Best Mail-Order Rose Nurseries (2024): Quality, Variety & Value

Jackson & Perkins' limited selection frustrated you. Many great nurseries closed in the financial crisis, but these survivors consistently earn rosarian praise:

Top-Tier Canadian Growers (Ship to US)

• Palatine Roses — Kordes hybrids, large own-root plants, excellent health
• Pickering Nurseries — Superb plants, great service, Ontario
• Hortico — Best for older/rare varieties, smaller plants

US Specialists

• Vintage Gardens (CA) — Closing but still shipping; largest rare/old rose collection. Order NOW for heirlooms.
• Edmunds Roses (OR) — Best bare-root quality, huge plants, lightning-fast shipping
• Roses Unlimited (SC) — 1-gal own-root, excellent Southern-adapted varieties
• High Country Roses (CO) — Quart pots, exceptional cold-hardy root structure
• Northland Rosarium (OR) — Quart own-root, cold-climate focus
• Rogue Valley Roses (OR) — Own-root, buy-4-get-1-free, great species/Austin selection
• Heirloom Roses (OR) — Own-root, broad catalog, good guarantees
• Chamblee's Rose Nursery (TX) — David Austin specialist, heat-tolerant varieties
• Spring Valley Roses (WI) — Cold-climate specialists, hardy varieties
• S & W Greenhouse — Reliable quality, good communication

Own-Root vs. Grafted: Know Your Zone

Own-root = better cold hardiness, no suckering. Grafted = faster initial size. In Zones 5-, pot own-root for Year 1, plant out Year 2.

All listed nurseries have strong rosarian forum reputations. Problems happen; resolution speed defines quality.