Tea Roses Vs Roses

Huge thanks are due to the DG members whose excellent photographs from PlantFiles I have used in this article (credits are given underneath each photo).Here are a few other excellent resources for roses on the web:* In parentheses after each cultivar...

So I am looking forward to clusters of these light pink, cupped, smaller blooms on a 2-foot by 2-foot bush this year.(2000, Carruth) is just amazing to me. It's hardy to zone 5. Hope you enjoyed them as much as I do.For an explanation of the different...

I had no idea there were so many wonderful roses in all shades of peach, apricot, melon and orange. Here are some others.'Abraham Darby' (Austin, 1985), English, 5', strong fruity fragrance, susceptible to rust, hardy to zone 4'Baby Darling' (Moore, 1964),...

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.

Yellow roses are more prone to disease than other colors and rugosas are more disease resistant than other roses. Pictures can say it better than I. It has almost a carnation-like look to it.

I am hoping that these are just enough to make you want to run out and get at least one. The velvety 3" blooms are quite distinctive in large clusters on a bush that will mature at about 5' by 5'.

1883, 1984, ed. Alfred Carriere', 'Lamarque', 'Glore de Dijon', 'Marechal Niel', and 'Reve d'Or'. It was thetree in an old rose garden at an historic house here in Greensboro. They may have interesting foliage or hips or fruits that prolong their seasonal...

My wife was receiving House and Garden magazine despite the fact she never ordered it. Beyond these well recognized and festive symbols are the lasting and true aspects that tend to bring out the best of almost all of us -- peace love and hope.

I had a few short cuttings last fall and buried them with two nodes, while leaving two nodes (in one case, I left only one node) outside. Finally, I guess Minnie was trying to teach me new ways of planting rose cuttings, but I was too silly to understand.

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 and Peace', the rose in the opening...

Generally, curved lines are a big improvement over a square box shape. If the wind is still a problem, a windbreak of junipers or other appropriate shrubs could be planted upwind of the rose beds.Now, what about size?

You do not want to plant bushes that you will have to spend serious money on, only to have them die off in a few months or at the first frost. Worried about some one just walking up to your child's window??

The All-America Rose Selection (AARS) announced their 2008 winners: a Floribunda and Grandiflora won the honors for the upcoming year. All-America Rose Selections is a designation given to roses that have passed a very rigorous evaluation.These evaluations...

We will take a stroll in one of those magical places. A bell at the entrance of the garden is to be vigorously shaken to make yourself known, in case nobody shows up you can proceed to visiting, an honesty box it hung for the fees, people under 18 years...

That amazing rose was blooming all over. I learned that it is a very special rose indeed, and it came to me from New Orleans by way of Arizona. Last January's ice storm had nearly demolished it.Its limbs were sparse, what was left of them, but I had been...

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

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 expand their range.

There seems to be some controversy or sour grapes; you can sort it out if you wish. Where can I find one? Here are some more 'almost black', deep, dark, velvety red roses.series. It was founded by Karen Platt in the UK for people who love black plants.

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. To those who admire and collect roses, the name Sean McCann is familiar; to others he may need introduction.

In 1983, the Helen Hayes Awards were established.Helen Hayes' final stage performance was in 1971, in Long Day's Journey into Night. Draw the rose garden on graph paper before planting.

That's not generally a recommended time to prune roses, but ZD is very forgiving. I lash them to the trellis, to the railing, to the drainpipe, in an attempt to keep the rose from completely blocking the stairs to the deck.

There are some very old roses here that were brought from England in the 1600s by the ancesters of the family from whom we bought the place. We needed that space for a driveway to the silos, and we dug the deeply rooted bushes out with Stan's backhoe...

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 are shadier.

Outdoor light and humidity conditions are hard to replicate indoors, especially in the winter when heated houses are, as a rule, very dry. I discovered this fact by accident. I wait until new growth shows in the spring and then cut back any dead branches.

This gives any new growth time to harden off before the first frost hits.Between these applications I make an alfalfa tea and apply every 2-3 weeks. After 1 week it is ready to use.

Their fruits or hips are tasty treats for wildlife as well as a powerhouse of important antioxidants for humans. (HMF) 'Shining Rose' is native to the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada Zone 4 and higher.

They seem to have a wondrous, enviable ability to see things in a way lost to most adults. I thought a good pair of gloves and I would be fine. I was a fool thinking I could casually take on my nemesis without much protection.