Bare Root Roses

'Mother's Rose' (2001, Zary), a lovely hybrid tea, was planted in memory of my mother. A floribunda named(1954, De Ruiter) was included to honor my mother-in-law.It goes without saying that you can never have enough roses, particularly pink ones.

It will grow to 12', is very disease resistant and is hardy in zones 5b-9b. Luckily for us, there are many orange roses included. Here are some others.'Abraham Darby' (Austin, 1985), English, 5', strong fruity fragrance, susceptible to rust, hardy to...

Please don't delay getting those cuttings or suckers however.One of my aunts had quite a few old roses, and I vaguely recall that she gave me some cuttings years ago.Either I didn't properly know what to do with them yet, or that was one of those years...

Also, this is one of the few repeat flowering yellows that will grow in colder climates.For something a little different in a shrub rose, 'Well Being' [Harkness, 2005] is a nice choice.

There is a strong citrus scent. As with most shrubs, it blooms in clusters of smaller, 2.5" blooms all season. It has a strong clove fragrance, an upright growth habit and blooms will repeat throughout the season.

Use 1 tea bag to 8oz of boiling water and let it steep for 15 minutes.I had to try some of the tea and it was nice. They are high in many nutrients and their use is a great preventative of colds and respiratory ailments.

The American Rose Society classification has 56 categories. Award of Merit Winnter, American Rose Society. Most people are familiar with the show roses which include hybrid teas, grandifloras, tea roses, and hybrid perpetuals.

After connecting with Peggy, he came up with the idea to get this rose in as many gardens as possible and from each sale money would be donated to the Zone IX Horticulture Restoration Fund.

The cutting will root on every node, that's why more nodes will assure a better rooting and a better growth. Poor thing, she must have had a terrible hard life on her first year of life, until we took her in from the street.

Mr. Moore has a memory from when he was younger than three years old of his mother's roses just down the hill from their house. On April 30th it closes forever. Moore has decided to give all of his plants, research, notes and as much of his wisdom as...

This was going to be a relatively expensive project because dry-laid stone work is labor intensive and it is a very large bed. On the 'sunset' side, from the reds it goes to russets, oranges, melons, peaches, then yellows and creams.

Don't make it easy for them. Are your neighbors getting a little to close to your fence?? It does tend to take them a little longer to grow. The added bonus to using natural landscaping is the security we are able to create.Rambling roses such as, Lady...

If you're looking for a quality rose that has been time tested look for the AARS logo.Images and plant facts courtesy of All American Rose Selections All-America Rose Selections is a designation given to roses that have passed a very rigorous evaluation.These...

The garden was created in 1998 by Georges Beylard, a retired oenologist engineer who also planted whole forests of hazelnut trees all around the garden. She will also offer tea in the garden for a small fee, you will probably not be too surprised to know...

Last January's ice storm had nearly demolished it.Its limbs were sparse, what was left of them, but I had been reluctant to cut it down. “I'm sending you a surprise, will you be home to receive it?”“Sure, I'll be home, but what are you sending?”...

Floral patterns have been used to decorate just about everything and appear almost everywhere.They have been used so extensively, that we take them for granted even though we pass them by everyday.

Stir in sugar, spices and lemon juice and simmer for 5 minutes. Check the taste and add more sugar if desired. You can dig these up and replant them in your garden or give them away to friends.For those who want roses that are fragrant, vigorous, winter-hardy,...

The definitive word from the Brits, who sound so authoritative to me because of the accent (doesn't translate into e-speak though): "They do make some suggestions about arranging black flowers, including black tulips, which are actually a deep purple.

I was quite tongue-tied and I have no memory of what we ate. He also worked for the BBC as a sportscaster. "Can we get that picture now, before I get just a wee bit drunk?" We had the picture taken then so he would not have to worry about having to do...

She won three Tony awards, two Oscars an Emmy and a Grammy. For those of us who enjoy an old movie, Helen Hayes is one of the stars which come to mind when we think of the black-and-white films made long ago.

We've planted them in much shadier locations in our parents' yards, and their reports agree with what other DGers have said: 'Zephirine Drouhin' really does bloom in the shade! I don't know of any other rose that blooms this well with so little sun.To...

I carried buckets and buckets of water to those bushes, about 15 all-told, everyday for the first two weeks, then every other day for the rest of the summer. There are some very old roses here that were brought from England in the 1600s by the ancesters...

Check outfor instructions. It blooms during the month of May in my garden and the fragrance spreads throughout my 4 acres. When choosing a garden spot, you should plan on your alba receiving at least 6 hours of full sun, but note that they do best with...

I keep all of mine in a bed by the front door; it's a "mini" rose garden.This year, after the madness of Valentine's Day, and the poor little mini roses are setting neglected on the shelves, plastered with "reduced" stickers, dying of thirst, consider...

I use a 2 gallon watering can on each plant. Organic fertilizers take a little longer to break down in the soil and to be taken up by the plant than chemical fertilizers.I want to test in the coming season.

It is native to 21 states and Canada in Zone 4 and higher and it is threatened and endangered in the State of Ohio. Then the local Mayor decided to "clean up" the property and the Cherokees along with most of the other Victorian roses were doused with...

I didn't get very far. I don't personally buy live trees but when I decorate our artificial tree, I think of Emma's pine back in Watford. When Christmas was over, Emma asked her dad if she could leave the tree up all year.