58 Rose Nurseries: A-B
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This article is from the Rose Gardening FAQ, by Bill Chandler chandler@austin.ibm.com, Jolene Adams jolene@cchem.berkeley.edu, Brent C. Dickerson odinthor@csulf.edu, Karen Baldwin kbaldwin@veribest.com, and many contributors
58 Rose Nurseries: A-B
ABBY ROSE GARDENS
Address:
Burnham
Buckinghamshire SL1 8NJ
ENGLAND
Phone:
(0628)603000
Fax:
Catalog:
Service:
Plants:
Delivery:
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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."
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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.
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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.
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