Hansa Rose Care

It is flatter with an almost carnation-like appearance, born in clusters on a spreading, one foot bush throughout the season. The very cute name comes from the little speckles on the petals that you may be able to see in this picture.

Her love of her roses comes through in her photos. The first of these is, an accomplished rosarian and, with humble thank-yous for her contributions, I credit the following photos to her.'About Face' (Carruth 2005), grandiflora, 4-8', zone 7a- 10b, slight...

Years ago my mother took cuttings from a couple bushes on an old farm my uncle had purchased. No, we rose rustlers don't make a practice of stealing other people's roses, as if they were so many mavericks! We just root cuttings of heirloom types--usually...

The color is just as described in all the catalogs and it doesn't fade. There is good reason for it's popularity. Now that I have it in my garden I have to agree. Yellow roses are more prone to disease than other colors and rugosas are more disease resistant...

As you can see, both'Fragrant Plum' (1990, Christensen) [l], grandiflora. I will share with you here some of our purple roses.'Angel Face' (1969, Swim & Weeks)[l], floribunda. Hardy to zone 6.'Shocking Blue' (1974, Kordes), floribunda, mauve) [l], floribunda.

I even added a clove to some of the bags too.The coffee filters worked great. 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.

Classic Roses web site.[8] Steve Mcculloch. And there are some roses that can be trained either as shrubs or climbers. The amount of thorns the rose has may be a consideration, but the large roses need only minimal maintenance.

Her stories inspire so many and she represents the absolute best part of gardening - the story and human connection behind what we do. This rose in its very survival was the perfect representation of hope in a world where it is needed so desperately by...

Only the flowering tips are used as rose cuttings, after the flowers have faded. I started to watch Minnie, immediately after I'd put the bottles back, so I could scold her and make her understand that those were forbbiden.

Ralph Moore celebrated his 101st birthday on January 14, 2008, the same day he retired from 70 years of hybridizing roses, most notably miniatures. '[But] Texas A&M professor of horticulture David Byrne envisions a program that will not only use Moore's...

Do you want it small and manageable with a few special roses? Each one is centered by a climber paired with a clematis on a pillar. I had been planning my dream in my head for several years, even before the house was built.

They make for some thorny security that doubles as a tasty treat. Don't make it easy for them. You'll be glad you did.Plant Files on Daves Garden, Wikipedia public domain, Jeannette Adams

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

Even more precisely, the GPS location is N44°40.477' and E0°08.950'. Free visiting without reservation is also possible everyday from May to October. The ‘Jardin de Boissonna' is situated in a charming part of France (actually most places in France...

I had to laugh, because there were more miles of tape across the top of the pot, and yes, it had kept every grain of soil right where it was supposed to be, around the rose.I took it out to my deck, the rain was pouring down and it was not a good day...

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. Roses are probably the most widely used flower for decorating dinnerware.

Tall ones grow approximately 5 to 6 feet tall and wide. This is good to eat when you have a sore throat.(This is from an old 16th century recipe used to make ose hip tart)Simmer the prepared rose hips in water until soft -- about 10-15 minutes.

Then it gets interesting... The others are pictured below; 'Barkarole', aka 'Taboo', and 'Baccara'. There is also the popularity of "goth"... My question is, why would you want a black rose?

Sean McCann has hybridized more than 90 roses. It was an event the "big wigs" were attending and it cost $35. I think I was the only person there who was not known within the rose world.

Although she was dubbed the First Lady of American Stage, she also achieved success in countless films. Beautiful work!The Helen Hayes rose and Hybrid Tea rose photographs are from my gardens.The photographs of Helen Hayes, the woman, are public domain.The...

This location does get several hours of afternoon sun, but that's not the all day sun that most roses prefer. But since it doesn't have thorns, I can just push my way through. Sweetly scented, fluffy pink blooms, tough as nails, shade tolerant, and nearly...

And don't think that that total inhibits my desire any; I still have roses that I want, and I know there are roses out there that I don't know I want, but when I meet them, I will.

The War of the Roses (1455-1487) for the throne of England, pitted the 'white rose factions' and 'red rose factions' against each other and thewas undoubtedly an alba. I've made tea from my rose hips and it was quite nice.

Despite their tiny size, they are hardier than most tea roses. The next spring, there they were, alive and happy, new shoots sprouting all over. The minis do not have deep root systems, so this is even more important.

Roses are heavy feeders, if you're going to successfully grow roses you need to set up a regular fertilization program. This is a 4-6-3 blendChemical fertilizers are manmade formulated to specific plants needs.The term “Balanced Rose Food “ means...

Do not have any clear meaning as to actual native species represented by those terms. Nearly all wild roses bloom only once in late spring or early summer. Cinnamomeae (Rosaceae) in eastern North America, by Joly, Simon: Bruneau, Ann.

They had to go! I rented a chain saw and with some satisfying grinding noises, the trees were gone! My next victim was a pine tree. No was the answer but she failed to give up on her tree.