

Rose Classifications
from the 2018 American Rose Society Handbook for Selecting Roses Classification of Roses The American Rose Society recently approved a...
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Jun 11, 2018


Singularly Beautiful Roses: Spring 2018
The following is a newsletter submission edited by Stephen Hoy, to see the newsletter in its original format (.pdf) CLICK HERE Due to the...
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Jun 5, 2018


J. Horace McFarland: Named Father of the American Rose Society
ONE HUNDRED YEARS after J. Horace McFarland became affiliated with the American Rose Society, the organization’s Board of Directors...
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Jun 4, 2018


Call to Action for America's Rose Garden
Last year, in American Rose, we introduced the Great Garden Restoration Project for the American Rose Center at ARS national headquarters...
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May 15, 2018


A Sucker for Gallicas
Undemanding, tough, mostly fragrant and blooming in profusion, Gallicas are amongst my favorite roses. If I had to recommend any class of...
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Apr 22, 2018


Hybrid Musks
Developed from relatives of the original old musk rose, ‘Rosa moschata’, Hybrid Musks (HMsk) are an increasingly favored class. Reverend...
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Apr 19, 2018


Hybrid Moyesii
To better understand the hybrid moyesii rose classification, lets first look at its parentage, the Rosa moyesii. A species rose,...
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Apr 19, 2018


Hybrid Kordesii
By Linda Kimmel Hybrid Kordesii Roses (HKor), a series of shrub roses developed by Kordes in the 1940s to early 1950s. The House of W....
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Apr 19, 2018


How Often Should I Water My Roses?
According to most articles, books, and consultants the quick and simple answer is….. 5 gallons a week, 10 gallons a week, 1.5 inches...
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Apr 19, 2018


Hip! Hip! Hooray!!!
One of the rose garden’s many bounties occurs each fall as the last roses bloom and succulent rose hips form. These hips are actually...
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Apr 19, 2018