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Anyone ever bought a "name your own rose" thing?
Wondering if these deals where you get to name a rose and have the bush
delivered are any good? A friend has had a tough time and has always talked about having a rose bush, so we thought it was a decent "personalised" gift. How do we go about seeing if the name we want is already registered? Anyone have any experience of these things? Any advice or anecdotes much appreciated, thanks. |
Anyone ever bought a "name your own rose" thing?
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-03-24 16:25:57 +0000, "Mentalguy2k8" said: Wondering if these deals where you get to name a rose and have the bush delivered are any good? A friend has had a tough time and has always talked about having a rose bush, so we thought it was a decent "personalised" gift. How do we go about seeing if the name we want is already registered? Anyone have any experience of these things? Any advice or anecdotes much appreciated, thanks. I've never done it but would just suggest that you take every care over what kind of rose it is, how healthy, good 'doer' etc. I may be being very unfair but this does strike me as a possible way of selling off rose 'seedlings' that have amounted to nothing much! Hmm, I hadn't thought of that. And is there already a rose with your friend's name? Yes there is (Brandy), unfortunately it seems to be a US variety and impossible to get hold of over here (although we can get "Cherry Brandy") but we were going to call it a variation on that name so that it would be unique. But I'm assuming that all the existing "name your own" ones are only listed somewhere that I can't see. Most of the sites I've seen have a form where you fill out your details and the required name, and they "will get back to you" regarding availability of the name. |
Anyone ever bought a "name your own rose" thing?
Sacha wrote in :
On 2011-03-24 16:25:57 +0000, "Mentalguy2k8" said: Wondering if these deals where you get to name a rose and have the bush delivered are any good? A friend has had a tough time and has always talked about having a rose bush, so we thought it was a decent "personalised" gift. How do we go about seeing if the name we want is already registered? Anyone have any experience of these things? Any advice or anecdotes much appreciated, thanks. I've never done it but would just suggest that you take every care over what kind of rose it is, how healthy, good 'doer' etc. I may be being very unfair but this does strike me as a possible way of selling off rose 'seedlings' that have amounted to nothing much! And is there already a rose with your friend's name? Or a scam in other words. A better idea would be to go to your local nursery, pick a plant,buy it, take the label off and write your own. It is exactly the same, a scam. IMO Baz |
Anyone ever bought a "name your own rose" thing?
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Anyone ever bought a "name your own rose" thing?
"Janet" wrote in message ... In article , says... "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-03-24 16:25:57 +0000, "Mentalguy2k8" said: Wondering if these deals where you get to name a rose and have the bush delivered are any good? A friend has had a tough time and has always talked about having a rose bush, so we thought it was a decent "personalised" gift. How do we go about seeing if the name we want is already registered? Anyone have any experience of these things? Any advice or anecdotes much appreciated, thanks. I've never done it but would just suggest that you take every care over what kind of rose it is, how healthy, good 'doer' etc. I may be being very unfair but this does strike me as a possible way of selling off rose 'seedlings' that have amounted to nothing much! Hmm, I hadn't thought of that. And is there already a rose with your friend's name? Yes there is (Brandy), unfortunately it seems to be a US variety and impossible to get hold of over here (although we can get "Cherry Brandy") but we were going to call it a variation on that name so that it would be unique. But I'm assuming that all the existing "name your own" ones are only listed somewhere that I can't see. Most of the sites I've seen have a form where you fill out your details and the required name, and they "will get back to you" regarding availability of the name. You're confusing two different matters. In the kind of "rosenaming" you buy as a gift for a few quid, it doesn't matter if the name you want has been used before because it only identifies the single specimen you buy. That's whay it's "unique" :-) Naming plants that will go into commercial propagation for sale is a different matter; registered plant names do have to be chosen carefully for legal reasons. OK, thanks for the advice. I think we'll look for a nice, hardy "generic" rose bush that can live in a patio container instead. Do you have any suggestions for a particular rose (preferably pink) or supplier? I really don't want to buy something that's dead by summer 2012. |
Anyone ever bought a "name your own rose" thing?
"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message ... "Janet" wrote in message ... In article , says... "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-03-24 16:25:57 +0000, "Mentalguy2k8" said: Wondering if these deals where you get to name a rose and have the bush delivered are any good? A friend has had a tough time and has always talked about having a rose bush, so we thought it was a decent "personalised" gift. How do we go about seeing if the name we want is already registered? Anyone have any experience of these things? Any advice or anecdotes much appreciated, thanks. I've never done it but would just suggest that you take every care over what kind of rose it is, how healthy, good 'doer' etc. I may be being very unfair but this does strike me as a possible way of selling off rose 'seedlings' that have amounted to nothing much! Hmm, I hadn't thought of that. And is there already a rose with your friend's name? Yes there is (Brandy), unfortunately it seems to be a US variety and impossible to get hold of over here (although we can get "Cherry Brandy") but we were going to call it a variation on that name so that it would be unique. But I'm assuming that all the existing "name your own" ones are only listed somewhere that I can't see. Most of the sites I've seen have a form where you fill out your details and the required name, and they "will get back to you" regarding availability of the name. You're confusing two different matters. In the kind of "rosenaming" you buy as a gift for a few quid, it doesn't matter if the name you want has been used before because it only identifies the single specimen you buy. That's whay it's "unique" :-) Naming plants that will go into commercial propagation for sale is a different matter; registered plant names do have to be chosen carefully for legal reasons. OK, thanks for the advice. I think we'll look for a nice, hardy "generic" rose bush that can live in a patio container instead. Do you have any suggestions for a particular rose (preferably pink) or supplier? I really don't want to buy something that's dead by summer 2012. Or something that flowers each year and is pretty hardy, doesn't have to be a rose. |
Anyone ever bought a "name your own rose" thing?
On Mar 24, 4:25*pm, "Mentalguy2k8" wrote:
Wondering if these deals where you get to name a rose and have the bush http://www.classicroses.co.uk/index.phpdelivered are any good? A friend has had a tough time and has always talked about having a rose bush, so we thought it was a decent "personalised" gift. How do we go about seeing if the name we want is already registered? Anyone have any experience of these things? Any advice or anecdotes much appreciated, thanks. I share Sacha's and Chris's reservations on this having been in the rose trade many years ago. Just pick a good rose from a good supplier like http://www.classicroses.co.uk/index.php It's a very big catalogue, packed with info and contains most of the very best currently available including the older often difficult to get varieties. And I've always had good plants from them. Rod |
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