ROSE ARTICLES

by Suzanne M. Horn, Master Rosarian, Pacific Rose Society This article was first published in the Pacific Rose and is a 2016 Award of Merit winner This month we put a spotlight on one of the best loved and most widely grown polyanthas in America, Mademoiselle Cécille Brünner. One of the most beloved and recognizable roses ever created, it is cherished for its perfect miniature flowers that bloom on upright, bushy plants. It has also been sold under the names Cécille Brünner

by Nanette Londeree, Master Rosarian, Marin Rose Society This is a 2006 Award of Merit article Ralph Moore died on September 14, 2009 at the age of 102. The “King of Miniatures,” the “Giant of Miniatures,” “Mr. Miniature,” the "David Austin of miniature roses," “the patron saint of miniature roses,” “one of the greatest rosarians of all time"…..and the list goes on. How many ways can you describe the man that has produced more award-winning miniature roses than anyone? Ralph

by Bob Martin, ARS President Introduction I continue this month with the next installment of my monthly feature in which I present a selected song about roses, describe the history of the song, the artist and make a personally selected rose for the song. This one is very special to me. RIGHT: 'Dona Martin', photo by Dona Martin. “Rose of My Heart” Johnny Cash, American V - A Hundred Highways “Rose of My Heart” was recorded by Johnny Cash shortly before his death on “American

by Bob Martin, ARS President, San Diego Rose Society In the last (and first) installment I said the most important tool of the rosarian is [are?] pruning shears. That is true and worth repeating, as I just have. And because I have used Felco pruning shears for more than 30 years, I devoted the entire article to a discussion of the extensive line of Felco pruning shears and related products. There are, however, other pruning shears to consider, some of which have specialty use

by Nanette Londeree, Master Rosarian, Marin Rose Society This is a 2005 AOM article ABOVE: Healthy roses really perform with a balanced diet - the right amount of the right nutrients at the right time. Photo credit Rita Perwich. You know when you get that rumble in your stomach that it is time to eat or it is time to feed your pets when they bark, meow, or otherwise try to get your attention. Hungry roses aren’t quite so noisy. Like other flowering plants, roses need food to

by Mirijana Toyn, Consulting Rosarian, Connecticut Rose Society This is a 2014 AOM article I will be forever mystified why the ancients put Valentine’s day in the middle of February, a month encased in ice and devoid of outdoor flowers in much of the northern hemisphere. Soon millions of roses will be shipped from greenhouses and warmer climes to be sold at exorbitant prices to romantics all over the world. Yet before you visit your florist to place that order, you may want t

by Joe M. Woodward, with additions in italics by Rose Lee Mr. Woodward was the editor of The Yellow Rose, Dallas Rose Society. His original article was published in the North Bay Rosarian, North Bay Rose Society in 1998. Additional pruning comments appear in italics by Rose Lee, Rosebriar Gardens and Design, Seattle, WA, yesroses@earthlink.net The article is reprinted from Heritage Roses Northwest Newsletter. Volume 27, Issue 3, Spring 2018, Margaret Nelson, Editor. Albas: Pr

by Carolyn Elgar, Master Rosarian, Orange County Rose Society This article received an AOM in 2012 If you love roses, there's a very good chance that their fragrance is one of your favorite things about them. That's why it's hard to believe that, in the past, fragrance was not a key priority in commercial hybridizing. The history of rose popularity and commercialization sheds some light on how this came about. LEFT: Molineux The fragrance of roses has a long history. Accordin

by Dick Streeper, Master Rosarian, San Diego Rose Society ‘Dainty Bess’, a hybrid tea, is often overlooked as a fragrant rose. It was a seedling of the intensely fragrant and popular greenhouse variety named ‘Ophelia’ and was introduced in 1925. The powerful fragrance element clove is expressed when the bloom matures. ABOVE: Mlle Cécille Brünner photo by Rich Baer The words rose and fragrance go together like hand and glove. When we are presented with a pretty rose bloom, our

by Mirjana Toyn, Consulting Rosarian, Connecticut Rose Society This is a 2014 AOM article Hybrid Perpetuals are easily the Heinz 57’s of Old Garden Roses. They represent remontant roses that developed from Hybrid Damask crossed with Bourbons, Portlands, Chinas or Teas. Finally, in 1842 a new class was created for them with the introduction of ‘La Reine’. The Victorians became obsessed with these roses and started an exhibition craze, focusing on the beauty of the individual b