This nursery has never been the same since it was taken over by Jung Seed. The roses are never as nice as the roses from other nurseries, but they sell some of the newest roses a full year before they're available elsewhere, so I still buy a few each year.
There's nothing wrong with the packing method they use for bare-root plants, but the plants themselves are somewhat substandard. They arrive wrapped in damp sphagnum moss. These five are 'All a'Twitter,' 'Whimsy,' 'Cinnamon Dolce,' 'Music Box,' and 'Raspberry Cream Twirl' (the latter is actually 'Ines Sastre,' but they rechristened it, probably to make it sound new).
This next one irritates me for so many reasons. First of all, the top was completely unprotected and the box was not marked "This side up," so it consequently traveled on its head and is quite damaged. Second, they said this was a brand-new, previously unavailable rose, 'Lady Ashe,' but when I saw the registration name I realized it was good old 'Dixieland Linda,' which has been available from many sources for years. Third, it's an own-root plant. I am not a fan of own-root roses. I buy them only when the roses are unavailable grafted. I already have three own-root Dixieland Lindas from Vintage Gardens and they're fairly puny little things. Unless Edmunds' Roses is a whiz at growing own-root roses, this probably will be a fourth puny specimen. Too bad!
Edmunds' started selling Clematis vines this year, so I bought one, 'Patricia Ann Fretwell,' just to see whether their clems are better or worse than their roses. Can't tell yet. This one has no top growth, but it does have two little signs of life, so I know it isn't dead.
Outlook kidnapped a bunch of my mail, so I can't find the itemized bill for these, but the packing slip says the merchandise subtotal was $121.70. I'm pretty sure I received a discount for early ordering.
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