Anyone have any experience with Witherspoon roses out of Durham NC?
ed

We bought 2 roses from them last year (same variety). I appreciated the
knowledge of the staff. Living in Raleigh, NC we were able to visit the
nursery in person (a beautiful site when the rose garden is in bloom!).
The staff was very honest about which roses would perform well in our
area, going as far as to steer me away from a rose that I really wanted
(HT Sterling Silver). I appreciated that they were honest, instead of
pushing a sale. The roses were very healthy at the time of purchase.
We have not purchased bare root plants from them, but rather potted
roses. We noticed a few small slugs in the pots when transplanting.
The roses suffered a bit from boitritis over the summer, however I would
assume that was due to the heavy rain we had in the area, and the nature
of the variety (HT JFK), and not a reflection on the quality of the
nursery. All of the potted roses looked healthy when we went to visit.

As a local customer, I would definitely recommend them.

Heidi



ed wrote:

Anyone have any experience with Witherspoon roses out of Durham NC?
ed

ed wrote:

Anyone have any experience with Witherspoon roses out of Durham NC?
ed

It's a really nice place, but their roses are overpriced. I don't think
there is a big difference in quality, though.

ed wrote:
Anyone have any experience with Witherspoon roses out of Durham NC?

Like Heidi, I live locally so bought directly from the nursery. I
bought a potted Weeks Granada from them. Of all the roses I put in last
year (four others also potted), it is the one that is doing the best.
Then again, I haven't checked it this week after our snow/sleet/ice
punch. *sigh*

Hoping the mess will melt off some and we don't get more on Monday.

Susan
shsimko[at]duke[dot]edu