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What Is A Field Grown Own-Root Rose And Should I Buy It.
Up to now own-root roses have mostly been sold in smaller pots known as bands or up to one-gallon size. A new own-root product is making its way to your local garden center and you should be excited.
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Chamblee's Rose Nursery - A Mail Order Nursery You Should Know
Winter is when our thoughts turn to ordering new roses for the garden. Besides local garden centers, mail order is an excellent way to find gems of the garden. Meet another one.
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Meet Our New National Rose Trials
2 commentsWith the AARS rose trials closed down something new needed to take their place. Thankfully something has and it's exciting!
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Interested In Rare Roses? Try The California Costal Rose Society Auction!
Sooner or later most grower's eyes turn toward the rare and unusual. Rose Auctions are a great source and thanks to the internet everyone can participate.
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Results from The Rose Hills International Rose Trials
3 commentsThe Rose Hills International Rose Trials were the first Trials of their kind in the United States and the results of their 11th trials are in!
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Be Sure To Catch The Fall Rose Sales
Fall is when many nurseries put their leftover roses on sale. It's a great time to snap up bargains!
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Meet The Biltmore Garden Rose Collection
In our continuing series of "Beyond Knockout. The Next Generation of Garden Roses" we meet a new collection coming to market.
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Are Today's Modern Roses "Real Roses"?
1 commentMany of today's modern roses don't look, or grow, like the traditional hybrid tea rose. To the point some think they aren't "real roses". I beg to differ!
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Planting A Grafted Container Rose - Video
End of summer is a great time to pick up roses on sale at your local garden center. Here are some tips on planting them.
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Will Roses Ever Be Fragrant Again?
Everyone sticks their nose into a rose when they see it. Yet, many roses today have little to no fragrance. Is there hope someday they will?!
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Video - Planting a Rose In Less Sunlight.
4 commentsWhat is full sun for a rose? Can you plant a rose in dappled light? The answer is - it depends and this video shows you why and how!
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Heirloom Roses Nursery. A Mail Order Nursery You Should Know.
Last Saturday I spend the day as a guest as Heirloom Roses' Festival. Why you should know about this nursery, some impressions on the day and of course photos!!
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Why Some New Roses Are Slow To Start And What To Do About It.
Sometimes newly planted roses are slow to start growing. Why, and what you should do about it is this week's topic.
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Video - Caring For an Own-Root Roses in its First Season
Many mail order own root roses arrive in small band pots. We've learned what to do when they arrive but what can we do to make them thrive during their first season?
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Buying & Planting Own-Root Roses
Own-root roses open the gardener up to thousands of roses offered via mail order from boutique rose nurseries. This week we have a video with some tips on what to do when they arrive in the mail.
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Video. The Difference Between Own-Root & Grafted Roses
We've talked about the difference between own-root and grafted roses. Now we'll show you!
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Using Rose Classes To Buy Garden Roses
2 commentsRose Classes can be another useful way to find great garden roses. Here are a few of the classes where some of those beauties can be found.
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The New Ways Roses Are Tested Before Release To The Public
2 commentsToday's gardeners want roses with better health and vigor. So is the rose industry meeting this need by testing roses in way to meet that criteria. Thankfully they are!
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Four Ways To Buy Roses
Used to be most roses were bought as "bareroot" roses. These days there are many other ways to purchase roses and we have a look!
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Commercially Growing Organic Roses For The Retail Market. Can It Be Done?
Many of us grow roses organically. Wouldn't it be nice if the nursery that produced them did the same? It can be done and here's proof.
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