We have finished getting our new 2009 roses ready for sale. This includes the new AARS winners. For those of you that do not know what is involved in winning an AARS award here is a run down

All the major growers are members of an association called the All American Rose Committee. They are entitled to enter any new varieties they have developed or are introducing into the US market. They support test gardens in all the climates in the US and they have well recognized rosarians that evaluate all the roses performance. At the end of a two year evaluation they choose the best of the best for awarding AARS awards.This delays the introduction for an additional two years over what is often 5 years already.

This year there are three award winners. Cinco de Mayo, Pink Promise and Carefree Spirit. 

Pink Promise is a large flowered Hybrid Tea that is a great cutting rose.

Cinco de Mayo is an unusual colored floribunda that is  heavy blooming on a compact bushy plant.

Carefree Spirit is a Single shrub rose. It is again very heavy blooming on a compact bushy plant. One ot the features of Carefree Spirit is the disease resistance.

 To see what else we have come in and take a look. We have a great selection of varieties that I have chosen for how they do in OUR climate.

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