Northeast Gardening: Growing New in 2008 Pt. 2, 1 by daisygrrl

daisygrrl wrote:
Own-Root Roses. Three years ago, I had never even heard of them. Then I thought they were only available via mail order. And I love them. My earlier problem this season w/ cane die-back is simply not a problem with my current own-root roses. My beloved "La Belle Sultane" is now throwing huge canes like crazy, clearly shrugging off this year's problem.

Today I found own-root roses at Adam's Fair Acre Farm...a local nursery and gourmet food store. Can you believe the trend has spread that fast?

So, naturally, even though I'm on a budget, I bought 3 Coffee Bean roses. They are the offspring of Hot Cocoa x Santa Claus and are 2008 cultivars from Weeks Roses. I love Hot Cocoa!! The Coffee Bean roses are big miniatures, and I am planting in big terra cotta pots. Which will either match the rose or clash with the rose, but whatever. The pots are in the "hot garden" where I have all kinds of oranges and hot colors like that.

In the fall, I'll be back on the board wondering how to overwinter potted roses. Actually I overwintered Red Cascade on my front porch last winter...it never went 100% into dormancy, and right now it is looking happy...