Here in my neck of the woods, I have spent the past six weeks preparing my gardens for the growing season. Because of our one hard freeze during the winter, I found myself having to severely prune this spring. I wasn’t too worried about it as my roses are planted so deeply, but it certainly ...
Read More | Everything RosesWhen I go speak for groups interested in growing roses, I always bring up the possibility of a nightmare winter. For us, I suppose, that would be blizzards and ice storms, or perhaps a combination of the two. However, in the rose garden, the opposite is true! An Awful Past Winter This winter we just ...
Read More | Everything RosesI walked into the big, warm, lighted greenhouse this morning and was thrilled with what greeted me! The roses that I have been growing since December are beginning to bloom! February roses are so beautiful. Of course, the first thing I did was to put my nose into the blossoms and breathe deep. Ahhhh…sweet, sweet ...
Read More | Everything RosesThe holidays have passed again, although we still have all our decorations up! I have been waiting for the batteries in the garlands to finish up and then we’ll be putting everything away. I love it when Bob builds a fire in the wood stove each evening with the tree twinkling and the candles on ...
Read More | Everything RosesEver since the beginning of September, I have been letting my roses run wild! The sun has been moving farther and farther to the south and the roses have been reaching for the light. I have cut some spectacular roses for the house and for friends over the last couple of months, but I haven’t ...
Read More | Everything RosesOctober is a slow month for working in the rose garden. We stopped deadheading in the beginning of September and set our roses free for October roses! This way, if they can make hips (seed pockets) if they will and if not, the ends of the stems will die back. All summer long, we deadhead ...
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