The Best Scented Climbing Roses

Often the infected canes develop bushy terminal ends called 'witches brooms'. It is deadly for species and cultivated roses. Until the last decade or so, rose rosette was not a disease that many gardeners were familiar with.

The alveolus are a bit more complicate to set up as they need three attachment points on the trees and then they have to be fine-tuned in order to be as level as possible. Another common gizmo for tree camping is known as portaledge and was developed...

Without pictures we wouldn't be able to see what's possible. In the dead of winter when those pretty catalogs start pouring in, you begin dreaming of a rose garden. Most vendors have some information on the habit of the rose but you really never know...

Will it grow in your zone? It is a miniature and the very first rose I planted at my current home. Mr. Moore celebrated his 100th birthday in 2007. Ah, the classic red rose. Minifloras are a newer class, created to accommodate those that are too large...

It is hardy only to zone 6, but I am willing to baby it and give it a little extra winter protection to be sure it makes it through the winter in my garden. It was close to 5' last fall.

Her love of her roses comes through in her photos. I am a convert now! and I mean big time!! There was a thread. It is one that particularly struck me from a thread. The first of these is, an accomplished rosarian and, with humble thank-yous for her contributions,...

Years ago my mother took cuttings from a couple bushes on an old farm my uncle had purchased. Its blooms sometimes have lighter-colored edges, and it proves that own-root roses can be vigorous too, as it is crowding out that dark red grafted rose in front...

The plant grows from a bulb which is often outside of the soil. Bowiea sea onion is another name for the plant, which is a succulent without any leaves. It is not an edible plant and can be described as an interesting, but not as pretty, specimen of flora.

Living in the north, it's a sign that the cold of winter is gone... I'd love to hear them. Contrary to what many folks think, mini roses are just as hardy as their bigger cousins, this one zone 6b-10b.Well, these are my favorite yellows, or at least the...

This rose gets to a height of 3' to 4' and blooms in flushes all season long in sprays of 3" blossoms. Spring is here and it's rose planting time in most of the country. Climbing to a mature height of 10'-14', 'Night Owl' is disease resistant and hardy...

I washed my mint, patted it dry and stripped the leaves to use in the tea.The next morning, my rose hip halves were dry. During WWII wild rose hips were gathered by the people of England and Scandinavia and made into syrup to replace the Vitamin C rich...

Soon, another cutting was missing (which I've never found) and then, two more others followed. Minnie had other distractions and totally forgot about the roses.All was good until the rain season started and it went on for several months, with few sunny...

When he was in high school, young Ralph studied pictures in catalogs and taught himself how to propagate roses which he sold to local nurseries. Mr. Moore has a memory from when he was younger than three years old of his mother's roses just down the hill...

Each one is centered by a climber paired with a clematis on a pillar. I recommend that you get several quotes and find someone that you can work with comfortably. I didn't have a budget for my rose garden ...

This particular rose is available commercially from most nurseries, Wal-Mart and K-Mart department stores.One possibility for a ground floor window is to build a screen of lattice work and then plant a thorny vine on it.

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. They are located in all USDA climate zones.The plants in the test gardens are given the same care as they would receive in an average...

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.

Miles and miles of it.“A tree, a little tree,” I thought when I could see a bit of limp foliage. And I would like that too. Oh! I looked again. In November! It was blooming for Thanksgiving, and still blooming on December 15.

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. One area of design we may not notice is on dinnerware.

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. Rose hips are the fruit of the rose and are often very colorful and large -- some the size of crabapples!...

Is a spectacular plant, but it has a rambunctious nature and get easily get out of control if you aren't careful. This means you won't enjoy blooms the coming season, but the rejuvenated plant should come back better than ever the following year.Cutting...

They do prefer rich, well-drained soil. You'll need to remember its one absolute requirement, however: sufficiently moist soil.If you start growing an evergreen climbing hydrangea, never to let the soil dry out completely.

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. Where can I find one? Bravo! Thanks to you all for indulging me and letting me go on and on about my favorite subject ...

Here is an account of that time, in his words:I talked my husband into driving me to New Orleans for the American Rose Society conference with the promise that he could roam the French Quarter while I attended rose seminars.

Native to the Himalayans, climbing hydrangeas have adapted to grow up trees and rocky slopes. Slow growing the first few years, once established, climbing hydrangeas can eventually cover an 80-foot wall.

Her many movies, television appearances, photographs and recordings are all we have left of her now. 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.

The square of lawn, the standard rose tree planted in the middle, and, somewhere near the rows of sweet peas, the row of large, mop-headed chrysanths ...But it needn't be like that, the chrysanthemum could be reborn and seize the crown again, and I'm...