http://www.karensgardentips.com Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:10:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/characteristics-of-polyantha-roses/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/characteristics-of-polyantha-roses/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:00:13 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=14395 Read 'Characteristics of Polyantha Roses' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Known for their profusion of flowers, polyantha roses arose in France in the late 19th century. Their parentage is vague but probably involved a China rose and Rosa multiflora, the parent of many ramblers. The result was a relatively small compact bush that produces clusters of small flowers [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/characteristics-of-polyantha-roses/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/characteristics-of-hybrid-tea-roses/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/characteristics-of-hybrid-tea-roses/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:00:24 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=14447 Read 'Characteristics of Hybrid Tea Roses' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Everyone loves roses and why not? They are beautiful flowers, suggest romance, and have been featured in literature and art for over two thousand years. Most of the roses you receive from the florist or see in rose gardens are hybrid teas. They are the most popular [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/characteristics-of-hybrid-tea-roses/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/how-to-maximize-the-fragrance-of-the-roses-in-your-rose-garden/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/how-to-maximize-the-fragrance-of-the-roses-in-your-rose-garden/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:00:48 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=14263 Read 'How to Maximize the Fragrance of the Roses in Your Rose Garden' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Most of us select our roses on the basis of color, form, size, number of petals, and disease resistance, rarely on fragrance. Yet most gardeners enjoy the scent of their roses and can’t resist bending down to give a sniff [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/how-to-maximize-the-fragrance-of-the-roses-in-your-rose-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/four-roses-join-the-earth-kind-roses-list/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/four-roses-join-the-earth-kind-roses-list/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 12:40:37 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=6346 Read 'Four Roses Join the Earth-Kind Roses List' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Four roses have recently met the standards established by the Texas AgriLife Extension to join the list of Earth-Kind roses bringing the total number of roses on the list to 21. Having the Earth-Kind designation is an outstanding honor and comes only after extensive testing [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/four-roses-join-the-earth-kind-roses-list/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/how-to-care-for-roses-in-winter/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/how-to-care-for-roses-in-winter/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:15:21 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=3632 Read 'How to Care for Roses in Winter' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Roses take a rest in winter and so can the rose caregiver once the rose beds have been properly prepared. Winter care is not difficult but is important to protect the rose bushes and ensure that they will produce good flowers the following spring. Hopefully, [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/how-to-care-for-roses-in-winter/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/how-to-prepare-the-rose-garden-for-winter/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/how-to-prepare-the-rose-garden-for-winter/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:03:56 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=3113 Read 'How to Prepare the Rose Garden for Winter' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Autumn in my rose garden is a beautiful time. The sunny days and cool, longer nights give the blooms more time to grow and develop so the flowers are larger and the colors are more intense. This is a time to enjoy the rose [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/how-to-prepare-the-rose-garden-for-winter/feed/ 2 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/an-elixir-for-roses-alfalfa-tea/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/an-elixir-for-roses-alfalfa-tea/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 11:57:30 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=1308 Read 'An Elixir for Roses: Alfalfa Tea' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Read 'An Elixir for Roses: Alfalfa Tea' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. As a member of the local rose society, I get many tips for growing roses and this is one of the best. It is an alfalfa tea that I use every 6 weeks during the growing season on all my roses with considerable success; leaves get [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/an-elixir-for-roses-alfalfa-tea/feed/ 2 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/how-to-plant-potted-roses/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/how-to-plant-potted-roses/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:36:46 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=1080 Read 'How to Plant Potted Roses' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Roses that you buy in pots are easily planted any time of year, although spring is best. I always generally  follow the directions given by rose nurseries such as Heaven Scent in North Carolina or Roses Unlimited in South Carolina because they are easy and practical. Select [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/how-to-plant-potted-roses/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/rose-winners-2009-aars/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/rose-winners-2009-aars/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:09:24 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=862 Read 'Rose Winners 2009 AARS' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

The top hybrid teas, floribunda, and landscape roses are described.]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/rose-winners-2009-aars/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/three-steps-to-buying-roses/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/three-steps-to-buying-roses/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:00:51 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=788 Read 'Three Steps to Buying Roses' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Practical concerns when selecting roses are considered and the pros and cons of bare root versus container bought roses are discussed.]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/rose-garden/three-steps-to-buying-roses/feed/ 0