I have a passion for just about all roses, and right now, as they put on their brave last act, I feel especially tender towards them. The changes in light—intensity and duration—have affected their colors. The petals of my red and white-striped ‘Scentimental’ are now more red than white. Back in May the color ratio … Read more
My front garden has a bad case of hybrid Hulthemia. This Hulthemia phenomenon is manifesting itself on a new rose bush, ‘In Your Eyes’, causing it to erupt in blooms that open yellow, with a pronounced maroon “eye zone” in the middle of each flower. The petals gradually age to cream, while the “eye zones” … Read more
Rose lovers owe a lot to English breeder, David Austin, who over the past several decades has led a movement among breeders that has re-introduced fragrance into the world of garden roses. For several decades after World War II, rose growers focused on other traits, especially the long stems and large, high-centered blooms that characterized … Read more
