Sue Longhini began her hybridizing journey in 2019 after germinating a single rose from seeds she harvested that fall. She named it ‘Ellen May’ after her grandmother and has been hooked on creating roses ever since. Today, Sue is the Director of Hybridizing at Rocky Mountain Rose Lab in Boulder County, Colorado. The lab specializes […]
Dr. Suni Bolar is a rose breeder in New Jersey. She was the Vice-President of the Jersey Shore Rose Society for many years. She has written numerous award winning articles which have been published in the American Rose magazine, the Rose Hybridizers Association Newsletter, the Penn-Jersey district newsletter and in numerous local rose society newsletters […]
The ‘Rosarian Tom Mayhew’ Rose by Dr. Suni Bolar, Master Rosarian, ARS Originally printed in “The Rose” – Newsletter of the Philadelphia Rose Society – March 2025 As many of you know, Thomas Richard Mayhew, Master Rosarian, American Rose Society, passed away on September 25th, 2024. Tom’s passing was a monumental loss to not only […]
Listen to Matt Douglas and Theresa Byington discuss miniature roses, their origins and the work of Ralph Moore.
This blog post reflects the author’s background as a history major and their fascination with the historical significance of roses during the tumultuous period of The War of the Roses in 15th-century England, where rival factions fought for the throne.
I just wrote an entire post about protecting your roses that are planted in the ground. I realized I neglected to address one of the most challenging parts of winter protection, roses in containers.
