Growing Roses

After seeing the enticing roses pictured on the cover and the pages of our Home Garden Guide to Roses, have you decided to grow at least a few rose bushes

The time for planting roses in spring varies according to the section of the country in which you live. In the middle Atlantic and New England States, this should be

You don’t have to be an expert to grow roses. Witness the showers of brilliant blooms often seen hugging the walls of an Old World cottage. Roses belong to history

Growing roses for the exhibition is an exceedingly fascinating hobby.  The blue ribbon winners in the show take something more than average care— pruning, feeding, dusting, and spraying keeps the

Southward from our location in the far north province of Saskatchewan, tender roses of the hybrid tea, floribunda, and other classes are often filled up with earth for winter protection.

In ancient days, it was common for home gardeners to plant hardy shrub roses like Harison’s Yellow, eglantine, moss, cabbage, the hundred-leaved rose, and many others in their dooryards where

Every year, from spring until fall, our garden is visited by rose lovers from all parts of the country. They come singly, and they come in groups, small groups, and

“Of all flowers, me thinks a rose is best,” said Emilia in Two Noble Kinsmen. This has been man’s sentiment since he first began to garden. The rose has a

The history of roses begins far in the past. Dried specimens have been found in Egyptian tombs.  Roses are mentioned in the oldest known writings. Fossilized remnants dug in Oregon

The quality and the quantity of the roses you will enjoy next June are determined largely by what you do with your shrub rose bushes during the next few weeks.