This is my first full gardening year after having moved to the Ozarks, and I have the opportunity to plan what I want in my garden and where I want it. There are several considerations. The amount of light and/or shade in a garden space is vitally important to where I’ll plant, but I’ll also…
Before You Plant Your Garden Consider the Ph Level of Your Soil – You Might Need to Add Lime
My favorite] garden annual flowers are zinnias, but for the longet time, it has seemed that everyone can grow them but me. I believe that the problem has something to do with the Ph Level of my soil. In other words, it has something to do with the acidity of my soil. For several years,…
Free Garden Plan with Red Roses – Miracle on the Hudson Rose
At my current house, I am planning to create 2 climbing rose garden areas. In my front yard, I am focusing on the pastel pinks, blues, white, etc., but in the back, I want a warmer, more typically primary-colorperennial and rose garden. I’ll plant red Altissimo climbing roses and yellow Golden Showers roses, and I’ll…
Climbing Rose Golden Showers – The Perfect Yellow Climber to Add A Sunny Spot to Your Garden
“An ideal pillar Rose, ‘Golden Showers’ is guaranteed to make a profound impact with its 20 to 30 light, feathery petals, which start with high centers then opening to relaxed ruffles. Its vigorous, long-blooming season provides a fantastic colorful display for all to admire! Framed by thriving, medium-green foliage, this disease-resistant Climber arises early in…
Build A Wall of Roses for A Gorgeous Garden Escape
Not long before I moved away from my home and garden in New Jersey, I had begun building a setwork of rose arbors. That was the final step in my effort to create a secret garden–a secluded and natural get-away. When it is possible, I grow fragrant flowers, like lavender, peonies, and irises, and strolling…
Altissimo Is A Vigorous, Stately and Regal, Red Climbing Rose
Altissimo is a rich, velvety red single rose with a golden yellow center. Altissimo has wiced thorns, and it doesn’t grow as an arching and suppple climber. Rather, it has thick, stiff canes that lend themselves more to pillars. This is a disease-resistant rose, and it tolerates a bit of shade. “Presenting a sumptuous…
Climbing Zepherine Drouhin – Nearly Thornless, Disease-Resistant & Shade-Tolerant Pink Rose
When it is blooming, Zepherine Drouhin Rose is a mass of pink blossoms. Since this wonderful specimen has been around since 1868, I can safely say that this shade-tolerant, disease-resistant, nearly thornless climbing rose has more than proven itself. If it had a fragrance to match its other qualities, I would say that Zepherin Drouhin…
Climbing Iceberg Rose – Nearly Thornless, Disease-Resistant & Shade-Tolerant White Rose
For years, I have elected to create privacy screens with walls of climbing roses. Because they are virtually thorn-restant,Climbing Iceberg and Zepherine Drouhine Roses are perfect for choices to place in well-traveled areas, where thorny roses might be a bit hazardous. Climbing Iceberg is disease restant, and it also tolerates a bit of shade. Because…
The Fairy – Small. Pink, Shade-Tolerant & Disease-Resistant Rose Bush
Because of its natural simplicity, the Fairy Rose is a sweet little accent for cottage gardens. Becaulsle it is also shade tolerant, it is a dream for my garden. Because it is disease-resistant, it should be a a first consideration for many gardens. “For many, many months on end, this shrub churns out long canes…
Gene Boerner – Beautiful Pink Floribunda Rose Bush
\ Gener Boerner Rose is a beutiful coral pink specimen that grows to be 3′ to 4′ high. It is not a fragrant rose, but many say that otherwise, Gene Boerner is the perfect rose. It is a prolific bloomer, and after it is snipped and brought into the house, it holds its form. Gener…