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I know I said I wouldn't be buying any bands after receiving Cliff's beautiful monsters in the mail, and especially bands from Rogue Valley because of all the mislabeling.
But then they started offering Tootsie, a rose I've always wanted, so I ordered it, hoping it would be the real Tootsie, and then I had to order three more, of course, so that I could qualify for the free named rose and the free mystery rose.
The package arrived today and all of the bands look great. Best of all, Tootsie already has a bloom on it and it is the real Tootsie. They sent all of my first choices with no substitutions, so I received:
Tootsie
Comtesse de Segur
Souvenir du President Carnot
and Lady of the Mist
I already have Lady of the Mist, but it's in a bad spot and instead of moving it, which is such a hassle when roses are planted in gopher cages, I'd rather plant a second one in a good spot.
My free rose is Incantation. I've already killed two of these Incantation bands from Rogue Valley, but maybe the third time's a charm. Besides, I didn't have to pay for this one.
I also bought two Eurodesert bands from Vintage last week: Red Intuition and Mullem. I had ordered them from Cliff, but they were gone from his garden, so I took a chance and ordered the bands. They are spectacular -- much nicer than most of Vintage's own bands.
