Growing Roses

No garden is complete without roses. There are all kinds of roses; one could have a garden of roses alone. There is a rose for almost every location.  Roses have

Amateurs and professional gardeners throughout the country are conducting experiments with antibiotics in horticulture. In applying them to rose cuttings, I was doing nothing new, nor was I interested in

How fortunate is the child who grows to maturity with memories of an old garden? The memory of my father’s huge, fragrant, old-rose bushes I played under as a child

Floribunda roses are gaining in popularity each season and for good reason. Here in Georgia, as elsewhere throughout the United States, we have found that they have unbounded charm in

Not all of our “Best” ornamentals come from the Orient; this beautiful native American rose is proof of that.  A native from Newfoundland to Virginia and westward to Missouri, this

During the centuries, the rose has reigned as the queen of flowers. Several distinct types have attained popularity, each, in its turn, considered the acme of rose perfection.  Yet, many

One of the twentieth century’s miracles is the progress made in scientific plant breeding.  Unattractive color, shape, or texture in a flower that is good in other respects are no

Just as each year the consumer looks forward to new models in automobiles, TV sets, refrigerators, etc., the gardener looks forward to the introduction of the new “models” in roses. 

You will be surprised to learn, perhaps, that you may still purchase and grow roses that were brought to Europe from the Holy Lands by the crusaders; or that you