Landscape

Most home gardeners living in the latitude of northern Vermont expect to grow hybrid teas less than 5’ to 6’ feet tall. The idea is that it’s foolish to try

The problem of pruning roses baffles most growers of woody or semi-woody plants in home gardens. These gardeners do not realize that a plant has enormous regenerative capacities and that

Many of my roses are in beds prepared nearly 30 years ago, and although there have been some replacements, most of the bushes are those planted then.  With little opportunity

Roses are heir to various diseases and pests, but rarely more than one at a time. This is a great blessing.  Furthermore, the means of combating them are easy and

As we learn more and more about the art of living outdoors, we realize the importance of tying our houses to our gardens. Many contemporary houses have been planned with

Believing that a rose garden is a family affair and that it is never too early to create an interest in roses, Jackson & Perkins Company of Newark, New York,

The question of spring and fall planting of dormant roses is often asked and is among the most controversial.  I have practically ceased to regard rose planting as divided into

Roses are an all-season crop – the most continuous one in the flower dome. Perhaps for this reason, many gardeners assume that roses can wait if other jobs are pressing