Hey Toni! Glad to see you again!!
I had Smokin' Hot for a while last summer, then killed it. It was a dark orange, a rust color really. It was supposed to fit in with Cinco De Mayo and a row of Coral Drifts, under a smoke tree. Dark Night is taking that spot this year.
This year, I am bypassing both Edmunds and Austin. Regan, Palatine and Rosemania are getting my money this time around. Zuzu, those look like terrific plants from Regan! I ordered the new Austins from them and the new Downton Abbey roses from Rosemania. Both had lower prices than Edmunds, even with Edmunds' free shipping. Austin has 20% off, with code UHC, until March 11, but that isn't enough to compete with the superior service from Regan and Rosemania.
Mike and Neal, thanks for the encouragement on the bulbs. I've been late before, but that was because I was given leftover bulbs very very late in t he season. These are bulbs I bought in October! My excuse is I was so busy working in November and December that I couldn't do anything after working 12 hour days. I was dog tired. .
This week, we're supposed to get into the 60's! Time to dig! Maybe I'll dig the holes for the roses that are coming in March, too.
I am crossing my fingers that the roses don't break dormancy in this warm spell. That's exactly how I lose roses every year. They get more anxious for spring than I do, I think!
