Holiday Roses: ‘Christmas’
Karen Roses make beautiful additions to any holiday arrangements especially at Christmas time. Red and white roses are the most popular but yellow ones can be used with yellow variegated foliage…
Rose Garden Themes: Beverages-Wine
With wine tasting on the rise it is not surprising to find roses named after wines. The wine-named roses are hybrid teas, floribundas, miniatures and one David Austin English rose.…
Herb Companions for Old Garden Roses
There is nothing new about growing herbs and roses together. Roses were traditionally grown as an important part of the herb garden because of their supposed value for curing a…
Characteristic of Old Garden Roses: Portland
Portlands are a small group of roses with a mixed and uncertain heritage but probably have damask and gallica in their background. The group is named after the English Duchess…
Characteristics of Old Garden Roses: Hybrid Perpetuals
With bourbon, Portland, and china ancestry, hybrid perpetual vary considerably but share a few characteristics that make them special. As their name implies they are repeating, some more so than…
Silvered Leaved Companions for Roses
Some roses are beautiful in every way with abundant foliage and masses of colorful flowers. Many, however, could use a little help when out of bloom, or need something attractive…
Characteristics of Old Garden Roses: Bourbon Roses
Bourbon roses are generally believed to be the result of an accidental cross between the china “Old Blush’ and the autumn flowering damask, ‘Quatre Saisons’. The name comes from the…
Characteristics of Old Garden Roses: China Roses
When China roses were introduced into the West at the end of the 1700s, rose growing changed dramatically. Rosa chinensis brought a new gene pool to the West that introduced…
Characteristics of Old Garden Roses: Moss Roses
If your looking for something a little bit different, take a look at moss roses. Their sepals, calyces, and pedicels are covered with a growth that looks like moss. This…
Characteristics of Old Garden Roses: Alba Rose
The name “Alba’ would lead you to believe that these roses are white. In fact, they are also various shades of light pink. They are the result of a cross…