It’s rose garden planning time. Time to add some new varieties or a dash of color to last year’s garden. Here are some popular shrub roses to consider. Updated: 3/6/07


Bonica Rose

Zone: ‘4 – 9′

“The Bonica rose was voted the World’s Favorite Rose in 1997 by the World Federation of Rose Societies, and an All America Winner in 1987… more


Carefree Delight Rose

Zone: ‘4 – 9′

“The Carefree Delight rose is a delightful shrub rose that is very free flowering with vivid pink blooms. It has deep green, glossy leaves with a rich maroon fall color and lots of rose hips in the fall… more


Champlain Rose

Zone: ‘4 – 9′

The Champlain Rose has beautiful dark velvet red blooms. Orange hips are formed in Autumn. This plant has shown resistance to disease and insects… more


Chuckles Rose

Zone: ‘4 – 9′

“The Chuckles rose is a hardy Canadian-bred shrub that can be grown as a small climber or pruned as a bush. Chuckles roses bloom in clusters… more


Fire Meidiland Rose

Zone: ‘4 – 9′

“The Rose Fire Meidiland is a mounding groundcover with striking fire engine red blooms that appear in clusters. This low growing plant is a great choice for a colorful ground cover and is very low maintenance… more


Knock Out Rose

Zone: ‘4 – 9′

“The Knock Out rose is a glowing example of disease resistance at its best. The cycle of bloom and growth provides a continuous show of color from spring until late fall… more


Nearly Wild Rose

Zone: ‘4 – 9′

“The Hearty Wild rose is a hybrid. It is beautiful and tough. Hearty Wild roses have are a bushy, hardy, and highly attractive shrub… more


Pillow Fight Rose

Zone: ‘5 – 10′

“The Rose Pillow Fight produces small white blooms with a honey fragrance. The Pillow Fight shrub rose just expoldes into bloom with the white flowers… more


Pink Knock Out Rose

Zone: ‘4 – 9′

The Pink Knock Out rose is another high profile floribunda Knock Out Rose for the landscape with brilliant pink blooms from spring to fall… more


The Fairy Rose

Zone: ‘4 – 9′

The Fairy rose has hundreds of shell pink blooms that appear on a virtually foolproof shrub. It has been popular since 1932. Fariy roses have spreading… more

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