Rose Gardening 101

A scan of the weekend gardening features found a short article in the Jackson Hole Star-Tribune (WY) about the need for gardeners and others who work outdoors to keep their tetanus booster shot up-to-date. “Bacteria in dirt, potting soil and manure can get into those little scrapes you get when the rose bush bites, or [...]

The Peace Rose, with its delicate shades of pale ivory yellow that shade to dramatic peach, is arguably the most famous rose of all time. Bred in Europe during World War II, the Peace Rose was introduced in the United States on April 29, 1945, the day that Berlin fell to Allied troops. The lovely [...]

By Graham McClung Is it possible for a garden sundial to tell perfect time? The chances are very good if you can make one yourself, or get one custom made for your location. But both these alternatives will take either time or money. The reason for this is that apart from adjustments for time zones [...]

One of the easiest ways to keep up-to-date on what’s happening in the world of roses is to use Google News Alerts. Google News indexes more than 4,500 media sources from around the world. The Google News homepage shows only a few of the most popular stories in just a few categories. However, the news [...]

Finding good, free clip art on the web can be time-consuming and frustrating. If you are looking for a few lovely rose images for your blog or personal homepage, check out Juelie’s State Flower Garden of Gifs. Juelie McLean has created a series of beautiful small graphics depicting each state flower. Rose lovers will find [...]

There are dozens of pages on the web about the meaning of roses. Most are sentimental rubbish with little or any basis in fact. Roses are beautiful flowers and the gift of roses can mean whatever the sender wants. At least, until recently… A Utah firm, Speaking Roses, recently received a patent to imprint images [...]