Roses have been a symbol of love for many thousands of years. Some people think it could of be back as far as roman times. The Roman god Venus, the goddess of love, favourite flower was indeed a rose. This lead to the fresh petals of the fragrant Rosa gallica, being spread over the beds…
Category: Roses
Six on Saturday 22nd of December 2018
Well this is my first proper blog for a while and tbh I have missed being part of the #sixinsaturday team so excellently built up by its founder The Propagator. Its the last Saturday before Christmas and I was thinking about doing a special one just maybe about Christmas within the garden or Christmas plants,…
Dead heading and summer pruning on roses
A brief look at summer pruning of roses and how to do it
The glory of the moss roses
A look at the stunning world of moss roses including 10 cracking plants to enjoy
Identifying rose stock
Rose root stocks can send up suckers and cause problems in your rose beds, this handy guide helps you identify them
Gallica roses, forgotten gems
A brief look at the stunning gallica rose, highlighting 10 forms of this highly scented but once flowering rose
Opening of the first one!
The delight of the first rose opening
Underplanting roses- part 2, a few idea
A look at 12 plants that would enhance any rose border
Pegging down roses
Always wondered how to get those lovely arching displays of roses and what roses work well? Well here’s my brief look on how to do it
Planting bareroot roses
A look at planting new and transplanted bare root roses, just at the time the season starts