Any rosarians here?

[hedgehog]

I'd like to recommend Heirloom Roses. They ship small self-rooted roses so it takes a season or two to get any size to the shrub. What I really love about them is that they state Zone Hardiness for every rose. I never knew that the reason I couldn't grow certain roses is that they are too tender for my home in Zone 5!

[HopeHoops]

1. We've got a bushing clumping rose that won't quit (it has a blossom now).

It's pink. This winter it only went about two weeks without a full blossom but had a shitload of buds even in the snow. I'll see if I can figure out how to send you a clipping - WARNING - it likes a LOT of space!!!! You can clip the hell out of it and it still grows back. The stems usually have a dozen or more full flowers at a time. I both love it and hate it (mostly because it actively attacks you when you walk past it).

I'd have to root it before sending it, unless you want to graft it. Let me know.

[Denninmi]

2. Seriously, it was that mild all winter. . .

. . . that the buds survived? Freaky.

[HopeHoops]

3. This thing has ATTITUDE!

You can whack the crap out of it and it thinks it's a good thing.