Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Crested Moss’
Karen A sport of ‘Centifolia’, this moss rose differs from its parent in having a dense, leafy, bright green growth on the edges of its sepals. The growth is especially noticeable…
Edible Flowers: Roses
The rose has been cultivated for thousands of years and is still one of the most popular garden plants. Cultivation probably began in China but has spread to most of…
Striped Floribunda Roses
You either hate them or love them, but few people are indifferent to striped roses. Some people have an affinity for the novel or exotic and striped roses fill the…
Roses for Hips: Large Hipped Rosa rugosas
Native to northeastern Asia, Rugosa roses are known for good hips but also make excellent garden plants. They offer unique bristly pleated foliage, disease resistance, shade tolerance, thorniness (good for…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Alba Maxima’
Also known as the ‘Jacobite Rose’,’ Great Double White’, ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Rose’, and’Cheshire Rose’ this rose is very old and dates back to before 1499. The flowers have a…
Roses for Hanging Containers
Hanging containers present challenges for growing roses. They are limited in size (and weight), dry out quickly, usually need winter protection, and often occupy shady positions. You can work around…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Alain Blanchard’
The flowers are borne on thin stems in twos or threes and are a mix of crimson and purple. As the flowers mature they become more purple with paler blotches…
Plant Profile: Rose Felicite Parmentier
Round buds with long sepals open to lightly cupped flowers that are usually quartered and may have a button eye. As the flowers mature they go from light pink to…
Pink Roses for Weeping Standards
Standards, also called tree roses, add elegance and formality to a garden. They provide a vertical accent and making pruning and spraying easier. Weeping standards are especially graceful and can…
A Visit to the Rose Garden at the New Residenz, Bamberg, Germany
The New Residence was constructed in the Renaissance style for the prince bishops of Bamberg beginning in 1602 by Prince Bishop von Gebsattel. Later construction in 1697 and 1703 added…