Category: Roses

How to Grow Climbing and Rambling Roses

A climbing rose makes a wonderful plant choice when you have a wall, fence or pergola to cover with foliage, flowers, and fragrance. Climbing roses offer a wide range of flower and fragrance types in almost every colour of the rainbow...

The Five Different Types of Rose Fragrance

When we plant roses, we think first with our eyes when we consider the colour and form of the bloom. Certainly choosing one’s favourite colour or the perfect hue for that magical colour combination is extremely important.

Growing Roses in Containers

Growing Roses in Containers Roses are one of the most beautiful and beloved flowers you can grow. Their wide range of colours and flower forms and their fragrance have endeared them to generations of gardeners. But in today’s modern world with our ever denser cities and

Mini and Patio Roses for Small Spaces and Containers : Small Roses with Lots of Flower Power

Mini and Patio Roses for Small Spaces and Containers : Small Roses with Lots of Flower Power Compact patio and miniature roses offer you more options to plant roses not just in your garden but also in containers on your patio and on your balcony...

New Striped Roses

New Striped Roses Striped roses are like plants with variegated foliage, they're not for everyone but those who like them, like them a lot! And even many of those who say they don't like them come around eventually. Striped roses make an intriguing and bold statement...

The Five Different Types of Rose Fragrance

Roses are famous for their visual beauty but also their fragrance. Learn about the five different types of rose fragrance and the different cultivars that offer these intoxicating perfumes...

David Austin Roses For Canadian Gardens

David Austin roses are some of the most renowned and beloved roses in the world. Since the 1950s David Austin has been working to combine the beauty and romance of old roses with the performance of modern roses. His work has lead to a stunning range of beautiful and fragrant top-performing cultivars for Canadian gardens.

English Style Roses for Canadian Gardens (Other than David Austins!)

The English style rose was made famous by the pioneering work of David Austin combining the beauty, fragrance, and romance of old roses with the colour range and performance of modern roses. While David Austin is the most famous breeder of English style roses, he is not the only one!

How to Grow David Austin Roses in Zone 3

David Austin roses are some of the most renowned and beloved roses in the world. Though they are usually listed as hardy to zone 4 or 5, here are a few strategies to grow them in zone 3 in some of the coldest parts of Canada!