What Are Old Garden Roses?
Any rose belonging to a class before 1867 is an old garden rose. There’s lots to learn about the characteristics & history of OGRs and why you should have some.
Rose Selection
Selecting quality roses for Northwest Gardens
Glossary: Terms used in the world of Roses
If rose lovers want to discuss roses it makes it much easier if we can agree to use the same terminology. The following is a list of basic botanical & common terms used to describe rose plant parts.
Is an AGRS rose a better rose?
The AARS selection was regarded as the most prestigious rose prize in the U.S. for 73 years, but AARS was discontinued after 2013 and replaced by the updated American Garden Rose Selections (AGRS) program which continues now in 2020.
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.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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