Valentine’s Day is for roses. However, they don’t need to come from the florist’s shop! Florist roses are terribly expensive at this time of year, but you can build yourself a rose garden this Spring and call it your Romance Garden. Here are a few suggestions for your Sweetheart to order for you. Instead of ...
Read More | Everything RosesHalloween is right around the corner! And, we've actually had an autumn this year, although the foliage is slow to color. We've had a couple of good freezes (28 degrees), so I think I may have cut my last rose bouquet of the season. A fire feels really good in the evening at our new ...
Read More | Everything RosesWe just returned from a wonderful vacation on Cape Cod. We were fortunate to be visited by friends and family and had almost two weeks to relax near the whales, seals, and great white sharks swimming just beyond the outer beaches. I had sprayed my gardens about a week before we left, so I felt ...
Read More | Everything RosesThis summer has been a huge adventure for me. My roses are thriving here at our new home, and I have cared for them daily all summer. We had almost 10" of rain throughout August, so yesterday was the first time I watered all month long. I have been careful with my spray program, but ...
Read More | Everything RosesI think every rose gardener should reserve some room in the garden to grow some remontant Old Garden Roses. I have some in my garden that I fell in love with at rose shows over the years. Now, I just asked for the stem from the exhibitor at the end of the day…that’s how I ...
Read More | Everything RosesI think this is the busiest summer I have ever had in my forty years in the rose garden! After having dealt with a double-whammy move: all our earthly goods AND our roses, spring was very late to arrive. I think it showed up around the middle of May to stay. After a couple of ...
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