Rose Trees Attract Attention
Looking for a colorful way to make a grand statement…
Types of Roses Archives
The 2006 All-American Rose Selections
All-American Rose Selections (AARS) is non-profit organization of introducers and growers of roses that evaluates new roses not only on how well they look, but also how well they can deal with various changes in climate and even how well they can ward off the peskiest of pests and disease…
Miniature Roses are perfect for small spaces
Among the most charming and delightful of plants, miniature roses come in the same multitude of colors and varieties as their full size cousins…
Climbing Roses Add Charm to Any Garden
Nothing brings to mind rustic romance and charm quite so strongly as a rose-covered cottage or gazebo…
Shrub Roses: Versatile and Low Maintenance
The name, Shrub Rose, is somewhat confusing because a rose, any rose in fact, is actually a shrub…
Old Garden Roses: Antique and Aristocratic
Old Garden Roses are any of the rose varieties that were recognized and celebrated prior to 1867, the year in which the first modern flower was introduced…
Hybrid Tea Roses: The Definition of Classic Elegance
A modern rose, the Hybrid Tea Rose is the result of two old timers getting together: the Hybrid Perpetual and the Tea Rose…
Climbing Roses: For Drama and Beauty
Colorful climbing roses can add a dramatic effect to your home…
Floribunda Roses: For All-Season Blooms
The name ‘Floribunda’ is of Latin origin and means "many flowered" or "abundance of flowers" and this variety of rose certainly lives up to its name…
Rose Classification
Although there is no one set of “official” classification system of roses, there are many different popular rose classification schemes that are employed throughout the world…
Miniature Roses: Perfact Accent Flowers
Whether you’re planting miniature roses indoors or out, they are very easy to grow…
Flower Carpet Roses
A reader wrote recently about seeing Flower Carpet roses for the first time:
Years ago, I rounded a corner of highway and was faced with a breathtaking sight…
Wild Roses: Lovely and Hardy
If you’re contemplating a landscaping addition that’s almost totally hassle-free, requires few pesticides if any, and still blooms with perhaps the prettiest ‘wild’ flowers in the world, then wild roses are your natural choice…
What are Cold Climate Roses?
Most roses will grow just about anywhere and in any type of climate…
What are Some Common Types of Roses?
After you get a sense of the type of roses that you would like to plant, you will naturally want to know which type of roses best fit your ideas for planting…
