The name R. gallica officinalis is "La rose the Provins" in French. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETER BEALES ROSES Address: London Road Attleborough Norfolk NR17 1AY ENGLAND Phone: (0953)454707 Fax: (0953)456845 Catalog: Service: Plants: Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PICKERING NURSERIES, INC. Address: 670 Kingston Rd. Pickering, Ontario CANADA L1V 1A6 Phone: 905-839-2111 Fax: 905-839-4807 Catalog: Service: "just ok" "I've always been very satisfied" "good service" "They should be credited with having developed this line of produce, OGR, before the current fad, and to have kept many varieties available when there was not much demand for those. They contributed to put back the old roses in gardens." Plants: budded, multiflora rootstock, virus-free "one of the biggest selection of antique and old gardens roses in North America." Maturity: "I've lost only 2 of their roses out of 60 in the past five years, despite extreme weather" "excellent quality plants; vigorous" "Their roses are grown in a colder climate zone than many plants in the US [which makes them hardy]." Delivery: Will ship to U.S. Packaging problems reported, with many damaged plants. "I had one plant mislabelled, but this happens." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSENGAERTNEREI KALBUS Address: 90518 Altdorf Hagenhausen, GERMANY Phone: +49 9187 5729 Fax: +49 9187 5729 (same line as voice and manually started) Email: joecolby@cip.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de (this email is only good as long as he is studying; include your snail-mail addres and he will forward it to the Rosengaertnerei) Catalog: 10 DEM without pictures, because the colours in print are never really true, or a short list for free. Service: Plants: Offers more than 400 varieties, including Old garden roses, English roses and modern Teas and Polyanthas. Maturity: Grafted roses when delivered are about 2 years old (not own-root plants) Delivery: In October and November, roses are barerooted and sent by German Bundespost ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ROSERAIE AT BAYFIELDS Address: P.O. Box R(HS) Waldoboro, Maine 040572-0919 USA Phone: 207-832-6330 Fax: (same) Catalog: Free 20+ page Reader's Digest-size noncolor publication; describes each rose accurately and alphabetically. Also, a $5 video is available showing over 90% of their roses as they really look in the field, which follows the order of roses in the catalog. Comes with a $1 coupon to use as a credit on your order. Website: The black-and-white catalog can be found on GardenNet at http://www.olympus.net/gardens/rosebay.htm . Ordering is done off-line by either land mail, fax or phone. Ordering instructions and an order form are provided. Email: "Anyone who does not have access to the World Wide Web can send an e-mail inquiry to GardenNet@olympus.net for more information about The Roseraie." Service: Cheryl Trine "The service is great. You can call and talk to the owner about the plants, ideas for a specific rose for a specific location, etc." Company gives a credit to next order if plant fails to grow. Plants: Own-root roses. About 200 varieties of old world roses and modern shrubs. Specialize in "practical roses for hard places" "Good number of selections in each variety: Griffith Buck (Iowa State University releases ... hardier than Austins); Austin English; Miniatures; and OGs (gallicas, damask, alba, centifolia, moss, bourbons, rugosa)" Maturity: "all plants have done very well and survived North Dakota winters" Delivery: By UPS or 2nd day air if you request. YOU specify the shipping date. Plants are shipped bare-root. Does NOT ship to Canada. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSERAIES B. BOUREAU Address: 28bis rue du Mal Gallieny 77166 Grisny-Suisnes FRANCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSERAIES PIERRE GUILLOT Address: Domaine de la Plaine Chamagnieu 38460 Cremieux FRANCE Has an illustrated catalog. The Guillot familly introduced Baron Gonella (Bourbon), Geant des Batailles (HP), ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSE RANCH Address: P.O. Box 10087 Salinas, California 93912 Phone: Fax: Catalog: $3 Service: Plants: About 800 varieties of old garden roses, mostly own-root. Maturity: Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSES OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY Address: 802 Browns Valley Road Watsonville, California 95076-0398 USA Phone: (408) 724-3537 or 2755 Fax: (408) 724-1408 Catalog: $3 for about 80 pages Service: Owned by Patricia Wiley helpful and courteous; "excellent!"; "flawless" "really nice people, and very knowledgeable." Plants: Over 200 varieties of old, rare, and varieties. Grafted. (The plants for both this company and Wayside are reported to be grown by the same grower: Montebello Rose Company of McFarland, California. Wayside's roses are grown on Manetti rootstock (a subtropical variety that does well in warmer climates). RYT's are grown on Dr. Huey rootstock.) Maturity: big, well-grown plants; budded on Dr. Huey "The best bare-root plants I have ever received." Delivery: Will ship to Canada. Several reports of receiving virused stock. (one person reported that every plant she ordered died within 5 years, of mosaic virus). However, most are otherwise pleased with condition of plants, Delivery occurs January through mid-May ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSES UNLIMITED Address: Route 1, Box 587 Laurens, South Carolina 29360 Phone: Fax: Catalog: Rose list. Service: Owned by Bill Patterson Plants: About 300 varieties of container-grown own-root roses. Species roses to modern Hybrid Teas. Delivery: Shipped in 1-gallon pots. (Note: Being container grown, they are not subject to being dug and placed in cold storage.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYALL RIVER ROSES Address: Forever Farm 70 New Gloucester Road North Yarmouth, Maine 04907 USA Phone: Fax: Catalog: $2 - text only Service: Owned by David King Plants: About 200 Old Roses and uncommon varieties, as well as specializing in hardy Canadian varieties. "Their bare-root roses took forever to sprout, but were growing well by the end of summer." Delivery: Bare-root. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEQUOIA NURSERY Address: 2519 East Noble Ave. Visalia, CA 93277 USA Phone: 209-732-0190 or 209-732-0309 Fax: NONE LISTED Catalog: "Miniscule, funny little thing; eclectic list of old, new, unusual, and miniature roses." Service: "THE BEST!" "Courteous folks." Will replace bad plants. Plants: Mostly miniatures, also OGR's. Also some modern roses (some McGredys, for instance) including some HTs. Maturity: "Big" roses shipped well-grown in 4" pots. Delivery: Good shipping. Ships year 'round in 4" pots. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPRING HILL Address: 110 West Elm St. Tipp City, OH 45371 USA -or- Reservation Center 6523 North Galena Road Peoria, Illinois 61632 USA Phone: 800-582-8527 (free of charge) Fax: Catalog: Free. Service: superlative customer service w/satisfaction guarantee Plants: About 55 varieties, mostly hybrid teas. "Usually grown by the Weeks Farm" Maturity: very good plants (some argument here: some claim their SH bushes are equivalent to or even better/more mature than J&P; but two indicated lesser quality stock evidenced by taking longer to root, not flourishing as well, lower survival rate) Delivery: Good packing in re-usable bedding material. "If rose unavailable, will be sent following year," (so no "surprise" deliveries of roses not ordered). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPRING VALLEY ROSES Address: N7637 330th Street Spring Valley, Wisconsin 54767 Phone: 715-778-4481 Fax: Catalog: $1 Service: Owned by Andrea Wieland Open Saturdays 10am-4pm, May 1-Oct 1 Plants: More than 200 own-root varieties of hardy varieties that can survive Zones 3-4 without winter protection. (some can even handle Zone 2) Climbers, classics, shrubs, and modern hybrid teas Maturity: 2-year-old Delivery: $11 each (plus shipping) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TATE ROSE NURSERY Address: 10306 FM 2767 Tyler, TX 75708-9239 Phone: Fax: Catalog: Free rose list (if you ask for a photograph of a particular rose, they'll try to send it to you) Service: Family business Plants: Primarily field-grown hybrid teas Maturity: Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAYLOR'S ROSES Address: P.O. Box 11272 Chicksaw, AL 36671-0272 Phone: 205-456-7753 Fax: Catalog:Free Service: (Run by Pete and Kay Taylor, "GREAT people") Plants: About 40 Miniatures bred by the Taylors. Hybridizers of 'Fairhope' (current TOP show mini) and 'Chelsea Belle', and the new 'Jumping Jack Flash.' Maturity: recipients reportedly very pleased Delivery: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TINY PETALS ROSE NURSERY Address: 489 Minot Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910-4833 USA Phone: 619-442-0385 Fax: Catalog: has color photos Service: (Note: Nursery was established by the late Dee Bennett, continued by her daughter and son-in-law, who are now divorcing. Future management still undecided.) Plants: Miniatures Maturity: "healthy plants" Delivery: Shipped in 2" pots year-round. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- VINTAGE GARDENS Address: 2227 Gravenstein Hwy South Sebastopol, CA 95472 USA Phone: 707-829-2035 Fax: 707-829-9516 E-MAIL: vintage@spiderweb.com Website: http://www.spiderweb.com/vintage Catalog: $5 for 160 pages (refund with order). (rose availability list is free) "a beauty and a wonder". "worth having." "a work of art" no photos, but beautiful line drawings and some watercolors. extremely well-written and well-edited. Service: excellent; "You'll like 'em! Gregg Lowery is a nice guy to deal with" Plants: About 2000 antique roses; many not offered in other places Maturity: one-year old, own-root. (limited quantities of two-year plants available for 1996 only) "good quality roses" Delivery: Will ship to Canada. bare-root shipment in January/February; "beautifully packaged" "shipped with great care" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAYSIDE GARDENS Address: PO Box 1 1 Garden Lane Hodges, SC 29695-0001 USA Phone: 800-845-1124 (free of charge) Fax: None Listed Catalog: Free ("everything is overstated; for example, their hardiness ratings are 1-2 zones too optimistic.") Service: "I have bought from them for years, no problems." "Leave much to be desired re quality and service" "greatly overpriced to boot" A direct licensee of David Austin Roses. Before David Austin entered into direct licenses with each of his U.S. growers, Wayside was one of the two companies that acted as his U.S. Agents. "Courageous enough to invest marketing $$$ in what was really sort of a risky project" Plants: Old world and about 40 Austins; mostly perennials; also carry a number of the more conventional varieties of hybrid teas and floribundas, which is what they started with (also see supplier "Roses of Yesterday and Today") "It is my understanding that they propagate the Meilland roses in the US (Jardins de Bagatelle, Yves Piaget, etc.)" (The plants for both this company and Wayside are reported to be grown by the same grower: Montebello Rose Company of McFarland, California. Wayside's roses are grown on Manetti rootstock. RYT's are grown on Dr. Huey rootstock.) Maturity: "almost everything i've received from them has looked healthy and done well." Delivery: Availability of newly released Austins will lag behind Canada because of U.S. quarantine period. They only ship in spring between March and April, depending on your zone. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITE FLOWER FARM Address: Litchfield, CT 06759-0050 Phone: Fax: Catalog: Free. "Gorgeous photos" "Purple prose" Service: "Very good service; if you don't like something, they'll replace it or refund it immediately." "I've bought roses from them spring 94, 95, and am very happy with the results from WFF so far." Opinion is split between people who love them and those who feel they're overpriced. (Average $13-$15 per bush.) Plants: About 30 varieties, selected for vigor, hardiness, and adaptability. (WFF also sells perennials and shrubs.) Maturity: One report is that the plants are vigorous (blooming within 3 weeks of planting them). Delivery: They ship bare-root. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributions by many additional posters, but especially: * karen baldwin * marion lee brandes, jr. * jeri collari * marie-helene dupuis * pulak dutta * everett jennings * rod lym * bob morin * mitzi morris * lourain pennington * robin rosenberg * liz schwarzin copeland * lynn thomson * boyd zenner end of Mail-order rose suppliers rec.gardens.roses FAQ, part 3/6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- User Contributions: |
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