Rosy Future

In 2000 the horticultural world turned upside down with the introduction of a new rose.  Its registration name was ‘RADrazz’, but it became known to the world as ‘Knock Out’.  Sixteen years later, it is probably the most popular rose in the United States, if not the world. On the face of it, ‘Knock Out’ … Read more

Buff Beauty

It has been a long time coming, but someone has finally made a sensible pronouncement about roses.  English garden writer, Charles Quest-Ritson, opines as follows in the December issue of Gardens Illustrated: “The traditional wisdom is that you should spray your roses regularly with fungicides—and feed them and prune them and make as much work … Read more