One of the best ways to zero in on the type of roses you want to grow is to consider the classifications of Modern, Old Garden, and Wild Roses that rose experts use. Wild roses are just, well, wild ...
Old Blush in the Antique Rose Section. Antique ‘old garden’ roses are one of my favorite flowers. I imagine that some of these roses arrived in Victoria through our early settlers in 1824. These roses ...
Rose breeders have been striving in the past few years to remake modern rose varieties into something recalling the charm, fragrance and romance of the old garden rose. But why accept substitutes? Old ...
Our previous column included notes on pruning and propagating roses, and beginning a project to add roses, by first ...
What Are the Best Types of Roses to Grow? Roses generally are grouped based on their growth habit and flower form. You may see the words heritage, antique, heirloom or Old Garden roses in descriptions ...
For many gardeners, a rose is a rose. But before you plant one, you need to delve a little deeper. There are several categories of roses, and within each one, there are numerous cultivars. Now is an ...
Find Old Garden Roses, the ones your grandmother grew, at Goodwood Museum and Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Road, from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the annual Old Garden Rose Sale. Rose volunteers ...
Roses don't look their best in the late summer. Plants often are stressed and the flowers are generally smaller and less brightly colored. But, a wonderful fall blooming season is right around the ...
Roses are an iconic symbol of love and romance, making a popular Valentine’s Day gift for spouses and significant others. More cut roses are sold than all other cut flowers combined in the United ...
If you’ve ever picked up a rose bouquet from the grocery store or sniffed at the options in a florist’s shop, you might have been disappointed by the lack of scent in those beautiful blooms. With ...
Many of the roses grown in Florida require regular maintenance. Part of this maintenance includes pruning. But gardeners sometimes have a hard time getting up the nerve to cut their rose bushes back.