Vintage Gardens. A National Rose Treasure
Posted on October 2nd, 2010
Climbing Gruss an Aachen. A climbing rose of exquisite beauty rarely available in this country but about to be in limited numbers from Vintage Gardens.
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From time to time I depart from rose care posts to feature roses. Now I would also like to occasionally depart to do posts on rose nurseries. Particularly our Independent Rose Nurseries. Having owned and operated one myself for close to ten years I know it’s a labor of love that is fueled by a desire to keep the diversity of the rose available to gardeners. I would strongly urge you to take the time to visit their websites and explore their many rose offerings. It will open you up to a whole new way of using roses in your garden.We start with one of the greatest rose resources this country has. Vintage Gardens and their offering of Antique and Extraordinary Roses. Run by Gregg Lowery with invaluable assistance from Gita Phy, Vintage Gardens literally wrote the book on these roses. I truly do mean literally. Their book/catalog “Vintage Gardens Complete Catalogue of Antique and Extraordinary Roses” is a must have for anyone wanting to get into Garden Roses. They of course discuss bloom, color and all the basics, but more importantly they discuss mature bush size and shape. The latter two being so important to any gardener. And they do so from experience because they grow these roses to maturity in their own garden. I can’t strongly urge you enough to order one. At any given moment Vi
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Go West Young Rose
Posted on August 12th, 2010
Mme. Isaac Pereire
As Americans moved west across their new country, many a rose traveled along in those Conestoga Wagons tucked somewhere between the family clock and frying pan used to make “Hoppin John”. Upon arrival at the new homestead they were planted, watered and left to grow under the same conditions those early settlers encountered. Over time their true names were forgotten and they became known simply as “Grandma’s Red Rose” or “Aunt Sally’s Pink Climber”. Many survive today as “Found Roses” rustled by dedicated rosarians. Names like “Charleston Graveyard”, “Angles Camp White Tea” and “Natchitoches Noisette” are as much a testament to the conditions they thrived under as to the locations where they were rediscovered.
Over time roses found their way into almost every garden. Some were grown for their b
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