“I’m from the North,” she said, “and I haven’t seen a good-looking rose since I’ve been in Florida.” She was a gardener and a rose-lover; like all enthusiastic gardening specialists, she tended towards exaggeration, for fine roses are grown in Florida. Yet it is certainly true that one must look far and wide to find … Read more
Garden visitors invariably pause before the lavender roses to exclaim incredulously, “Lavender roses! Why didn’t I know there were roses in this color! What are their names?” What magic or scientific process was employed to produce and grow roses in this unique new color? Many years of research and untiring efforts of the hybridizer lie … Read more
Modern roses have claimed the popularity spotlight in polls throughout the country because of their exquisite form and wide range of coloring. But some of the older roses still have a certain inherent charm that keeps them at the head of the rose parade and it is doubtful if their true beauty will ever wane. … Read more
Here are the different questions and answers on how to grow and use roses. Question: I have a privet hedge along one side of my driveway. In front of it, I would like to plant a row of floribunda roses. Would you combine CIRCUS and BABY BLAZE for a colorful effect? Answer: CIRCUS and BABY … Read more
Undoubtedly, the rose is most noted for its blooms, such masterpieces that one perhaps cares little for other aspects of the plant. Yet you can also enjoy this queen of flowers for its landscape contribution to your yard. For this purpose, you view the rose as a flowering shrub—in which capacity, its good habits qualify … Read more
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 personalities other flowers do not possess. Few people cannot recall happy memories of roses, either from childhood or in the present. Lingering Perfume Of Roses … Read more
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 an elaborate test with the ensuing controls and inspections. Rather, I was seeking results prompted solely by my impatience. Natural processes seemed too slow. If … Read more
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 sent me on a thirty-year treasure hunt for roses of bygone days. Many thrills have been mine in collecting these old favorites as I made … Read more
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 the landscape. There are Iow varieties for bordering walks or fronting small shrubs, medium-tall types for beds and borders, and taller varieties for fronting tali … Read more
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 rose will grow almost anywhere if a reasonable amount of nutrients and moisture are in the soil. When roses are mentioned, many gardeners think only … Read more