This article will explain exactly “what is a scion” in plant grafting.The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a scion as “a detached living portion of a plant (such as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting.” In simpler terms, the scion...
There's nothing quite like picking and eating fruit from your very own tree. Keep reading to learn more about growing a mixed graft citrus tree.Citrus trees with more than one fruit growing on them, often called fruit salad citrus trees, are a great choice...
Many new gardeners are starting to plan their first adventure into our crazy, wonderful world. Gardeners in the southern part of its territory should plan for a larger shrub than northern gardeners.
From the initial infection to ultimate death is estimated to be about two years. Most of these roses are planted in tight groups, to show off the season-long drifts of color. Until the last decade or so, rose rosette was not a disease that many gardeners...
In the dead of winter when those pretty catalogs start pouring in, you begin dreaming of a rose garden. The Agrilife extension service has not only conducted research, but they have done field tests.
(Photo by author) 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. Men in particular seem to be drawn to red roses.
'Mother's Rose' (2001, Zary), a lovely hybrid tea, was planted in memory of my mother. But at other times the flush of lipstick pink covers about 90% of the petal. A floribunda named(1954, De Ruiter) was included to honor my mother-in-law.It goes without...
I never cared for orange flowers. The opening thumbnail is 'Orange Waves' (Clements , 2005), a shrub rose, lightly fragrant, with a mature height of about 3.5' and hardy to zone 6.
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 found on abandoned farms or in old cemeteries--that may be in danger of dying out.
It's a bit of a rambler...to 10', has a moderately sweet fragrance and bears it's 2" blooms in clusters of 10 to 20 blossoms. 'Well Being' is one of the English Legend Rosestm from Harkness, with a height of 4-5' by 39" wide.
Go for it!Ebb Tide, Fragrant Plum, Lavender Simplicity, Night Owl, Purple Heart, Rhapsody in Blue, Royal Amethyst: Basye's Purple Rose, Wild Blue Yonder, Angel Face, Distant Drums, Ebb Tide, Shocking Blue, Dawn photo from my back yard
I just folded them around the tea and stapled them shut with a cotton string. Use your tea promptly as the nuitrients tend to degrade the longer it sits on the shelf. I washed my mint, patted it dry and stripped the leaves to use in the tea.The next morning,...
It was thetree in an old rose garden at an historic house here in Greensboro. If the rose is to climb a tree, it needs to be placed on the side of the tree exposed to the most light.
This is the best time of year to reflect one's blessings and connect with the stories of our fellow human. After reading the article, I decided I would assist with this cause in any way I could.
The best method for propagating roses is through cuttings. I add a "hand" of sand on the bottom of the hole, moisten it, then stick in the cutting.I cover half of the cutting with soil, then create a well around it, but just a bit farther from the stalk,...
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...
I ordered a total of 54 plants initially, which grew to more than 70 by the end of the summer.All that was left was to meet with the landscape designer. I've already said there should be paths in a deep garden and 22' is pretty deep.
Don't make it easy for them. The added bonus to using natural landscaping is the security we are able to create.Rambling roses such as, Lady Banks, as well as many other species of plant life will do the trick.For a fence line, I recommend a Cherokee...
The All-America Rose Selection (AARS) announced their 2008 winners: a Floribunda and Grandiflora won the honors for the upcoming year. They are located in all USDA climate zones.The plants in the test gardens are given the same care as they would receive...
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 flowers blowing like fireworks on the dark foliage to big showy modern hybrids.
There were buds and two little blooms on Peggy Martin. Did a double take. But while the rose waited on my back deck, I also pondered its permanent location. So finally the day came when I planted the rose at the base of my mangled redbud.
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.
The ancestors of the family of the rugosa rose originated on the sandy beaches of northern China, Japan and Korea. They have the best winter hardiness, next to roses species that are indigenous to cold climates.
Orange You Beautiful? The quest goes on with the rose breeders. We also have some funerals devoid of flowers. We who love roses hear it now and again. "But it really means farewell or the overcoming of a long hard journey.
To those who admire and collect roses, the name Sean McCann is familiar; to others he may need introduction. I sat down and soon discovered that was where Sean was sitting! At the table were also many of the officers of the ARS.
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. Helen Hayes was born on October 10, 1900 in our nation's capital, Washington DC.
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. This location does get several hours of afternoon sun, but that's not the all day sun that most roses prefer.
