As I've said Aym ... all you need to do is plant it ... Spring will do the rest ... but you're convinced that you're right and I'm wrong so we'll leave it at that. But it's a shame to encourage the OP to complain about having received something if there's nothing wrong with it.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Aym you misunderstand me - I was referring to the fact that you and I disagree about whether you have the expertise needed to 'bring it back to life'. I've seen photos of the plants you've grown from seed and dahlias that you've grown from tubers. Both need more expertise than planting a bare root rose in the garden.
We did once have a photo sent in of a bare root rose that wasn't growing ... the poster had planted it upside down! But I know that you wouldn't do that
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I will throw my hat into the ring and say that they don't look bad at all. As Dove says, they should be dormant at this time of year. Surely its a gardeners challenge to plant and nuture stuff and bring it to life....then feel very smug about it!Narminatia, give them a go, I think you will be surprised and then pleased with yourself in the Summer when they start to grow.
I find that sometimes one has to look at the roots and not at what is above the soil.if there is a good mass of root in healthy condition the rest will usually follow if not the first year but the second .
I buy lots of reduced plants from garden c. I tip the plant out , examine the roots,this tells you what you need to know.. :::: admit I sometimes get a few odd looks !
I just received 3 bare-root border peonies from Thompson and Morgan. I was expecting a few growing buds on decent-sized cuttings, but they are nothing like that. One cutting is only about an inch square and has 1 bud on it! The other two are a bit better, but still not what I was hoping for. These are my first bare-root peonies, so maybe I'm wrong? Are there any peony experts out there that can advise me. I'm concerned that these tiny plants are going to take years to flower. Should I send them back?
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Carmarthenshire (mild, wet, windy). Loam over shale, very slightly sloping, so free draining. Mildly acidic or neutral.
Dear Amy, Dove and other fellow members. Thank you so much for the time you have given to analyse my photos and the situation. I have ordered two bare root roses at the same time of the year one from T&M and another from Peter Beale Roses or Classic Roses. The one from Peter Beales Roses arrived perfect with damp roots and green stems. Couldn't thank them any more for the beautiful plant the have provided me with. But with T&M my dissappointment brought me to this thread. I have been growing roses and other plants for over 15 years and I am quite confident grower. As Dove suggested I have already planted the rose with the best of my intentions providing utmost care although I bought the plant for someone else. Now time will only say what comes next. I wish I had better experience with T&M as I had a lot more on my wish list to buy from them. Kind regards.
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That's a shame Aym - you'd be missing out on a bargain.
Here's a video of Monty Don planting what might appear to be a bundle of dead sticks
http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-plant-a-bare-root-rose/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
As I've said Aym ... all you need to do is plant it ... Spring will do the rest ... but you're convinced that you're right and I'm wrong so we'll leave it at that. But it's a shame to encourage the OP to complain about having received something if there's nothing wrong with it.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Aym you misunderstand me - I was referring to the fact that you and I disagree about whether you have the expertise needed to 'bring it back to life'. I've seen photos of the plants you've grown from seed and dahlias that you've grown from tubers. Both need more expertise than planting a bare root rose in the garden.
We did once have a photo sent in of a bare root rose that wasn't growing ... the poster had planted it upside down!
But I know that you wouldn't do that 
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I will throw my hat into the ring and say that they don't look bad at all. As Dove says, they should be dormant at this time of year. Surely its a gardeners challenge to plant and nuture stuff and bring it to life....then feel very smug about it!
Narminatia, give them a go, I think you will be surprised and then pleased with yourself in the Summer when they start to grow.
I find that sometimes one has to look at the roots and not at what is above the soil.if there is a good mass of root in healthy condition the rest will usually follow if not the first year but the second .
I buy lots of reduced plants from garden c. I tip the plant out , examine the roots,this tells you what you need to know.. :::: admit I sometimes get a few odd looks !
But do I care ???
No !
I just received 3 bare-root border peonies from Thompson and Morgan. I was expecting a few growing buds on decent-sized cuttings, but they are nothing like that. One cutting is only about an inch square and has 1 bud on it! The other two are a bit better, but still not what I was hoping for. These are my first bare-root peonies, so maybe I'm wrong? Are there any peony experts out there that can advise me. I'm concerned that these tiny plants are going to take years to flower. Should I send them back?
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two buds on this one above
and two on this one above
£2 coin for comparison. There was one loose bud in one of the packets.
Thank you
Hi again, 3 cuttings, I have two,pictures of each above. I'm grateful for your opinion. I will email them.
Dear Amy, Dove and other fellow members. Thank you so much for the time you have given to analyse my photos and the situation. I have ordered two bare root roses at the same time of the year one from T&M and another from Peter Beale Roses or Classic Roses. The one from Peter Beales Roses arrived perfect with damp roots and green stems. Couldn't thank them any more for the beautiful plant the have provided me with. But with T&M my dissappointment brought me to this thread. I have been growing roses and other plants for over 15 years and I am quite confident grower. As Dove suggested I have already planted the rose with the best of my intentions providing utmost care although I bought the plant for someone else. Now time will only say what comes next. I wish I had better experience with T&M as I had a lot more on my wish list to buy from them. Kind regards.
Aym280 sorry I spelled your name incorrectly.