Matt Douglas and Teresa Byington discuss the origins of Canadian rose breeding Program and explore some interesting connections to the work of Dr. Griffith Buck.
Choosing the Right Rose
The Case for Fall Planting – revisited!
If you’ve followed me over the years, you probably already know that I’m a big fan of fall planting. A little bit of that is pure pragmatism. I really don’t have time to spend in my own garden during the spring and summer months, not with everything going on in the greenhouse. But the bigger […]
Roses in Containers: Big Beauty for Small Spaces
For many aspiring rose growers, the idea of growing roses evokes images of a large doted over landscapes, with sprawling garden beds, and high maintenance plants. But today’s rose growers are changing that picture. More people than ever are living apartments, town homes, or homes with limited outdoor space, yet they still want to experience […]
Great Roses for Beginning Gardeners
I take recommending roses for beginners very seriously. If you’re going to tell someone they can grow roses, you better bring something to the table that actually helps them do it. I remember going to my Uncle Mike’s house as a kid and being mortified to watch him mow over his roses with a lawn […]
Tough Choices!
Jason from Fraser Valley Rose Farm and I sit down to talk about making tough choices between some very popular roses.
Rose Stories – Space Maiden
The Inspiration Behind ‘Space Maiden’ By Sue Longhini, Founder of Rocky Mountain Rose Lab Did you know that roses have flown in space? The first rose to leave Earth was ‘Overnight Scentsation’ (SAVanight), an intensely fragrant, pink miniflora created by hybridizer F. Harm Saville in 1990. The space shuttle Discovery launched with the rose aboard […]