Buy Bare Rooted Roses

Photos are the main reason I joined Dave's Garden and are one of the best tools to help inspire other gardeners. Have you actually gone through with your impulse only to have a rose languish through the first few seasons then never come back?

There are also climbers in both of these classes. The rugosas actually do not like to be sprayed and are generally hardy in the colder zones.That leaves us with the OGR's (Old Garden Roses), of which there many.

The fact that it has pretty, double blooms that repeat all season is a huge bonus. It is hardy to zone 6, blooms in flushes all season, has a mature height of about 5' and a strong fragrance.

They are planted in the 'sunset' section, between the yellows and the reds. Now that I am in love I want to convert you, too. Luckily for us, there are many orange roses included. Those of you who read my previous article on purple roses.

Often their names have gotten lost somewhere along the way. Years ago my mother took cuttings from a couple bushes on an old farm my uncle had purchased. Please don't delay getting those cuttings or suckers however.One of my aunts had quite a few old...

This one is yellow with a red ring. Pictures can say it better than I. They might just show up in my garden next year.All photos are taken by the author and from the author's garden with the exception of 'Ghislaine de Feligonde'Links to other articles...

There is a strong citrus scent. The velvety 3" blooms are quite distinctive in large clusters on a bush that will mature at about 5' by 5'. This rose can put on quite a show in full bloom on a trellis or arbor and has the added attraction of a spicy-sweet...

During WWII wild rose hips were gathered by the people of England and Scandinavia and made into syrup to replace the Vitamin C rich citrus fruits that were unavailable because of the sea blockades.I harvested my rose hips and washed them thoroughly, discarding...

Remontrant (repeat-blooming) old roses include the Portlands, and Bourbons. Place the hole at least two feet from the tree trunk and make it large enough for the roots. The American Rose Society classification has 56 categories.

Something horrific happens, we are moved to do something and then as the news coverage dies down so does our interest. The dirty waters that inundated her property left behind salty layers of sludge that left her home and beautiful gardens in ruin.

If only I would have had those planted in full sun, maybe they would have grown better. Finally, I guess Minnie was trying to teach me new ways of planting rose cuttings, but I was too silly to understand.

On April 30th it closes forever. The property itself has been sold and the proceeds used to endow the Ralph Moore Chair at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis.'Hope and Joy', a companion to 'Love...

For Christmas this year I received the statue of the rose lady pictured at left. There are five now and I will add more this year. The work began the middle of April. Most roses, regardless of type, need at least 6 hours of direct sun a day.

The Scotch Briar Rose is disease resistant and grows well in zones 3b through 9b. When someone gets too close to this particular beauty, moving against it, it will dig into the skin.

Those of you who like pastel roses will be very happy with the choices. Every year when the new rose catalogs begin to hit my mailbox one of the first things that I look for is the AARS symbol.

She will also offer tea in the garden for a small fee, you will probably not be too surprised to know that this is not straight black tea but rose tea, accompanied by hand-made scones possibly topped with roses jam for the sweet teeth.

I was getting my plants ready for winter and I checked on my rose. On October 6, my brother's birthday, I did a little walk around in my yard. Never.I walked outside on October 20, and there it was, blooming just like it owned the place.

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.

So, always, always make sure you apply liquid fertilizers to wet soil, not dry soil. This tolerance is great for those who want to place a hedge of roses next to a road that gets salt in the wintertime.Rugosas will generally send out suckers and slowly...

Are you intimidated by bare root roses? If I have some on hand, I will mix two to three cups ofinto the soil as well. Not the rabbit food pellets, but actual ground up alfalfa meal, as some of the rabbit pellet foods have salts in them that will not do...

It was founded by Karen Platt in the UK for people who love black plants. "But it really means farewell or the overcoming of a long hard journey. We also have some funerals devoid of flowers.

I told Sean that I had come to meet him and he seemed genuinely touched to hear me say that.A river boat cruise was offered at the conference and Sean and I both attended. A beautiful rose is named 'The Magic Man' for him.I think Sean is very soft-hearted.

How wonderful! I had to get to my doctor's appointment but I was thrilled to make such a discovery. Once inside the nursery it was difficult to determine what to do first. They even took the time to show me around and offer plant suggestions.

She did television and movies as well.Helen Hayes died in Nyack, New York at the age of 92 on March 17, 1993. But did you know there was a rose named in Helen Hayes' honor? She was one of only two women to receive all four of the awards.

It thrives with minimal care from me beyond watering in dry summers. I thought perhaps it would give me a few blooms, given its shade-tolerant description, but I never expected it to be so smothered in blossoms.

We put a long hedge of roses down below the barn by the orchard fence. I turned one of my rock gardens into a small rose garden. Several had been moved down below the barn by the former owners and subsequently surrounded by a stone pile.

It takes up a large footprint in my garden. Albas can withstand fairly severe winters, but do not do as well where winters are extremely mild (or non-existent.)My alba is planted in full sun, but it is reported that they can grow well in conditions that...