Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Julia Child’
Karen Think of golden butter and delicious fragrance and Julia Childs comes to mind, either the well-know chef or the rose that she chose to bear her name. A popular exhibition…
Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Hot Princess’
The hot pink color with purple undertones has made ‘Hot Princess’ a favorite with exhibitors and florists alike. The color does not fade even on hot days and the blooms…
Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Gemini’
The rose ‘Gemini’ has long pointed buds with large outer petals that reflex at the tips as they unfurl to form a flower with creamy white center surrounded by a…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Black Magic’
‘Black Magic’ is one of the most popular dark red exhibition and florist roses. The almost black color of the pointed buds becomes slightly redder as the high centered flowers…
Apricot-Colored English Roses for Cottage Gardens
The old fashioned look of English roses fit beautifully into a cottage garden. English roses, as the term is commonly used, refers to a modern type of shrub rose that…
Five Fabulous Pink Single Roses
When you think about a rose you probably invision the ones from a florist like Mdme Delbard or the cabbage roses pictured in 17th century paintings. These roses are beautiful…
Plant Profile: ‘Snowflake’Catmint (Nepeta mussinii)
‘Snowflake’ is the white form of the traditional catmint that makes a great edging plant as it spills over the garden bed. Small white flowers are held in loose spikes…
Mid-May Visit to Biltmore Estate Gardens, Ashville, North Carolina
A visit to Biltmore’s garden is always a treat and going the third week of May was especially nice. The drive to the house was lush and green, and banners…
Garden Hedges: Five Floribunda Roses for a Beautiful Hedge
Roses are can make a fine hedge when you want to restrict the movement of people from one area to another. Many floribundas and some shrub roses can be planted…
Book Review: Amercian Rose Society Encyclopedia of Roses
This is the one book in my library I would never give up. Even if I no longer grew roses I would keep this book just so I could look…