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Did You Know That Knock Outs Are the Best Roses to Grow?

The successful launch of the Knock Out Rose happened when it was judged the 2000 AARS winner. Today it is America’s favorite shrub rose and is the rose that is most widely sold in North America. A major reason these roses are the best roses to grow and are so popular is their ease in [...]

Add Pizzazz to Your Garden with the Climbing Peace Rose

The ever popular prize winning Peace Rose is now available as a jumbo climber. The Climbing Peace Rose is just like the original Peace with petals that are lemony yellow tipped with rosy pink at the edge. As the rose unfolds the color gradually deepens to cerise–pink with ivory yellow center. Imagine the [...]

Top Reasons For Planting A Rose Garden

The beautiful flowers are the main reason for planting a rose garden. Roses have been popular throughout the ages. The Empress Josephine, following the French Revolution, was so impressed with roses she went about collecting every known type of rose for her garden and made gardening the “thing to do” for generations [...]

Therapeutic Benefits Of Roses

What Are The Therapeutic Benefits Of Roses?
Roses are flowers that give off the feeling of warmth, giving, and love, but they also hold special benefits as well. Therapeutic benefits of roses are numerous and go back a long time in history. They have a special scent that gives wonderful aromatherapy effects for the heart and [...]

Growing Roses in Containers

Wouldn’t you just love to have roses blooming in your home at your kitchen window or possibly in a bay window in your living room? Have you considered growing roses in containers? You can grow roses inside your home if you do your research and learn how to care for them. Proper [...]

Making Rose Potpourri

How to Make Rose Potpourri and Enjoy the Scent When Blooms are Gone
Most people enjoy the scent and beauty of fresh roses. In fact, they are one of the most popular garden flowers grown. However, once cut, a rose has a short life; soon it will fade and dry out. For those that love roses, [...]

Rose Bush Care

How the Beginner Can Reap Enjoyment from Growing Roses
What does it take for a beginner to reap the enjoyment from growing roses? Although there are many different varieties of roses from which to choose, the care they require is very similar. To get the best from your rose bushes, you need to put a little [...]

Growing Miniature Roses

Miniature roses have been traced back many centuries to the miniature China rose. However, the forerunner of today’s miniature rose dates back to 1917, when it was discovered growing in a window box in Switzerland. In 1936 the first miniature rose named ‘Tom Thumb’ was sold in the United States. Today there are [...]

Learn the Secrets of Caring for Knock Out Roses

The Knockout rose is considered a top-notch landscape rose that produces ever-blooming cherry-red flowers with 5 to 7 petals and a light fragrance.  These hardy growers can reach 3 to 4 feet in height with round foliage and great disease resistance.  They can be a beautiful accent to your home and landscape if they are [...]

Tips on Growing Roses from Cuttings of My Favorite Bush

Have you ever wondered if growing roses from cuttings was possible? In actuality, roses can root very easily and soon you’ll be able to share your favorite roses with friends and family and enjoy the easy process of making tip cuttings. Keep in mind that it does require some patience because it usually takes about [...]