I'm Marci Martin, rosarian and the Everything Roses blogger. This week's post tells you how to keep roses healthy and beautiful. June has been a whirlwind, as it is every year! Thousands of beautiful roses have bloomed in my gardens and I have had the pleasure of groups of people large and small to share their ...
Read More | Everything RosesAfter a very busy winter growing roses at Suffield High School’s greenhouse for the Connecticut Flower and Garden Show, which officially wrapped up on February 26, we’ve been happily awaiting the beginning of March. Where we live in north-central Connecticut, the bulk of our winter was much warmer than usual. We saw a little bit ...
Read More | Everything RosesMy last blog was all about propagating a cutting of ‘Clair Matin’ for my friend, Rich. You should know that the cutting now has roots coming out of the holes in the bottom of her pot and she is ready to go to her new home. I am always happy to share my roses with ...
Read More | Everything RosesMy friend, Rich, asked me to start a new rose for him from my ‘Clair Matin’ rosebush. I have had this rose for over 20 years. It was given to me as a 4” cutting and is now over 9’ tall and 9’ across in a perfect circle. My next blog will be all about ...
Read More | Everything RosesWhat a gardening season so far! After a cold, virtually snowless winter, March arrived and the weather remained colder than normal. April was chilly and good for planting and pruning, and after a cool beginning of May, warm weather set in and I was thrilled when the roses began to bloom mid-month. Thus began the ...
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