JUNE IS A ROSE MONTH

June is a rose month and the roses are celebrated and blooming everywhere.  This year, it seems everything is ahead of schedule.  Plenty of rain has enhanced the growth and the bloom production. 

Why have we become so enamored by this flower?

The rose has been revered for millions of years as a symbol of love and beauty and has been an inspiration to poets and artists.  Empress Josephine (1763-1814), wife of Napoleon Bonaparte was so enamored by them, she commissioned Pierre Redoute to paint them from her garden at Malmaison in France and immortalized in his book ‘Les Roses’ (1817-1824).  Throughout the centuries, artists have chosen the Rose, the Queen of Flowers, as the subject of their art.  Artists uses roses in their painting either as a single specimen, in a bouquet of flowers or in the landscape.  

In the early days of Christianity, the rose fell out of favor because of its association with pagan rituals but later on became the symbol of the Blessed Virgin Mary as the “Mystical rose”.   The Christian mystics referred to the five petals of the red rose with the five wounds of Christ.  Later beautiful stained glass rose windows adorned the great cathedrals of Europe.

The Rose has become the official flowers of some of the states of the United States like New York.  It is the national flower of Great Britain and the United States.  The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 159 has designated the rose as the National Floral Emblem of the United States and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation declaring this fact.  President Ronald Reagan officially declared the Rose as the National Floral Emblem of the United States on Nov. 20, 1986.  

Botanical gardens and rose societies around the country are having all kinds of rose events in June.  There are lecture series, garden tours and rose shows everywhere.  Nurseries and garden centers are having rose sales in June as well.   

Contrary to popular belief, it is not difficult to grow Roses.  It all depends on what kind of roses you want to grow.  Roses have been around for millions of years, some in cemeteries with no care whatsoever.  All they need are food, water and sunlight.  Just like you and me.

Here at Rose Gardening World, we’ll educate you about the Rose - our National Floral Emblem and the state flower of several states.  Welcome to the Rose Gardening World where Rose Gardening Tips, Rose Growing Advice, Planting 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.  We want to help you grow Beautiful Roses and we welcome comments.  Take time and smell the roses.  Happy Rose Gardening!

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ROSES – A HARDWORKING PLANT

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. 

It’s now December and the roses in the garden are still in bloom and will stay in bloom till it snows or we get heavy frost.  Are your annuals or perennials still blooming?  Annuals bloom all summer long and then die.  Perennials only bloom once for maybe a couple of weeks, a month at the most and then retire till next year.   When most plants have finished blooming, roses are still blooming.  I am lucky to be living in a warm part of the country.  I can have roses from my garden on Christmas.  Everytime I go out the back door, I can smell the sweet fragrance of my Blush Noisette roses wafting in the air.  All around my development, KnockOut Roses are all blooming in profusion. 

My mums have died.  They are all brown and yet they are supposed to be a fall flowering plants.  My lilies and daylilies are done for the season.   The annuals are gone except the cold loving pansies which are now back in the garden.  If you want to save money, you should start paying attention and grow roses.  You get your money’s worth.  New annuals have to be planted every year, sometimes twice a year.  Perennials bloom for a short time and so does some shrubs.  If you keep on pruning roses all season, they will bloom constantly with the exception of few Old Garden Roses that bloom only once but they bloom profusely in spring.  Roses repeat blooming every 4 to 6 weeks depending on the variety.  So what are you waiting for?  Grow some roses, save some money and enjoy your garden. 

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WHY DO WE GROW ROSES?

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. 

Why do you want to grow roses? We grow them because of their beauty and their fragrance.   We also like to grow roses because it is our national floral emblem.  In good times and bad times, roses are always around us.  Roses are used to comfort us in our sorrow and cheer us in happy times.  On Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Father’s Day, Graduation, even Funeral bouquets and wreaths, roses are to be found. 

Growing roses as a hobby dates back from the Victorian times and it cut across the various classes in any society.  You can grow one rose bush or 1000 rose bushes.  You grow them in a formal bed or in a cottage garden with annuals and perennials.   

Roses come in a variety of forms, sizes and colors.  Not all roses have prickles or thorns and some have no fragrance at all.  Florist roses for the most part do not have fragrance. Some displayed a colorful fruit called rose hip for autumn display.  Some grow close to the ground and some grow to a towering height of 20 ft. tall clambering up to the highest branches of trees.  Some are pruned in the spring and some after flowering.  Some are pruned low and some are pruned high.  Some grow from seed, from cuttings, and others are budded or grafted.  Some 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. 

With or without problems, roses are very forgiving plant.  They always come back to life.  They have the same basic needs as human.  They need food, water and sunlight.  If you supply them with these things, they will reward you with the most beautiful blooms.  

People claim roses take lots of work.  So does your lawn.  In Long Island where I used to live, lawn probably has higher maintenance than a rose garden.  You feed your lawn constantly, spread weed and pest control substance, water them and mow them every week.  Think about it.  Would you rather have a bouquet of roses than a bouquet of grasses?  There is no comparison.  

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