What Are the Best Types of Roses to Grow? Roses generally are grouped based on their growth habit and flower form. You may see the words heritage, antique, heirloom or Old Garden roses in descriptions ...

I love old fashioned roses. David Austin roses make me weak in the knees. Im such a sucker for these classic, beautiful, cup-shaped buds. Please be clear: I do not grow the fussy tea roses. No no no ...

There is little doubt that roses are a beloved landscape plant. Despite their thorns, these ever-popular shrubs are prized for their enchanting blooms and fragrance. While newer hybrids offer a wider ...

If you are in a situation where you want to have tougher plants in your landscape or want to reduce the amount of lawn grass, consider the tough modern roses and long blooming old-fashioned roses.

Have you noticed the Mutabilis roses in bloom this spring? Also called Butterfly roses, Mutabilis is just one of the tough modern and old-fashioned roses. Along with Belinda’s Dream, Carefree Beauty ...

It’s far too early in the year to prune hybrid rose bushes, but the old fashioned roses are undoubtedly ready for a little cleanup. If you’re heading out to prune an old-fashioned rose bush, feel free ...

Just in time for Valentine’s Day: A lesson in rose-breeding! David Austin started breeding roses in England more than 40 years ago in an attempt to create flowers that had the best qualities of both ...

You’ll see this old-fashioned climbing rose growing over fences, on garden arbors, or climbing in trees usually at older homes/homesteads. For two or three weeks in the spring they are beautiful. Some ...

Pruning rose bushes is a process that intimidates many otherwise confident gardeners. The problem arises, I think, from the kind of advice that is commonly offered by rose enthusiasts, "rosarians." ...