Okay, this seems like an obvious choice. Of course I like the rose named after my mother, but my affinity for the variety runs a little deeper than maternal allegiance. I first came to know this rose in the late 1980’s. It cropped up in our family garden in Denver as yet another rose that […]
Roses
Information and highlights specific to a type of rose
Hybrid Musk Roses Podcast
Listen to Teresa Byington and Matt Douglas chat about Hybrid Musk Roses!
Good Reads.
Good Reads. Fall is time for a good book and I absolutely love Rosa by Peter Kukielski. Peter is one of the great rosarians of our time and this book is flowing with knowledge and insight. First and foremost, Rosa is a history book that weaves the story of the rose from it’s prehistoric beginnings, through initial human interaction and into our […]
Fall Rose Care Tips
Fall Rose Care Tips. Enjoy Your Roses! – I think this point is too easily overlooked. Love your garden and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Cooler temperatures bring out the blooms and intensifies the color of many roses. I’m particularly proud of this Over the Moon bloom (above) in my new rose bed. Plant New Roses – It’s a great […]
The Case for Own Root Roses
Here at High Country Roses, all of our plants are grown on their own roots. That simply means that we produce our roses by method called Asexual Vegetative Propagation. In more practical terms, we induce roots to grow on sections the rose’s stem through the application of plant hormones. Sometimes the process is referred to […]
Preserving the Classics Podcast
Matt Douglas and Theresa Byington discuss High Country Roses’ efforts to collect and preserve rare roses.