"R & L Porter" wrote in message
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Anyone in a cold zone have experience with this rose?
I have been perusing Paul Barden's site and he claims
that it is surprisingly winter hardy. Just wondering if
anyone out there can back that up. It looks like such
a beautiful rose.

I placed a rose order with Pickering's in December and
eagerly await its arrival.

On order and arriving in April a

Illusion - red climber
Roberta Bondar -- yellow climber named for 1st Canadian woman in space
Seagull - rambler
Ipsilante - gallica
Gloire de France - gallica
Jacqueline du Pre - shrub
Westerland - shrub
Nymphenburg - H. Musk
Mme Alfred Carriere - Noisette (also reputedly hardy)
Felicite Parmentier - Alba
Fantin Latour - Centifolia
Tour de Malakoff - Centifolia
Paul Ricault - Cent.
The Bishop - Cent.
Graham Thomas - Austin
Tamora - Austin
Albertine - rambler
Antique '89 - climber

I am getting excited, even though it is below 30 degrees celsius out
there right now and the garden is buried in several feet Brrrrr....
of snow.

Laura


I also ordered Sombreuil from Pickering earlier in the fall for delivery
this spring. I am not sure about its hardiness but I figure why not give it
a try. I love this rose, I just hope it grows in my zone 6 garden

Lessa