Basic Rose Terminology

When speaking about roses it makes it much easier if all of us use the same terminology. The following is a list of basic terms used to describe rose plant parts. It is a lot easier to understand what someone is talking about when they say “sepals” rather than “… you...
Learn to Read the Leaves

Learn to Read the Leaves

Rita Perwich Consulting Rosarian, San Diego Rose Society Roses & You, June 2020 Unblemished lush green leaves are a good indication that our plants are thriving, well watered and happy. Leaf abnormalities, on the other hand, are often signals that our roses are...

Heroes in the Garden

by Pat Hamilton, Humboldt Rose Society, Master Rosarian until 2011 This is a 2006 AOM article This year seems to be a continuation of one rainstorm after another; according to the weather bureau we have had 153 percent of normal rainfall. In our own garden December...

Good Bugs to the Rescue

by Ryan Tilley, Fort Vancouver Rose Society, Consulting Rosarian We had a very warm winter on both coasts in 2019-20 this past winter and you know what that means Bugs. It is a shame really that just about every bug known to man passes through our rose garden buffet...
Garden Gladiators

Garden Gladiators

by Rich Baer, Master Rosarian, Portland Rose Society   Growing beautiful gardens is always a challenge. If you have one problem and you can figure out a way to get around it another one is sure to show up. I have often said that I find destructive insects in the rose...
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