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Selecting an Old Garden Rose
Here is a list of the recognized rose classifications for Species and Old Garden Roses and ideas for using rose plants in various garden designs and landscape situations.
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Bareroot Roses - beginner style!
How to plant the roses that come in those little boxes. They are cheap, and some will tell you they're easy, but there are a few tips and tricks that are good to keep in mind.
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Rose Plants for the New Year
See the best of the new rose plants available to home gardeners in 2008. New colors, healthier plants and attractive foliage forms can all be found.
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Black Rose Plant - Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'
The black rose plant, while beautiful in its own right, isn't actually a rose at all, but rather a succulent, evergreen perennial.
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Classifications of Modern Roses
Selecting the right rose plant can be a daunting task. Take a look at the modern rose classifications to find a class of roses suited for your garden area.
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Creating a Rose Garden
Everyone loves roses. Learn how to create a rose garden from scratch with tips from specialist, Linda Keese, about everything from climbing roses to natural pest control.
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Gardening Seed Starting Choices
With all of the advantages from starting beautiful gardens from seed it is no wonder that more gardeners are using seeds to start plants.
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How to Grow Organic Roses
Roses can succumb to many pests and diseases, but the organic gardener can grow these lush flowers without resorting to herbicides or pesticides.
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Saving Plant Seeds
Helpful advice for the begining seed saver on which plants to start with and how best to harvest, prepare and save the seeds.
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About Alba Roses (Rosa alba)
Alba roses are one of the Old Garden Rose classes and are characterized by their white, or nearly white flowers. But that's not all these lovely rose bushes offer.
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Growing Roses in Pots
Interview with rose gardening specialist, Linda Keese, who shares her experience with growing roses in pots. Find out about choosing pots, planting roses and re-potting.
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SRW Tip#4: Planting Bare-root Roses
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How to Care for Rose Bushes in Cold Climates
Successfully growing roses in a cold climate starts with choosing hardy types of rose bushes. Northern winter care for roses means developing a plant maintenance plan.
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Ayrshire Roses (Rosa arvensis)
Ayrshire roses have been used for hundreds of years in a variety of ways in gardens. Find out why, and how to care for your own piece of Old World charm!
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Growing Centifolia Roses (Rosa centifolia)
Highly fragrant, gently nodding flowers - these are the "roses with a hundred petals". Find out more about how to use and care for Centifolia Roses.
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How to Grow Bourbon Roses Reblooming Antiques
Bourbon roses were the first of the Old Garden Roses to have a repeating bloom period. These antique roses range in color and form but were very popular and fragrant...
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The Ancient Uses of Rock Rose
The small flowering plant of rock rose, commonly known as labdanum in the perfumery world, has been used both medicinally and cosmetically since ancient times.
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Wild Roses of North America
Wild roses are endemic to North America. Both native and introduced species thrive in our temperate climate, making them a significant part of our landscape and culture.
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Color Classifications of Roses
Whether you classify the color of roses into "official" groupings, want to convey a message through careful selection, or simply want to enjoy, roses come in many colors!
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Photographing Roses
Roses come in a multitude of shapes and colors, with a long history of cultural significance offering potential for powerful photographs.
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Hybrids Tea & Climbing Roses
Even rose bushes and traditional long-stemmed flowers can find a place in everything from formal to cottage gardens.
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Aromatherapeutic Roses
Travel step by step through the growing of a therapeutic rose garden with Marie Anakee.
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Buy An Insect Pest Free Rose
Beyond overall looks and vigor, check your new rose bush carefully for pests before you bring it home from the store. Does it have aphids, whiteflies, or spider mites?
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Gardening Gifts for Father's Day
Look for some gardening gift ideas to celebrate Father's Day, in June. Plant a memory, while spending time in Dad's garden.
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Roses for the North and Birds of Detroit
Northern gardeners have many choices of hardy winter-resistant roses to select from. People in Detroit will also enjoy this field guide to birds common to their area.
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Spring Book Review: HERBS
I know, HERBS you ask. This topic is on Aromatherapy. Don't fret, many times a gem of a book on essential oils can come under disguise.
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All-America Selections Winners
Each year gardeners look forward to seeing which plants will earn the All-America Selections award for being easy to grow and beautiful garden specimens.
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Annual Plants for the New Year
See the best of the new annual plants available to home gardeners in 2008. New colors, healthier plants and interesting flower forms can all be found.
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Bulbs for the New Year
These bulbs, corms and runner grown plants represent new varieties recently bred, and heirloom plants rediscovered and reintroduced for all gardeners to enjoy.
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Buying Roses: Healthy Roots
A good quality rose bush has a healthy root system right from the start. Learn to recognize potential root problems and avoid purchasing a badly grown rose.
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Descanso Gardens Visitor Guide
Tourists and local visitors alike will thrill to the flowers, plantings and natural areas at Descanso Gardens. Don't miss the blooming camellias, rosarium and lilacs!
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Edible Plants for the New Year
See the best of the new vegetable and edible plants available to home gardeners in 2008. Tasty heirloom varieties, and disease resistant strains available this year.
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Gardening Q & A
Gardening Questions and Answers
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Low Maintenance Garden Plants
Everyone wants foundation landscapes that look great, but not everyone wants to spend hours in the garden each week. These plants are easy keepers that look great!
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Medieval Herb Garden Plants Part 1
This article discusses briefly some aspects of medieval gardens and gives a list of several herbs and other medieval plants still in use today.
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Perennial Plants for the New Year
See the best of the new perennial plants available to home gardeners in 2008. New colors, healthier plants and interesting flower forms can all be found.
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Portland Summer Travel Guide
Portland, Oregon's eclectic blend of funk, individuality and sustainability delights summer travelers with these eight things to love about the city.
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Portland's International Rose Test Garden
Every year hundreds of thousands visit the International Rose Test Garden each year in Portland, Oregon. This famous Oregon site is home to more than 8,000 roses received from all over the United States and the rest of the globe since World War I.
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Shrub Plants for the New Year
See the best of the new flowering and ornamental shrubs for home gardeners in 2008. New colors, healthier plants and interesting flower forms can all be found.
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SRW Tip#1: Preparing Good Rose Soil
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Still More Bible Flowers
A continuation of the discussion of plants from the Holy Lands.
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Suite 101's Spring Rose Workshop
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The Silverton Oregon Garden
Through educational programs and guided tours, explore how the Oregon Garden showcases native Oregon plants and flowers with spectacular beauty and design.
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Tree Plants for the New Year
See the best of the new shade and ornamental trees available to home gardeners in 2008. Healthy plants, unique forms and beautiful colors.
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Watering Desert Garden Roses
Irrigating roses in your desert garden doesn't have to be difficult or time consuming. It does, however, require a little attention to detail and a little extra care.
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Causes of Yellow Leaves on Roses: Heat, Water and Salt Stress and Chemical or Soil Toxicity
First of a series of articles on the causes of yellow leaves.
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Cottage Garden Plants Part Two
There is something delightful about the a cottage garden; heirloom plants, vines and flowers filling every available space. See part two of the twelve best plants!
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Desert Garden Soil Problems
A number of soil problems can occur when planting roses in a desert garden. Conditions from iron deficiencies in the soil to excesses of alkali salts can affect roses.
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Growing for a Craft Garden
Getting started for a garden of craft suplies
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Haunted By Honeysuckle
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