Growing Roses

Just outside the quaint New England town of Little Compton, Rhode Island, are the Brownell Rose Research Gardens. For more than 35 years, Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Brownell have

The best rose bushes and blossoms are not a product of chemical or organic fertilizers alone but rather a combination. Both are necessary for plant health, vigor, and productivity. Familiar

First, choose a sunny, airy exposure for growing your roses, far from encroaching tree and shrub roots and shade.  Give your beauties adequate spacing so they will have ample room

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,