35 Mind Blowing Pictures of Roses in Pots

So this past fall I decided to try to turn an everyday item into a flower pot. I choose my wire basket because it screams of summer and fall to me. Instead of carrying my garden vegetables it now held my mums!

Perhaps not known for his greenfingers, it seems apt to quote the musician Paul Weller, who in 1978 gave us the great lyric ‘No matter where I roam, I will return to my English rose’. Because no matter how many other garden plants come and go, the popularity of the garden rose never seems to diminish. You might not see many in a Chelsea Flower Show garden but us gardeners know some good plants when we see them and roses regularly top polls for the nation’s favourite flower.

Our planet is rich from a wide variety of plants. Every geographical area has its own characteristics that make it special. Similarly, the US states of California and Arizona are the home of the largest cactus in America called Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea). Let’s have a look at some interesting Saguaro Cactus Facts, which is also the World’s biggest cactus!

Roses love the sun. Find a location that receives as much sun as possible. A couple of hours of shade in an afternoon or a spot with light shade might not hurt the plant.

Thinking of planting roses, why not give the old varieties a try. Our favourite is the Portland Roses. Amongst this group are to be found not only some of the finest of old roses but also some of the most useful.They are all continuous or repeat flowering and of accommodating proportions. They can

Roses in Aberdeen generally grow well. I have found some of them in the past to be a bit of a hit or a miss. 

The Climbing Rose Compassion still as popular as ever

The Portland Rose Jacques Cartier is one to seriously consider.

The English Rose Darcey Bussell bred by David Austin

If only plants could talk, they could tell us that they aren’t feeling well.Your grapevines could warn you that

Head gardener Neil Miller could be described as one of the country’s premier rose devotees. Over his almost 20 year career at Hever, he has spread enough compost over the Rose Garden to cover Wembley football pitch 10 times over and has deadheaded an estimated one million roses!

We have a nice patio...but when the wind blows from the north it's like a wind tunnel out there! And here in ND we have a lot of northerly winds. The back cushions on the chairs were always blowing off. I thought I'd hand stitch on some outdoor cushion fasteners or ties to keep them in place.....but I really didn't want to work that hard. ;-) So Velcro to the rescue! Read on to find out how I made Velcro cushion fasteners.....