MORE REASONS TO PLANT ROSES

Roses are usually planted to beautify the landscape.  No other flowers can match the beauty of a single rose plant.  Roses are loved above all other flowers and Sappho (650 BC) was absolutely right to crown the Rose, Queen of Flowers.  Roses have been cultivated in many civilizations for thousands of years, prized for both their beauty and their perfume, and valued for their medicinal and culinary virtues.   

Now, there is another reason to plant roses (as if we need a reason).  Roses also make the air cleaner.  It is said that one rose bush will cleanse 200 cubic feet of air each day of most of its carbon dioxide.  Three or four tall rose bushes give off enough oxygen to maintain one grown man or woman.  Approximately 100 rose bushes will compensate for an automobile dashing around town all day. 

I agree with the above statement only if you plant disease-resistant roses and do not spray.  Chemicals used in rose spray can be harmful to the gardener, your pets and the environment.  Lucky for us because hybridizers nowadays are breeding disease and insect resistant roses so we have plenty of choices.  You can plant Knock Out roses, EarthKind Roses, Oso Easy Roses, Oso Happy Roses.  Old Garden Roses also do not want to be sprayed at.  So PLANT MORE ROSES.    

Roses are not difficult to grow contrary to popular belief. Why do you think Roses have been around for millions of years?  They thrive in cemeteries with benign neglect.  All they need are food, water and sunlight.  Just like you and me.  

Here at Rose Gardening World, we want to help you grow Beautiful Roses!  We’ll educate you about the Rose - our National Floral Emblem and the state flower of several states.  At Rose Gardening World, you’ll find Rose Gardening Tips, Rose Growing Advice, Planning a Rose Garden, Rose Descriptions, Where to Buy Roses, Where to see Rose Gardens, Rose Culture, Rose History, Rose Events, Rose Verses are all here in one place. 

We are constantly updating our contents so visit Rose Gardening World often and be a follower.  We welcome comments.  Take time and smell the roses.  Happy Rose Gardening!

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• KNOCK OUT ROSES
• EARTHKIND ROSES
• OSO EASY ROSES
• OSO HAPPY ROSES
• YES, YOU CAN GROW BEAUTIFUL ROSES 
• ROSE SUPPLIERS
• WILL THERE BE A SHORTAGE OF ROSES IN 2012?
• PLANTING BARE-ROOT ROSES
• CLEANING ROSE PRUNERS BLADES
• PRUNING YOUR ROSES
• AARS WINNER FOR 2012
• DAVID AUSTIN ROSES

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Sustainable Rose Garden

Welcome to the World of Rose Gardening or Rose Gardening World.  Take time and smell the roses.  Roses have been around for millions of years which just prove that roses are not difficult to grow. The Rose is also our National Floral Emblem and the state flower of several states.  Here at Rose Gardening World, you’ll find rose articles that will educate you about roses – its history, rose culture, rose profiles and even rose verses all in one place.  So visit Rose Gardening World often. 

Can you grow roses without the harsh chemical?  Yes, you can.  

The Rose has received a bad reputation of being too difficult to grow and need lots of pampering.  It's really a myth since the Rose has survived for millions of years.  Roses can be found in old cemeteries where they survived without care.  Yes, some roses are very susceptible to pests and diseases.  Luckily, most breeders now are hybridizing disease resistant roses like Knock Out Roses, Earth-kind Roses and Oso Easy Roses.  These roses are disease resistant and a couple of them are drought resistant as well.  

William Radler revolutionized the rose world by introducing a rose that thrives in benign neglect.  Some Knock Out roses will even grow in shady spots as long as they get enough water.  These roses do not need spraying, will rebloom continuously without deadheading, and will grow vigorously all season long without blackspots.  

Knock Out roses are the most popular landscape roses in the country now and are spreading around the world.  There are gardens in Japan and as far away as Australia where Knock Out roses are being grown to beautify the landscape.  In the market today are Knock Out series of Roses   The Knock Out^® Rose, The Double Knock Out^® Rose, The Pink Knock Out^® Rose, The Pink Double Knock Out^® Rose, The Rainbow Knock Out^® Rose, The Blushing Knock Out^® Rose, and The Sunny Knock Out^® Rose.  

Earth-Kind Roses are a special designation given to select rose cultivars by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service for demonstrating superior pest tolerance, combined with outstanding landscape performance based on the results of extensive research and field trials.  Some of the well known Earth-Kind Roses are The Fairy, Cecile Brunner, Belinda’s Dream, Carefree Beauty, and New Dawn.

Oso Easy Roses are fairly new and there are few suppliers that carry them in their stock.  They are great landscape roses. Oso Easy Paprika, Oso Easy Cherry Pie, Oso Easy Frgrant Spreader, Oso Easy Honey Bun, Oso Easy Peachy Cream and Oso Easy Strawberry Crush.  All are Proven Winners Certified.  

For gardeners or non-gardeners alike, roses are the perfect plants to grow and get color in your landscape.  Rose is a plant that will bloom continously from spring till almost Christmas as long as you cut the spent blooms.  With Knock Out roses, you don't even have to do that.  Azaleas and other shrubs like lilac and rhododendron only bloom once.  You get your money's worth with roses.  So what are you waiting for?  Get out there and plant some roses.  After all, Rose is still the Queen of Flowers.  

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MUTABILIS

Welcome to the World of Rose Gardening or Rose Gardening World.  Take time and smell the roses.  Roses have been around for millions of years which just prove that roses are not difficult to grow. The Rose is also our National Floral Emblem and the state flower of several states.  Here at Rose Gardening World, you’ll find rose articles that will educate you about roses – its history, rose culture, rose profiles and even rose verses all in one place.  So visit Rose Gardening World often.  

  Rosa chinensis (‘Mutabilis’, Tipo Ide’ale)

This China rose is believed to have been cultivated before 1894.  Mutabilis was probably introduced to Italy from China, and then introduced to commerce in 1934 by way of a Swiss botanist Henri Correvon of Geneva who got his cuttings from the garden of Italian Prince Ghilberto Borromeo at Isola Bella.  Otherwise known as the “Butterfly Rose” because when the plant is in full bloom with the multi-colored flowers, Mutabilis appears to be covered with butterflies fluttering on the plant, and this Hybrid China is so easy to spot. 

Mutabilis sports different colored blooms, ranging from soft yellow as it opens with an orange blush on the underside, slowly turning into shades of peach, then pink, then eventually darkest pinkish red.  All different colors can appear on the same bush at the same time.  Its blooms have a slight fragrance which disappears as it ages. 

Mutabilis is a single, five-petal rose.  The first blooms appear in clusters and continue through to hard frost.  It is slow to start but worth the wait.  The plant is versatile, vigorous, sending long canes with glossy, dark green leaves and can tolerate partial shade and thrives in poor soil.  I saw it covering a front porch in Charleston, South Carolina and the homeowner graciously moved his car out of the way so I could take a nice picture.  Mutabilis makes an excellent hedge, can be grown as a landscape accent or in mass planting.  In mild climates and protected locations, it can grow up to 6 to 10 ft tall and wide as a shrub and can be utilized as a climber and can grow up to 15 ft. in height.  Mutabilis is very popular because it’s very disease resistant.  It is no wonder Mutabilis has been selected as an EarthKind Rose.  It has won the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit in 1993. 

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