How To Make Standard Roses

There are also climbers in both of these classes. It is a miniature and the very first rose I planted at my current home. There is also 'Blaze Improved', aka 'Blaze Superior' or 'New Blaze' (1935, Boehm).

This one rates two photos.(1987, Meilland) is a miniature with 1½ inch blooms on a bush that gets close to 3' by 3'. This is a lovely single with between four and eleven petals on it's pink blooms with yellow eyes.

I am a convert now! and I mean big time!! There was a thread. They are planted in the 'sunset' section, between the yellows and the reds. The vibrant color is what draws gardeners to this rose.And that's what all of the orange roses are about ...

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...

There is good reason for it's popularity. I would like to share the reasons for my choices. It's that warm spot on the carpet when the first ray of sun comes through the window in the morning.

There is a strong citrus scent. Spring is here and it's rose planting time in most of the country. It just isn't blue. One of the parents of this rose is 'Angel Face' listed above and it has the strong, fruity fragrance of it's predecessor.

Use your tea promptly as the nuitrients tend to degrade the longer it sits on the shelf. You can purchase commercial tea bag sacks, but I figured coffee filters would do just as well.

But because of their size and limited, if spectacular, seasonal interest, they are best sited to be viewed from a distance. They may have interesting foliage or hips or fruits that prolong their seasonal interest.

If ever you are trying to discover the true meaning of this time of year, these three things would be it. That seems to be how it happens doesn't it? This amazing rose is now in dozens of Tucson gardens and various other gardens across the country.

Maybe if I would have tried harder to understand, I would have had a few beautiful climbing roses by now. I use cut polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles to cover the cuttings after planting; they provide the role of a cloche, or small greenhouse,...

The Ralph Moore Rose Garden in Visalia was dedicated to him on May 29, 2003 to honor his achievements as a rose breeder. What follows is a brief look at what inspires a man to dedicate his life to always question, always wonder what is next, what the...

Try sketching out different designs on graph paper, or, if you have garden design software* as I do, try some different designs there until you find one you like. I use it exclusively and have put away my graph paper and colored pencils.

There are many choices that are appropriate for a vast many zones. The Scotch Briar Rose is disease resistant and grows well in zones 3b through 9b. They make for some thorny security that doubles as a tasty treat.

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...

Best time for the garden is of course in spring, say May-June when most roses are blooming but it is attractive even at other times.And if you happen to be on a bad day or have crooked your back while selecting wine bottles in one of the numerous cellars...

Gardeners love books, as the number of titles devoted to the subject attest. As long as men (and women) have had possessions, they've needed a place to store them. I cut a couple of old ballpoint ink pen cases down to make my tubes, but drinking straws,...

Oh! I looked again. “Ben sent me a tree!” So out came the bubble wrap, the empty plastic bags, the crumpled newspaper, but it wasn't a tree, it was a little rose bush, safely planted in a very large pot.

The floral patterns depicted here reflect the art work of great designers and remind us of a history in which flowers played a central part. One area of design we may not notice is on dinnerware.

They are grown and bred for their disease resistance, extreme hardiness in challenging climates and soils and for their sublime fragrance. 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...

I had a bucket of rainwater with some algae starting to grow, so I used that to dampen everything.Instructions encourage you to place your unit in a sunny area to take advantage of the sun's heat.

My question is, why would you want a black rose? So I'm off to answer the question if I can., so I decided to check them out. I knew it was a popular theme in romance and mystery novels, probably poetry also.

He tells me bits and pieces of his life in Ireland, and I relate to him about my life in Texas.I have learned that family is very important to Sean. I asked if I could later have a picture taken with him, and he agreed.

The 'Helen Hayes' rose grows up to 4 feet tall and is resistant to most common rose problems; however, it is susceptible to mildew. She began her acting career at the tender age of five.

Sweetly scented, fluffy pink blooms, tough as nails, shade tolerant, and nearly thornless? 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...

Each family or clan had their own signature style and being familiar with these, helps historians determine the location where the basket was made and sometimes its approximate age.If you are a basket maker, the diagrams and illustrations will be valuable...

To keep the plants alive you'll have to water the wreath occasionally, maybe once or twice a month depending upon its location. Moving the wreath indoors in winter makes a great centerpiece or wall hanging and a reminder of the gardening year ahead.

Those that we had moved didn't bloom that year, old roses bloom on second-year and older wood and we had cut them down rather drastically, but there were many many bushes that we hadn't touched and they did give me a few blooms.