Rose gardening covers a spectrum ranging from the casual gardener to those who pursue perfection at ARS rose shows. The key to success across the spectrum is to find roses that fit your style. Casual or beginning gardeners may want to focus on disease-resistant shrub roses, whereas an exhibitor specializing in shows will value form and substance above almost all.
My essential truths of rose gardening might be of help.
See also: Old Roses | David Austin Roses | Disease Resistant
David Austin rose Abraham Darby is one of Austin’s most beautiful roses. Abraham Darby produces blooms …
Altissimo is my favorite red climbing rose in the garden. It is officially designated a large-flowered …
Basye’s Blueberry rose was introduced in 1982. Clear pink semi-double flowers with yellow stamens are produced …
Belinda’s Dream is considered the finest garden rose introduced by respected rose hybridizer Dr. Robert Basye. …
(The following is in no way meant disrespectfully to chain link fence owners). I do not know …
Buff beauty is a Hybrid musk rose introduced in 1939 in the United Kingdom by Ann …
Before there were Knock Out roses, there was Carefree Beauty, an aptly named garden rose as …
Chestnut rose (Rosa roxburghii) is a fine old rose. Chestnut rose is tough, reliable, and recommended primarily …
So, we’re pretty pleased that famed Italian rose nursery Nino San Remo, founded in 1906, chose …
Old rose comte de Chambord was introduced in 1858 and is a hybrid between Damask and …
Crocus Rose was introduced by David Austin in 2000. It is a beautiful garden rose whose …
Dame de Coeur rose is an old Hybrid Tea often called ‘The Black Rose’. Dame de Coeur …
Fully double red garden roses have been relatively rare offerings from David Austin. When the flowers …
Roses can be a challenge, for sure. Disease resistant roses seem few and far between at …
A classic tea rose, Duchesse de Brabant was introduced in 1857. Hardy zones 7-11, Duchesse de …
Etoile de Lyon is a tea rose of exquisite color, a large and healthy rose whose …
Evelyn was introduced in 1991 and twenty years later it still may be one of David …
I am extremely selective when it comes to roses in the landscape. Many modern roses are …
Fru Dagmar Hastrup rose was found and named by Knud Julianis Hastrup, who was native to …
Graham Thomas is among the most enduring of the David Austin New English garden roses. Introduced …
The Greater Atlanta Rose Society held their annual rose show today. What is clear about rose …
Floribunda rose ‘Hot Cocoa’ is a looker, all smolder and chocolate, a deep coppery red that …
The original Knock Out rose (Rosa ‘Radrazz’) bears vibrant hot dark pink roses often referred to as …
Knock Out roses are ridiculously disease resistant. Knock Out roses are also easy to grow, cold …
Floribunda Koko Loko rose is lovely. Koko Loko’s blooms are smoldering yet soft if such a thing …
Easy to grow, nearly thornless, Lady Banks rose is a climber with strong growth habit. So …
Livin’ Easy rose is a classic, a Floribunda garden rose with electric orange flowers and pretty …
Mutabilis, a China rose, is a perfect first rose for beginners. Mutabilis’ flowers change so quickly …
New Dawn is a rarity in rose gardening: a beautiful garden plant. Individual flowers may not …
Introduced in1869, Paul Neyron is a Hybrid Perpetual rose with flowers of immense proportions. As a …
Old rose Perle d’Or is a joy in the garden. It is a Polyantha rose introduced …
Prolifera de Redouté is a Centifolia garden rose originating prior to the middle of the 18th …
Rosa gallica Complicata is a Hybrid Gallica that bears clear pink single form roses in spring. …
Rosa gallica officinalis is considered the first rose cultivated in a garden setting. It is called …
Rosa palustris, swamp rose, is a species rose native to the eastern United States. It is …
Prairie rose, Rosa setigera, is a species rose native to North America. Blooming in late spring …
Sharon’s Delight rose is one in a long line of single roses that inhabit our landscapes …
Strike It Rich rose, a Grandiflora, looks like a winner. I have little patience for any …
‘The Alnwick Rose’ from David Austin is a pink rose that is the result of breeding …
‘The Fairy’ rose is grown in many gardens eighty years after its introduction and with good …
Therese Bugnet rose is a Rugosa. Typical of Rugosa roses Therese Bugnet is cold hardy and …
Roses are iconic across many cultures. Here are some thoughts which may help beginners and the …
Introduced in 1868, Zephirine Drouhin is an old Bourbon rose that blooms in repeat waves from …