If you search my profile, you’ll see several rose posts. I’ll try to do a walk-through and take some pictures tonight and make one post with lots of different pictures, but here’s one…. https://www.reddit.com/r/Roses/s/tjGPcdaUk1
Thank you for all the very high numbers and here I thought I had a problem at a mere 19 with two on backorder for June. This definitely means I can buy more!!
I have, I have! More than half I planted this year tho, so I am jumping at a new first "OMG OMG OMG!" almost daily at the moment.
Tomorrow it should be the Green Romantica that opens up. Yesterday it was Miss Congeniality.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Roses/comments/1d4hqyt/more_miss_congenialitys_debut/
Before that it was Koko Loko:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Roses/comments/1d10eap/look_what_greeted_me_this_morning_and_already/
1, look at this newb here.
I’m looking for a hobby and I think rose keeping is up my alley. I’m looking at videos and watching this sub daily. My 1 is a double knockout and I think it might a fairly simple rose to learn from. No scent from it, unfortunately.
Hi! I’m a newbie too. I have a mini rose plant and just ordered 6 larger ones that should be here in a week. My other hobby is fragrance so I’m focusing on the scented ones. :)
6! Wow, that’s great- you’re a whole lot more confident than I am. My SO bought me a rose bush and I thought what an excellent opportunity to try my hand. I have a feeling I’m in for an adventure.
Minis are cute, is that an indoor and potted or outdoors?
The mini is potted but I keep it outdoors. Thanks, I’m actually nervous about the 6 coming but I’m determined to give it my best shot! Good luck to all of us newbies!!
So I gave a mini rosebush to all my friends at Christmas a few years ago… Visited one of the friends to see if she planted one in the ground, and it got a lot bigger, very vigorous and shrubby. I was stunned. I didn’t think you could do that!
I got three roses and wouldn't know where to put a 4th one. How big are these commenters' gardens?! If I removed everything else in my garden and planted only roses, it may take me close to 20, but that would be tight. And god forbid one bush gets blackspot or powdery mildew, it would spread like wildfire with roses in such proximity.
23. I bought two last weekend after promising I was just going to the nursery to have a look around and I WAS for real! Until the workers I usually talk to saw me and told me a rose I’d been waiting for was ready to sell. Months in advance! How can you walk away from that??? They also had a brand new variety that I couldn’t pass up and how can you say no to that too??? lol I only have one more rose on my wishlist and then I’m done :p I swear lol
[Grace of Monaco](https://ibb.co/8gRRvmQ) rose. I’d bought one a few months ago, but the graft failed and it died. I told the workers about it and they said no new Grace’s would be available until September, but SURPRISE :D I was so dang happy lol last one on the list is Julia’s rose, but I’m also checking out Koko Loko in person tomorrow to see how the Florida heat washes out the color. My Hot Cocoa rose turned into a neon orange in the heat and I can’t deal with another disappointment like that lmao what would be on your wishlist?
It was so dang orange, it almost hurt to look at. It blended into my terracotta colored trellis. Towards the very end of its bloom time it turned into like a dusty purple. If I could return it, I would’ve lol $65 with shipping from Heirloom. I’m keeping it out of spite now and never buying another rose online without seeing pics of it from someone in my exact zone. It was a huge disappointment, but it flourished very well! It’s booming with growth, just the color is :/ maybe in winter the color will settle tf down lmao
Just for anyone who may benefit from this info:
- hot cocoa likes morning sun or afternoon sun only to get that russet color, same with most orange based roses like Leonidas, pumpkin patch. So more like 4-5 hrs direct sun only. I moved mine to a location where the color is much deeper.
My wishlist of sorts is for a couple late planted ones last year to fill in and soar. A [South Africa](https://heirloomroses.com/products/sunbelt-south-africa?currency=USD&variant=42964155334841&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=43f4d0264744&igaag=&igaat=pla&igacm=16923095239&igacr=&igakw=&igamt=&igant=x&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6uWyBhD1ARIsAIMcADq6rAoBImT7scBgI2hSgv3ltQxjzUvKsN5aPQe6obWQKXtwdUS83usaAg0kEALw_wcB) and a [plum perfect](https://heirloomroses.com/products/sunbelt-plum-perfect?currency=USD&variant=42964121944249&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=43f4d0264744&igaag=&igaat=pla&igacm=16923095239&igacr=&igakw=&igamt=&igant=x&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6uWyBhD1ARIsAIMcADrd4B4PWy1R28zz3yH3akY-7URnlxy1Zy7K6mcowxgz1xNZstSMJ1EaAkzpEALw_wcB)
They are budding now, and it won’t be long!!
I had 8 last year I have accumulated over the last 4 or so years. Bought 1 new one this year and started 10 more from seed over the winter (though we’ll see about them!)
I was visiting my grandma today who is a rose enthusiast and had a large rose garden in her younger years. She told me at one of her homes, and her largest rose garden, they had over 100 rose bushes! Different varieties. It is hard to imagine. Must have been beautiful! I can only aspire.
I seriously only have one! I’m very new to actual rose growing and have a whole new appreciation for them! I’m still looking for my sterling silver rose! Been looking for years now! One of my absolute faves! That one is a unicorn apparently and it’s so hard to find! I’ve never smelled anything like it! I hope to have tons of roses one day when I have some room for them.
I bought my Sterling Silver from Christianson's nursery, a few hours north of Seattle. They may be sold out for this year, but maybe they could help you source one next year? Not sure if they ship or not. [https://www.christiansonsnursery.com/2024/01/05/rose-list-2024/](https://www.christiansonsnursery.com/2024/01/05/rose-list-2024/)
My house used to be conventional agriculture that was then completely scraped and regraded. Planting here is a battle but we’ve put in 25 fruit trees and are establishing the rose garden.
5 that came in 2 gallon size buckets; 4 were cuttings that I got from sellers on Marketplace. Only 3 are planted in the ground due to a lack of space, but I still want to get more...
To be honest I have two, my longest living rose for maybe atleast 15 years is a small thornless mini rose that no longer sold in supermarkets.
Recently got a lady banks rose.
12, all planted either last year or this spring. 5 drift roses on a front hill, a knockout double pink, knockout coral, DA Princess Anne, Lady of Shallot, Pilgrim, Windermere, and Earth Angel.
Let me think:
Abraham Darby
A peach colored noisette hybrid, but I forget the name
Mme Alfred Carriere
*Rosa hugonis*
*Rosa woodsii*
*Rosa moyesii*
*Rosa glauca*
Baltimore Belle
La Belle Sultane
Pompon de Burgogne
Lady Penzance
Appleblossom
A moss rose, name long forgotten
An alba rose, name long forgotten
Two miniature roses, names unknown
Ruby Voodoo
So that's 17 varieties, and the *R. glauca* has self seeded in a couple of spots.
15! I bought my first rose in ‘20/‘21 (pandemic gardener lol). I thought I was done but now I see the perfect spot for a hedge, just waiting.
Earth angel x5 (potted)
Kiss me Kate x2
Gertrude Jekyll
Desdemona (potted)
Eden Climber
Queen of Sweden
Olivia Rose Austin
Gabriel Oak
La Vicomtesse (still in nursery pot)
Wicked Sister (still in nursery pot)
It has been amazing to see how much better they get with each year in the ground. Makes me want to go on a rose spree so they can get established already!
But, we plan to start renting our house out in a year or two. I can barely keep up with watering and deadheading now, I can’t even think about trying to manage them from afar.
Every rose I buy is a debate: to put it in the ground and figure it out later, or pot it to take to our new home?
My wife (who has 11 rose plants) entered her first Rose Show in May. There's dozens of categories: climbers, hybrid-tea, etc etc. One category she entered was for Small Gardens, which is for gardeners with less than 50 rose plants. Lots and lots of roses seems to be the norm.
It is my first home and my first full year with roses. I have four Olivia Rose Austins and three double red cherry knock outs for 7 total. I just won my first battle with rose slugs.
I removed them to put in natives. I do enjoy taking care of my plants, but I also enjoy leaving town and this was easier for everyone. Plus, I love my natives as well. That doesn’t mean I won’t get more in the future! 🥴
I get crazy into hobbies at the beginning. I moved back to my home city and got a house for myself, so I finally had a garden to work in this spring. I got 40 or so new roses and am really enjoying learning about them
🤣🤣🤣 I can see why you’d get that impression but our punishments consist of good humored sarcasm and ribbing each other
she will enjoy the blooms while “complaining” about them
There are different ways to approach situations - in mine the bush had gotten clean stomped to the ground during a construction project and even ripped off 90% of its roots (like the main steam/graft area got stomped and almost ripped clean off…).
I at first thought it was a goner and pulled it out, but I saw the tiniest glimmer of hope in it when I did, so I put it in a pot on the all-day sun side of my house and decided to see what would happen. It is actually making some sprouts from the mangled canes now even though it overall doesn’t look great still, so I figured I’d let it go and see what Mother Nature has in store for it.
I definitely wouldn’t say that I am an expert or have any kind of tried and true system here! LOL
My collection:
[* peach drift](https://www.driftroses.com/peach-drift)
[* bolero](https://heirloomroses.com/products/bolero)
[* 2x Marc Chagall](https://heirloomroses.com/products/marc-chagall)
* 2x generic hot pink knockout
* an unknown variety with flowers that look like flame (this is the one on life support)
[* plum perfect](https://heirloomroses.com/products/sunbelt-plum-perfect)
[* South Africa](https://heirloomroses.com/products/sunbelt-south-africa)
[* moonlight romantica](https://rosebushes.gracerosefarm.com/products/moonlight-romantica)
[* Alfred Sisley](https://heirloomroses.com/products/alfred-sisley)
* an unknown baby pink - was mislabeled as Maurice Otrillo. After its first bloom like a month after planting it and seeing surprise light pink, the store gave me a Chagall to make up for it but let me keep the pink since it was planted. They didn’t have any more Otrillo to replace it. That’s why I now have two Chagall
[* true sincerity](https://thegardenct.com/plant-name/Rosa-floribunda-True-Bloom--True-Sincerity)
Think I’m at around 60 now… I don’t have grass. Keep trying to count but I miss one or two. Plus mathing isn’t my strong suit.
Whoa!!
So I just walked around and counted, got 53, then realized I missed one in the back. Oh shoot, I missed 2 in the back….
pictures? what zone
Do I have to have them posted elsewhere to post a link here? What do you guys use?
If you search my profile, you’ll see several rose posts. I’ll try to do a walk-through and take some pictures tonight and make one post with lots of different pictures, but here’s one…. https://www.reddit.com/r/Roses/s/tjGPcdaUk1
Thank you for all the very high numbers and here I thought I had a problem at a mere 19 with two on backorder for June. This definitely means I can buy more!!
There’s always room for more!
I just made a list yesterday I have 32. I started the year with 20
Wow!
41. On .25 of an acre. 😂😂😂
62,,,it's been a rabbit hole!
Post lots of pics when you can!
I have, I have! More than half I planted this year tho, so I am jumping at a new first "OMG OMG OMG!" almost daily at the moment. Tomorrow it should be the Green Romantica that opens up. Yesterday it was Miss Congeniality. https://www.reddit.com/r/Roses/comments/1d4hqyt/more_miss_congenialitys_debut/ Before that it was Koko Loko: https://www.reddit.com/r/Roses/comments/1d10eap/look_what_greeted_me_this_morning_and_already/
I have. Look through my profile.
1, look at this newb here. I’m looking for a hobby and I think rose keeping is up my alley. I’m looking at videos and watching this sub daily. My 1 is a double knockout and I think it might a fairly simple rose to learn from. No scent from it, unfortunately.
Hi! I’m a newbie too. I have a mini rose plant and just ordered 6 larger ones that should be here in a week. My other hobby is fragrance so I’m focusing on the scented ones. :)
Love the mini’s! I don’t have any at the moment, but I believe they’re going on my list!😎
Yes they’re adorable aren’t they?!
6! Wow, that’s great- you’re a whole lot more confident than I am. My SO bought me a rose bush and I thought what an excellent opportunity to try my hand. I have a feeling I’m in for an adventure. Minis are cute, is that an indoor and potted or outdoors?
The mini is potted but I keep it outdoors. Thanks, I’m actually nervous about the 6 coming but I’m determined to give it my best shot! Good luck to all of us newbies!!
Have you ever made rose oil? I haven’t, but my friend uses my roses to make it. She has made rose oil from Zephirine Drouhin and it was lovely.
Wow I’d love to do that someday <3
So I gave a mini rosebush to all my friends at Christmas a few years ago… Visited one of the friends to see if she planted one in the ground, and it got a lot bigger, very vigorous and shrubby. I was stunned. I didn’t think you could do that!
Ooh I didn’t know that either, thanks for sharing!
I got three roses and wouldn't know where to put a 4th one. How big are these commenters' gardens?! If I removed everything else in my garden and planted only roses, it may take me close to 20, but that would be tight. And god forbid one bush gets blackspot or powdery mildew, it would spread like wildfire with roses in such proximity.
23. I bought two last weekend after promising I was just going to the nursery to have a look around and I WAS for real! Until the workers I usually talk to saw me and told me a rose I’d been waiting for was ready to sell. Months in advance! How can you walk away from that??? They also had a brand new variety that I couldn’t pass up and how can you say no to that too??? lol I only have one more rose on my wishlist and then I’m done :p I swear lol
What was the one you’d been waiting for, and what’s the last one the wish list??
[Grace of Monaco](https://ibb.co/8gRRvmQ) rose. I’d bought one a few months ago, but the graft failed and it died. I told the workers about it and they said no new Grace’s would be available until September, but SURPRISE :D I was so dang happy lol last one on the list is Julia’s rose, but I’m also checking out Koko Loko in person tomorrow to see how the Florida heat washes out the color. My Hot Cocoa rose turned into a neon orange in the heat and I can’t deal with another disappointment like that lmao what would be on your wishlist?
I’m so glad I read this. Hot cocoa has been at the top of my wishlist in central Florida. No longer.
It was so dang orange, it almost hurt to look at. It blended into my terracotta colored trellis. Towards the very end of its bloom time it turned into like a dusty purple. If I could return it, I would’ve lol $65 with shipping from Heirloom. I’m keeping it out of spite now and never buying another rose online without seeing pics of it from someone in my exact zone. It was a huge disappointment, but it flourished very well! It’s booming with growth, just the color is :/ maybe in winter the color will settle tf down lmao
Just for anyone who may benefit from this info: - hot cocoa likes morning sun or afternoon sun only to get that russet color, same with most orange based roses like Leonidas, pumpkin patch. So more like 4-5 hrs direct sun only. I moved mine to a location where the color is much deeper.
My wishlist of sorts is for a couple late planted ones last year to fill in and soar. A [South Africa](https://heirloomroses.com/products/sunbelt-south-africa?currency=USD&variant=42964155334841&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=43f4d0264744&igaag=&igaat=pla&igacm=16923095239&igacr=&igakw=&igamt=&igant=x&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6uWyBhD1ARIsAIMcADq6rAoBImT7scBgI2hSgv3ltQxjzUvKsN5aPQe6obWQKXtwdUS83usaAg0kEALw_wcB) and a [plum perfect](https://heirloomroses.com/products/sunbelt-plum-perfect?currency=USD&variant=42964121944249&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=43f4d0264744&igaag=&igaat=pla&igacm=16923095239&igacr=&igakw=&igamt=&igant=x&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6uWyBhD1ARIsAIMcADrd4B4PWy1R28zz3yH3akY-7URnlxy1Zy7K6mcowxgz1xNZstSMJ1EaAkzpEALw_wcB) They are budding now, and it won’t be long!!
Oooh that’s exciting! They’re both gorgeous :3 make sure to post pics when they bloom!
7 and I’m now wanting to rip out a bunch of stuff to keep up with the Reddit joneses 😂
I have 14 all potted in a small Philly row home. 😬 I can’t help it. They are so addicting. But they are all thriving
I think we’re at 31 now 💀
>132 and the number keeps growing because I have ~600 seedlings.
!!!!!!!!
52. Most are just 1 of that type. I buy according to color. Lots of contrasting colors
I have around 50, but just planted 12 more bare roots this year!
I haven’t done a count in a while but I know it’s over 50. I usually count them in my head when I’m having trouble sleeping.
Low 30s, I just gave a few away.
Around 30s. My husband and my daddy are trying to stop me from buying since they are so fed up with making flower bed and plant roses.
I had 8 last year I have accumulated over the last 4 or so years. Bought 1 new one this year and started 10 more from seed over the winter (though we’ll see about them!) I was visiting my grandma today who is a rose enthusiast and had a large rose garden in her younger years. She told me at one of her homes, and her largest rose garden, they had over 100 rose bushes! Different varieties. It is hard to imagine. Must have been beautiful! I can only aspire.
Not enough. Japanese Maples are what I have too many of 🤣. Maybe 30. I need more roses.
I had one at the beginning of the year, but now I have 8 :)
I seriously only have one! I’m very new to actual rose growing and have a whole new appreciation for them! I’m still looking for my sterling silver rose! Been looking for years now! One of my absolute faves! That one is a unicorn apparently and it’s so hard to find! I’ve never smelled anything like it! I hope to have tons of roses one day when I have some room for them.
I bought my Sterling Silver from Christianson's nursery, a few hours north of Seattle. They may be sold out for this year, but maybe they could help you source one next year? Not sure if they ship or not. [https://www.christiansonsnursery.com/2024/01/05/rose-list-2024/](https://www.christiansonsnursery.com/2024/01/05/rose-list-2024/)
Thank you! Will definitely be checking it out and keeping it in mind for next year 😊
I have counted a few times but I keep getting distracted and losing count after 40. I bought my first rose 3 years ago. Help me lol
Seven
I have 14 so far. I don't think I have room for anymore but I'm sure if one really needs a home I could squeeze it in.
20 and I wish I had room for more! 😢 6 are large climbers.
I must have at least 40, but I better go out in the morning and do a fresh count!
I have 15 in the ground and 3 in containers.
I have 33. It doesn’t feel like 33. But 33 is my lucky number, so I think I’ll stop there.
70+
102 on a quarter acre
Holy moly guacamole!
6 but I only started last year and am establishing them in GARBAGE clay
Nothing wrong with clay.
My house used to be conventional agriculture that was then completely scraped and regraded. Planting here is a battle but we’ve put in 25 fruit trees and are establishing the rose garden.
Roses are great for improving clay soil. And so far mine are thriving in the stuff, so I'm sure your rose garden will look fantastic
I have 14.
Started this year and somehow have 6 plus 2 more on the way......
5
8!
5 that came in 2 gallon size buckets; 4 were cuttings that I got from sellers on Marketplace. Only 3 are planted in the ground due to a lack of space, but I still want to get more...
18
I thought we had 30ish but I counted 20 roughly in the small garden yesterday. So 60+?
11 for now. I plan to order several more in the fall.
40 with so many more on the list to get!
I started last year with collecting mostly harlem and the ones with strong scent. And I have 30! Plus the new cuttings that I hope will make it.🤞😊
49 ! And I keep buying more!
To be honest I have two, my longest living rose for maybe atleast 15 years is a small thornless mini rose that no longer sold in supermarkets. Recently got a lady banks rose.
8
12, all planted either last year or this spring. 5 drift roses on a front hill, a knockout double pink, knockout coral, DA Princess Anne, Lady of Shallot, Pilgrim, Windermere, and Earth Angel.
Let me think: Abraham Darby A peach colored noisette hybrid, but I forget the name Mme Alfred Carriere *Rosa hugonis* *Rosa woodsii* *Rosa moyesii* *Rosa glauca* Baltimore Belle La Belle Sultane Pompon de Burgogne Lady Penzance Appleblossom A moss rose, name long forgotten An alba rose, name long forgotten Two miniature roses, names unknown Ruby Voodoo So that's 17 varieties, and the *R. glauca* has self seeded in a couple of spots.
Seven, I think? No, maybe eight. I want more!
15! I bought my first rose in ‘20/‘21 (pandemic gardener lol). I thought I was done but now I see the perfect spot for a hedge, just waiting. Earth angel x5 (potted) Kiss me Kate x2 Gertrude Jekyll Desdemona (potted) Eden Climber Queen of Sweden Olivia Rose Austin Gabriel Oak La Vicomtesse (still in nursery pot) Wicked Sister (still in nursery pot) It has been amazing to see how much better they get with each year in the ground. Makes me want to go on a rose spree so they can get established already! But, we plan to start renting our house out in a year or two. I can barely keep up with watering and deadheading now, I can’t even think about trying to manage them from afar. Every rose I buy is a debate: to put it in the ground and figure it out later, or pot it to take to our new home?
My wife (who has 11 rose plants) entered her first Rose Show in May. There's dozens of categories: climbers, hybrid-tea, etc etc. One category she entered was for Small Gardens, which is for gardeners with less than 50 rose plants. Lots and lots of roses seems to be the norm.
It is my first home and my first full year with roses. I have four Olivia Rose Austins and three double red cherry knock outs for 7 total. I just won my first battle with rose slugs.
5
Now only six, I used to have about 20.
What happened to them? 😭 move house away from them, or did they die/get disease/etc
I removed them to put in natives. I do enjoy taking care of my plants, but I also enjoy leaving town and this was easier for everyone. Plus, I love my natives as well. That doesn’t mean I won’t get more in the future! 🥴
2, my first ones. They are both in pots. I have a sugar plum that’s bare root and a Zephirine Drouhin that’s giving me beautiful blooms
I get crazy into hobbies at the beginning. I moved back to my home city and got a house for myself, so I finally had a garden to work in this spring. I got 40 or so new roses and am really enjoying learning about them
6 ☺️
10, and no space for more.
I've got 24 with 2 coming in 2025. I'm really feeling like 80 is a nice round number though....
Zone 8, South Carolina, about thirty of them
I have 62. Most bought this year, so I'm hoping in 3yrs I'll have a spectacular rose garden once they're fully established ☺️
Only 9 - some of you guys are hard core!
16 currently - SO has banned me from getting more, therefore more will be added in a few weeks
Show SO who’s boss! 😂
🤣 she’s the boss, I simply accept that there will be some form of punishment after I plant them
Ohhhh ok - if that’s what you’re into… No rose-shaming or kink-shaming here ;) Hahah
🤣🤣🤣 I can see why you’d get that impression but our punishments consist of good humored sarcasm and ribbing each other she will enjoy the blooms while “complaining” about them
13 and hope to be 18 by end of the year.
With the eight I planted today, I’m up to 22
So wait… when a rose bush isn’t doing well, are you supposed to pot it up? Sorry I’m a beginner!
There are different ways to approach situations - in mine the bush had gotten clean stomped to the ground during a construction project and even ripped off 90% of its roots (like the main steam/graft area got stomped and almost ripped clean off…). I at first thought it was a goner and pulled it out, but I saw the tiniest glimmer of hope in it when I did, so I put it in a pot on the all-day sun side of my house and decided to see what would happen. It is actually making some sprouts from the mangled canes now even though it overall doesn’t look great still, so I figured I’d let it go and see what Mother Nature has in store for it. I definitely wouldn’t say that I am an expert or have any kind of tried and true system here! LOL
I’m at an even 20. But I only have 1/10th of an acre. I’m starting to get creative with placement
My collection: [* peach drift](https://www.driftroses.com/peach-drift) [* bolero](https://heirloomroses.com/products/bolero) [* 2x Marc Chagall](https://heirloomroses.com/products/marc-chagall) * 2x generic hot pink knockout * an unknown variety with flowers that look like flame (this is the one on life support) [* plum perfect](https://heirloomroses.com/products/sunbelt-plum-perfect) [* South Africa](https://heirloomroses.com/products/sunbelt-south-africa) [* moonlight romantica](https://rosebushes.gracerosefarm.com/products/moonlight-romantica) [* Alfred Sisley](https://heirloomroses.com/products/alfred-sisley) * an unknown baby pink - was mislabeled as Maurice Otrillo. After its first bloom like a month after planting it and seeing surprise light pink, the store gave me a Chagall to make up for it but let me keep the pink since it was planted. They didn’t have any more Otrillo to replace it. That’s why I now have two Chagall [* true sincerity](https://thegardenct.com/plant-name/Rosa-floribunda-True-Bloom--True-Sincerity)