The Charm of Rugosa Roses
Technically rugosa roses are species roses native to eastern Asia, but to me they are a bit of heaven on earth. I have 12 rugosas: Hansa (2), Roseraie de l’Hay (9) named for the French rose garden of...
View ArticleOn Becoming a Rose Exhibitionist…
I have many new roses coming this spring and several of them are roses that have been recommended as roses I “need” to have if I’m going to become an exhibitionist… So, since I plan to take the plunge,...
View ArticleA Rose A Day: Julia Child
Julia Child is a buttery yellow power blooming floribunda. This beauty grows to about 2.5′ high and wide in my garden, but is only a two years old. Next year it may reach the 3′ the catalogs describe....
View ArticleA Rose A Day: Drifts
Today you are going to see 3 of my favorite roses–Peach Drift, Coral Drift and Apricot Drift. As with all the roses in the Drift collection, these roses are amazingly disease resistant and small enough...
View ArticleTools of the Trade
My good friend, Wendy Tilley, TheRoseGardener.com, and her husband, Ryan, have a garden of 350 roses and a business of caring for 85 rose gardens in the Atlanta area. So, they made it their goal to...
View ArticleRose Rosette … The Facts
If you grow roses, you are worried about the devastating disease called Rose Rosette. Tonight on Rose Chat Dr. Mark Windham joined with us to discuss his research on Rose Rosette. We discussed...
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