Please keep us posted. I have no great insights on roses. Jackson Perkins seems to have a lot of good varieties.
Anyone nuts about heirloom tomatoes? Just ordered umpteen dollars worth of seeds. If you're in the 4 corners NM area, let me know, should have lots of fruit! LOL.
Heirloom tomatos are fun too...I don't know if I'll get my veggie garden in this year, but next year! I have a back yard that's about 70 ft. wide, about 100 ft. from the patio to the back of the fence, and it's empty...waiting to be turned into something worth gardening. I'm planning on planting a plum, maybe a couple of peach trees, put in a shed, a fountain, a veggie patch, and some more flowers. It's like a blank piece of paper...just waiting to be written on. But it won't be done in one year.
I'd love some but live in Indiana. One of my favorites is Brandywine.
I might move there, just for that purpose. Teasing.... sort of.
*wink*
I just bought a few things from rareseeds.com and planted them yesterday (inside)
I can't wait to see how they do! I do have plum tomatoes.