I wish I could grow the David Austin Roses! I did find a ‘Therese Bugnet’ rose at Walmart (bare root) for $8.97 last week, so that was a big SCORE! Hoping to get her in the ground, today. Beau & Emma Jolene went hunting last night, so he won’t be up for a while, yet.
I was always very careful to make sure people weren’t disappointed with plants, trees and shrubs that they bought at Jung’s and KNEW what was going to thrive in our Zone and what wouldn’t.
Always got a chuckle out of ‘garden newbies’ and the FIRST seed packet they’d go for were Blue Himalayan Poppies which are near impossible for anyone to grow. ;)
Looks beautiful!
My only very poor performer was the Princess Diana rose, which looks similar - never got more than a handful of blooms from it after a decade. I found it in a farmer's market - have never seen it for sale anywhere else in all of my travels. I assume it isn't suited for our climate, not all roses are. I finally gave up on it. Meanwhile, the Queen Elizabeth rose is one of my best performers.