Red Rose Garden

* Repeat bloomer * Winter interest (hips) This plant also is great for cut flowers. 1 cane from the Chuckles rose can fill a large vase! Chuckles roses bloom in clusters. Chuckles develops red hips and they persist until late fall.

Some others of note; 'Isabel Renaissance' (1995, Poulsen), 'Hope for Humanity' (1995, Collicutt, Parkland series)' and a single, 'Cherry Meidiland' (1994, Meilland). I am going to go out on a limb and recommend 'Tradescant' (1993, Austin) as it was recommended...

I had planned on only a few because they are extra work; generally not as hardy or disease resistant as some of the other groups.(1984, Kriloff) was one that I couldn't resist. It is hardy to zone 4 and very fragrant.(1976, Buck) is a shrub rose from...

I am a convert now! and I mean big time!! There was a thread. Color with a capital. They are planted in the 'sunset' section, between the yellows and the reds. Those of you who read my previous article on purple roses.

The very edges are just singed with pink. Also, this is one of the few repeat flowering yellows that will grow in colder climates.For something a little different in a shrub rose, 'Well Being' [Harkness, 2005] is a nice choice.

Listed as a mauve or mauve-blend because these are the official categories, this rose is actually a smoky purple. One of the parents of this rose is 'Angel Face' listed above and it has the strong, fruity fragrance of it's predecessor.

She has spent many years in Great-Britain and is therefore fluent in English, a not so common thing in France and much appreciated by foreign visitors who do not all master Moliere's language.

Towards the 'dawn' side it first fades from reds to deep pinks, then paler pinks and gradually changes to mauves and purples. I already had a good working relationship with a landscaper.

The effect is beautiful, and my town is lovely when they are all in bloom. Until the last decade or so, rose rosette was not a disease that many gardeners were familiar with. Gardeners working together can get this serious problem under control.Sources...

I hope the photos in this article inspire you try roses again or for the first time. For the seasoned rose growers, i hope this article helps you to inspire others to grow roses and share your experience.The Fairy photo 1 courtesy of Joyce aka cactuspatch,...

Occasionally, we would read through it but more often than not, it would end up in the recycling bin. It turns out this particular article would have a tremendous impact on my life.

She buried them in unknown places in my garden, so she could dig them out later. I found one on the lawn, chewed! Every day, for about a week, Minnie stole those bottles from the garden thinking, probably, that it were hers, as it were others I gave her...

They may have interesting foliage or hips or fruits that prolong their seasonal interest. Remontrant (repeat-blooming) old roses include the Portlands, and Bourbons. Many of theroses can be trained as short climbers or grown as tall shrubs.The classification...

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. You can see in the photo below that one of those roses was a fairly typical pink cabbage rose, the...

Mr. Moore has a memory from when he was younger than three years old of his mother's roses just down the hill from their house. Ralph Moore celebrated his 101st birthday on January 14, 2008, the same day he retired from 70 years of hybridizing roses,...

Since I didn't have time to order the book, I moved on.So here is one opinion against the existance of the black rose. At left is 'Black Magic'.)There is always something of interest in Wikipedia, although you have to take the information as is.

For those of us who are Helen Hayes fans, we will always have fond memories of her. And we have her rose.You will be amazed by what you see here. Draw the rose garden on graph paper before planting.

This will also allow for a good breeze in the area. It is absolutely beautiful and deceptively innocent looking. Worried about some one just walking up to your child's window?? You'll be glad you did.Plant Files on Daves Garden, Wikipedia public domain,...

Sweetly scented, fluffy pink blooms, tough as nails, shade tolerant, and nearly thornless? That's not generally a recommended time to prune roses, but ZD is very forgiving. Often, I have to prune it again in the middle of summer, because it's become completely...

Flood tables with stands and reservoirs, pumps, analog timers, digital timers, two 20lb co2 tanks, co2 controller, high density 8 foot fluorescent banks, 2 foot fluorescent bank, ...

Rose hips, or rose haws are the fruit that forms from a pollinated rose. You can purchase commercial tea bag sacks, but I figured coffee filters would do just as well. My hips were leathery and still had a bit of flexability when they were dry.I assembled...

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.

The scarlet red rose by the back door is the only one that I have totally lost. I felt well rid of them, but the others! How many different ways can one say ‘rose'?The first year that I was the owner of these bushes (or should I say, the first year...

On October 6, my brother's birthday, I did a little walk around in my yard. No. Then I took a look at what was left of my redbud tree. That amazing rose was blooming all over. I will be forever grateful for Ben's kindness in sharing it with me.What Ben...

In the next article we will take a look at some of the other popular floral designs such as the Blue Onion, Blue Willow and Blue Tulip that were in use.Devon Spray Roses Detail of Devon Spray Blue Ridge RosesW.S. George "Derwood " 1898 Detail of Derwood...

We are also in the scrap and waste management business. We grow herbs and sustainable forage and wildcraft.

Pour into sterilized jars and seal. Use puree for tarts, ice cream toppings or to eat as a sauce.Prepare the rose hips as described above and place in a single layer on a drying screen.