A picture is worth a 1000 words. I have attached pictures of the 3 new bare root roses I received in March of 2017. Home Depot @ $17.99, Jackson & Perkins @ $39.95 and Edmunds' Roses @ $41.95.
I will update this review in a few months with end of spring growth pictures.
My initial opinion is Home Depot @ $17.99 is an excellent, healthy rose and the best value. However Home Depot has a very limited selection. Edmunds' Roses $41.95 was the largest, healthiest, , fullest rose of the bunch. (I recommend Edmunds') . The Jackson & Perkins @ $39.95 looks very frail, very few canes and the least likely to survive.