Types Of Floribunda Roses

This one is very special to me because it was a gift from a DG friend who obviously knows what I love.Dating from 1797, 'Maiden's Blush' (1797, Kew) is an Alba that should reach about 5'.

It is one that particularly struck me from a thread. These 3 photos are Jeanne's with her kind permission.I will close with the 'Disneyland Rose' (Zary/Walden, 2004). Luckily for us, there are many orange roses included.

Often their names have gotten lost somewhere along the way. Years ago my mother took cuttings from a couple bushes on an old farm my uncle had purchased. Its blooms sometimes have lighter-colored edges, and it proves that own-root roses can be vigorous...

I am especially drawn to full, many-petalled blossoms, so Austinsare my type of rose. They can range from very pale cream to a deep amber and include a wide range of blends with other colors, mostly pinks and reds.

The pinks and roses have already been covered in another article. And some of the most beautiful roses. Spring is here and it's rose planting time in most of the country. It has a strong clove fragrance, an upright growth habit and blooms will repeat...

My hips were leathery and still had a bit of flexability when they were dry.I assembled my tea bag making materials. If you do not have a dehydrator, place your material on a cookie sheet and turn your oven on as low as it will go.

Later, when I visited the Biedenharn museum in West Monroe, Louisiana I was enthralled byclimbing telephone sized poles anchoring the small zoysia lawn in the ELsong Garden.I'd read about climbing roses in old English gardens from the classic old garden...

Welch, Professor & Landscape Horticulturist, Texas A&M University. There are many symbols that have come to represent this time of year. My wife was receiving House and Garden magazine despite the fact she never ordered it.

The cutting has to be as long as possible, preferably with 7 or 8 nodes, because half of it will be buried inside the ground. Minnie has been of great help since she came to us and she has been trying to teach me new ways of planting rose cuttings, totally...

On January 14, 2007, he celebrated his 100th birthday at the Visalia Convention Center where he received awards from thealong with a flag that was flown over the United States Capitol on January 8, 2007A metal sculpture of roses climbing an arbor will...

After much agonizing, my husband and I (I did ask his advice on a few details) decided to center it in the rear of the house behind our pool, facing south. Just be sure to leave enough room.Here's the shape I settled on.

Don't make it easy for them. If you are planting them for security reasons, ensure that you do not get the thornless berry bushes or vines.I do not personally recommend planting these close to the house as snakes do favor berries and this could cause...

Those of you who like pastel roses will be very happy with the choices. Every year when the new rose catalogs begin to hit my mailbox one of the first things that I look for is the AARS symbol.

She will also offer tea in the garden for a small fee, you will probably not be too surprised to know that this is not straight black tea but rose tea, accompanied by hand-made scones possibly topped with roses jam for the sweet teeth.

But while the rose waited on my back deck, I also pondered its permanent location. First, I could not decide where it was going to live, and then I worried that planting a rose bush in Kentucky in August was asking for trouble.

A rugged wild plant, this rose grows wild on coastlines and sand dunes and is commonly called beach tomato, sea tomato, saltspray rose and beach rose. It has been hybridized and is now sold as Knock Out Roses.Moss Rose Detail of Moss "Fluffy" Rose Virginia...

They also make great hedges an can be easily shaped with a bit of judicious pruning. Or as a focal point in a perennial bed. Add one pound of sugar (about 3 1/2 cups) to one pound of pulp and simmer.

I added 'Black Baccara', which is a more recent introduction and a darker version of 'Baccara'.. We who love roses hear it now and again. There seems to be some controversy or sour grapes; you can sort it out if you wish.

In the mid-'60s he and his family returned to Ireland. He is married to a lovely woman, Sally and he has 5 children who are all grown and married and have children of their own. That is a lot to pay for lunch, but I had come to see Sean so I signed up...

She won three Tony awards, two Oscars an Emmy and a Grammy. In fact, there are too many shades to mention in this short article.I cannot express enough how important it is to plan before planting any garden.

We've planted them in much shadier locations in our parents' yards, and their reports agree with what other DGers have said: 'Zephirine Drouhin' really does bloom in the shade! I don't know of any other rose that blooms this well with so little sun.To...

And it's all true, sort of: I am allergic to the scent of roses and I have trouble with what are known around here as ‘rose bites', they swell and take forever to heal. I don't have a problem with bees, but it fits into the rhyme scheme, and to say...

Artists have depicted roses in a number of famous works that resemble albas too. According to many sources, Pliny the Elder's (23-79 AD) description of white roses may have very well been albas.

I like to leave a little depression, kind of like a moat, for the first watering, then fill the rest of the way after it has soaked in.Most mini roses are not grafted so there is no need to worry about covering the graft or suckering.the same as you would...

I use a 2 gallon watering can on each plant. One of the most important tasks that you can do before starting to grow a new plant is to get a soil test. By following these procedures I produce a pretty good rose garden.Here is a recipe for an organic rose...

In fact several separate species are designated by the terms, "California rose", "prairie rose", "woods rose"and "Virginia rose" and others. This is the USDA native. There is a double form Rosa virginiana var.

There was one thing she loved more and that was Christmas. Emma was horrified at the thought of this and pleaded with her dad to simply plant it in the garden. Once she caught her breath, she went on to explain why this tree was in my garden and why it...