Get cottage garden style when you learn to grow climbing roses. They add abundant flowers when grown on pillars, fences, arbors,...
6 months ago

We're trying to grow more perennials and we're particularly enjoying campanulas at the moment, especially Campanula takesimana,...
4 months ago

When Juliet tells Romeo that “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” she must have been referring to the Compassion rose.
11 months ago

If you're looking to add bright colors to your garden, plant a variety of annual flowers. You can't go wrong with any of these gorgeous...
9 months ago

'Every Living Thing,' by Jason Roberts, explains and evaluates the work of the biologists Carl Linnaeus and Comte de Buffon.
8 months ago

Here are some fun facts about roses to help you better understand the history, significance, and beauty of this well-loved flower.
8 months ago

Roses want sunshine, good drainage and lots of fertilizer, compost and manure. In our climate, they also need space and good air...
19 months ago

Climbing roses serve a functional purpose while adding color, texture, and beauty to a landscape. Most types of rose bushes grow like shrubs...
17 months ago

image: 'Belinda's Dream' was recommended for high salinity soil. Control plants are show on the left of the photo.
126 months ago

Classic ramblers such as Rosa banksiae, Seagull, Cecile Brunner and American Pillar can grow to 20 feet and are best planted in places where they can swallow a...
202 months ago