Rebuilding America’s Rose Garden
In 2017, the American Rose Society launched the ambitious ‘Great Garden Restoration Project’ – to update the rose gardens at the American Rose Center by 2022.
Month: October 2020
Introduction to the Art of Rose Arranging
Is it possible for a plonker to become a designer or arranger & a real competitor? Absolutely!
NW Seasonal Rose Care
Here is a summary of seasonal projects that we seem to go back to like a favorite chair – and with good results that walk in the rose show door year after year.
What’s a Rosie the Riveter Garden?
Why a ‘Rosie the Riveter’ garden?
American rosarians are planting 3-12 of the ‘Rosie the Riveter’ rose bushes in our major community gardens to honor these overlooked female heroes of WWII.
It will continue to inspire future generations of young American women.
7 Sensible Steps to Take Before You Buy a New Rose
Maybe they’ve tried to grow roses before, only to have them die with the first cold snap.
Well, if you put the same amount of care and attention into buying a rose plant as you plan to put into taking care of it, you may be pleasantly surprised with the result.
Queen’s Herald Newsletter – October 2020
Monthly Highlights:
-TRS October Meeting is Oct 15 at 6.30.
-The Fall Conference will be on Zoom this year. Sign-up form is included.
How to prune your climbers for more blooms
Most of the same procedures apply to climbing roses as floribundas, but there are a few growth differences. Here is a guide to pruning them for more blooms.
Award winning fragrant ARS roses
The first James Alexander Gamble Fragrance Award was awarded by the American Rose Society in 1961 for very fragrant roses. Winners would be good roses to grow.
What are the best roses for my NW garden?
There are new roses of each type, each year – and many in recent years have been very hearty in our Northwestern US climate.
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