Best Miniature Roses

Most vendors have some information on the habit of the rose but you really never know until its growing in your garden. Have you actually gone through with your impulse only to have a rose languish through the first few seasons then never come back?

Hybrid teas have large flowers at the end of a long stem, like the ones you buy from a florist, with a high center and many petals. From my reading, I understand that many of the plants offered as 'Blaze' today are actually 'Blaze Improved'.Of the hybrid...

It's hardy to zone 5. You will also enjoy the orange hips that develop in autumn.(1962, Johnson), a pink/yellow blend. This rose is a summer once-bloomer and just planted last spring, so it hasn't had a chance to bloom yet in my garden.

I had no idea there were so many wonderful roses in all shades of peach, apricot, melon and orange. You can see by these photos that the same is true of all of these rosarian/photographers.'Candelabra' (Zary, 1998), grandiflora, 4-6', zone 7a- 10b, slight...

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...

It was too late for it to bloom last season, but it came through the winter alive and is blooming profusely. It should have some extra winter protection, although it is listed as hardy to zone 4.

It repeat blooms well, has a mature height of 3' to 4' and is hardy to zone 5. What it is: very fragrant, repeat blooming, height of 30"-40" by 24" wide, large fully-double blooms in clusters, hardy to zone 7.The rose in the opening thumbnail is 'Basye's...

(almost no flavor) It tasted a lot like fresh rose petals. I washed my mint, patted it dry and stripped the leaves to use in the tea.The next morning, my rose hip halves were dry. It was pretty labor intensive, but there isn't any mystery as to what I'm...

It's best to plant a rose on its own roots, so that there is no possibility that the grafting stock rather than the real rose is the one that actually becomes established.To choose a tree for a giant climbing rose you will want a sturdy but otherwise...

This rose and one crinum were all that remained of the once beautiful garden." Suddenly that feeling of disconnect I originally felt when watching the devastation on TV went away. Over the weeks, I presented the story to several of our church groups and...

If only I would have had those planted in full sun, maybe they would have grown better. I use cut polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles to cover the cuttings after planting; they provide the role of a cloche, or small greenhouse, protecting them from...

Do you specialize in old garden roses (OGR)? In searching for the Peace-related roses to purchase for this garden, I found there were quite a few descendents of the original 'Peace' rose, so I am collecting them in this space.

There are a vast number of ways nature can help us protect our homes. It will grow quickly and fill out nicely. One example is the Betty Prior Rose. It does tend to take them a little longer to grow.

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 The All-America Rose Selection (AARS) announced their 2008 winners: a Floribunda and Grandiflora won...

Free visiting without reservation is also possible everyday from May to October. As many as 450 different roses grow here so there will be shapes, colours and perfumes to meet everybody's specific tastes, from old botanical roses with masses of small...

Miles and miles of it.“A tree, a little tree,” I thought when I could see a bit of limp foliage. Much fuller than when I first received it.I watered it well, and mentioned to it that I could not wait till next summer when it would be sure to bloom.

Pictured are some other early decals of roses. A rugged wild plant, this rose grows wild on coastlines and sand dunes and is commonly called beach tomato, sea tomato, saltspray rose and beach rose.

Add one pound of sugar (about 3 1/2 cups) to one pound of pulp and simmer. They also make the most wonderful smelling potpourri.One of the most important thing to know about rugosa roses is their, the leaves will turn yellow and fall off.

We also have some funerals devoid of flowers. If you are interested in seeing how popular the black rose is in today's society, just do a web search. Tattoo parlour, World of Warcraft guild, non-profit agency, bridal wear, coven, Irish pub, publishing...

Due to a severe allergy to dust, her doctor ordered her to quit the stage or she would die. But did you know there was a rose named in Helen Hayes' honor? Research is an important step in planning a rose garden.

Reconsider! 'Zephirine Drouhin' just may be the rose for you. When other roses are nearly overwhelmed with blackspot or Japanese beetles, ZD sustains relatively little damage. But since it doesn't have thorns, I can just push my way through.

I learned howto prune old garden roses: you don't cut them down in the fall like you do modern roses, you won't get any blooms the next year. Their numbers were added to over the years and when I took my first survey of all that we had, there were 21...

I take out a few of the oldest canes around the first week of February, but that's all the maintenance I do, other than remove any broken canes if we have an ice storm. However, all albas are noted for distinctive blue-green foliage that form an attractive,...

Consider mini roses planted in a strawberry pot! In colder climates, though, I would recommend planting them in the ground to overwinter.They make excellent border plants. In my zone, they get the springfertilizer and then again mid-summer, if I remember.is...

One of the most important tasks that you can do before starting to grow a new plant is to get a soil test. It may also be sprinkled on the foliage. By following these procedures I produce a pretty good rose garden.Here is a recipe for an organic rose...

(HMF) 'White Prairie rose' is described by the HMF reference American Rose Annual 1921, "Our Native Roses" by Chas. It grows between 3 ft and 7 ft. It is threatened and endangered.is native to the eastern United States and Eastern Canada.

I just LOVE that sound. Not only did it stay green but eventually it started to grow! Emma could not have been more ecstatic. She took pleasure in decorating it and each night she would gaze at it until it was time to go to bed.Christmas came and went...