Discover the timeless beauty of historic white roses like *Rosa alba semi-plena*. Learn their fascinating history, symbolism, and how to grow these elegant, low-maintenance garden classics. Perfect for cold climate gardens!
For Japanese Readers:A Japanese translation of this article is available below. 日本語版の記事は下にあります。 The Ispahan rose, named after the historic city of Isfahan in central Iran, is a true masterpiece of the botanical world. Revered for its breathtaking fragrance, delicate pink blooms, and cultural connections, this Damask rose captivates gardeners, historians, and rose enthusiasts alike. Known…
Floribunda and hybrid tea roses each bring unique charm to gardens. This article explores their differences, from flower size and growth habits to fragrance and hardiness, offering insights into selecting the perfect rose variety for your landscape.
Jason from Fraser Valley Rose Farm concludes his fascinating series on old garden roses with one of his personal favorites—the Portland roses. Often overshadowed by their more famous successors, these roses represent a critical turning point in rose history. Their story intertwines with the excitement of reblooming roses in Europe, a genetic puzzle, and a…
Roses are celebrated for their beauty and fragrance, and selecting varieties with the most alluring scents can take your garden to the next level. Jason from Fraser Valley Rose Farm shares his top picks for fragrant roses, highlighting their diverse colors, growth habits, and distinctive scents. While roses share an underlying “rose” fragrance, their scents…
Climbing roses bring vertical elegance to any garden, transforming walls, fences, and trellises into vibrant displays of blooms. With so many varieties available, selecting the right one for your space can be a rewarding challenge. In a recent video, Jason from Fraser Valley Rose Farm explores some of the most popular climbing roses, offering tips…
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Discover the key differences between climbing and rambling roses! Learn about their blooming habits, growth styles, and unique charm to choose the perfect rose for your garden’s vertical appeal.
Continuing my Youtube series on the old garden roses, this on covers the Gallicas. This class of roses was so dominant in Europe in the middle ages, there were literally hundreds of cultivars. Treasured for its close-to-red color, breeding focused on high petal counts, deep shades of pink and purple, and novelty traits like stripes…
Red is the new purple, purple the old red. At least as far as western rose breeding goes, this is the way it went. Maybe red was always a desirable color, but among the old garden roses of Europe, true red wasn’t one of the options. There was white, light pink, dark pink, and even…
I don’t have a very good excuse for pairing these two roses together: one’s a gallica, the other a rambler, one has huge flowers, and the other has tiny ones. However, they were both in bloom on the back fence of our farm at the same time, so let’s just call it a marriage of…
Discover the Scots Rose, a hardy and versatile species known for its early blooms, fine-textured foliage, and stunning black hips. Learn how to grow and appreciate this historic and adaptable rose.
Think all roses have thorns? Think again. Discover thornless beauties that are perfect for patios, pathways, and family-friendly gardens. From classics to modern picks, find the right rose for you.
‘Altissimo’ was flowering early this season – and that’s when I first wrote about this distinctive rose. The trick is that ‘Altissimo’ never stopped blooming. When selecting roses for the local farmer’s market, I had a hard time not bringing this rose every week. The individual flowers don’t last too long, but the rose reblooms so quickly and…
