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- May 18, 2021
Nematodes - Underground Root Destroyers
Rose “poop out” or declined vigor is a frustration that rose lovers sometimes have to deal with. The plant’s foliage has decreased, bloom...


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- May 6, 2021
Tea for Two… The Romance and Mystery of Francis Dubreui
Our Rose of the Month is a luscious, fragrant Old garden Rose known as ‘Francis Dubreuil’. Classified by the American Rose Society as...


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- May 6, 2021
The Abundant Roses of J & P
If you’ve been growing roses for a while, you’ve probably heard of the rose giant Jackson & Perkins, commonly known as J&P.


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- May 6, 2021
Dozens of Disease-Resistant Roses
Want to grow beautiful roses without the challenge of the big three foliar diseases, blackspot, rust, and powdery mildew...


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- May 6, 2021
The Historical Significance of ‘Knock Out’
In 2000 a rose was hybridized, by William J. Radler that would succeed in transforming the image of the rose from a fussy Prima Dona to...


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- May 6, 2021
It’s What You Don’t See That’s Nicest of All
I recently took a bush of 'Veteran’s Honor' to a friend who enjoys formal outdoor gardening.


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- May 6, 2021
Pruning Roses—essential to know!
by Satish Prahbu, Master Rosarian, South Carolina Rose Society. Prahbu Garden “But he who dares not grasp the thorn should never crave the rose” -Anne Bronte I read this quote in in the award-winning newsletter, The Rose Ecstasy, Kitty Belendez, editor. I was getting ready to seriously say, “I wish to respectfully disagree with you, Ms. Bronte!” Because it is like saying to a child: “If you want to ride a bicycle, you must be prepared to keep falling off the bicycle; if you d


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- May 5, 2021
Our Beloved Rose
I have often wondered what it is about the rose that elevates it above all other flowers, that makes it beloved of mankind from antiquity...


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- May 5, 2021
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
I have often wondered what it is about the rose that elevates it above all other flowers...


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- May 5, 2021
All That They Can Be
My first rose garden was planted by the landscaper in 1971. My wife Kathy and I had bought a new house that came with no landscaping.