I am on a really awesome HR message board & we have formed a pretty tight knit community. For Valentine's day, we could sign up to have a "Schmoopy" - essentially a secret pal. My Schmoopy was Footie from Oregon and she sent me some Jackson & Perkins roses. I planted them near the end of February, and to my surprise have not killed them yet! In fact, they have been blooming for about a week now & are really gorgeous. Thanks Footie!