I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but here in Charleston, WV it is gray and sort of uninspiring.
It might make you feel better to see a video about rose propagation (including budding, rooting cuttings, and propagating from seeds). Budding is less and less important in commercial roses, but it is still done.
Well, I dunno if I’m being too persnickety, but a caveat on plant-patents for this how-to primer on propagating “modern roses” might have been in order!
When you say “budding is becoming less and less important”, I’m wondering what percentage of commercial plants are still budded. I assume a pretty good majority, no?
Peter,
The nursery would be a fun place to visit.
Do you have a mailing address or a website for it?
dave wolfe
Dave, Whit Wells’s nursery is in Brighton, TN, maybe an hour by car northeast of Memphis. Whit has a website. Just click on the Contact link for information.
Peter