Northern Gardeners Need Own Root Roses
Most rose bushes sold around the world are grafted (budded) onto the easy-to-produce and vigorous rose ‘Dr. Huey’. And that’s notContinue Reading
Category: Roses
Planting Rose Seeds
Question I picked some fruits from my rosebush. I would like to know if they will give roses if IContinue Reading
Beyond Traditional Mother’s Day Flowers
By Larry Hodgson Throughout much of the world, the second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day and florists everywhere areContinue Reading
Cage Your Climbing Roses
Climbing roses are much less work if you cage them. This is Rosa ‘Graham Thomas’. Photo: agardenforthehouse.com Traditionally, climbing rosesContinue Reading
The At Last Rose: a Fitting Theme Plant for 2021!
At last, 2020 has come to an end! This has been a crazy year. Although the gardening world has faredContinue Reading
Strange “Flowers” on a Rosebush
These fuzzy red growths are not flowers, but galls. Photo: Peter O’Connor, www.flickr.com Question: We have been growing a wildContinue Reading
Rainbow Rose Seed: Don’t Waste Your Money
Photo: www.ebay.com A reader asked me about “Rainbow Rose” seeds, offered on the Internet with a photo of a spectacularly multicoloredContinue Reading
Hardiness of Bush Roses: Don’t Trust the Label!
If you live in a cold climate, be careful when you buy a bush rose, that is, a hybrid tea, aContinue Reading
Make Cut Roses Last
In a sense, red roses for Valentine’s Day are a big rip-off. Red roses, the traditional Valentine’s Day flower, quadrupleContinue Reading
Death of the Creator of English Roses
David C.H. Austin and Bertie. Text and photos mostly supplied by DavidAustinRoses.com. David C. H. Austin February 16, 1926 –Continue Reading