It goes without saying that you want the biggest, boldest blooms, and the most flowers possible on your roses, right? Water is a key part of that. No moisture, no flowers.We link to vendors to hel
16.06.2023 - 05:33 / gardenerspath.com / Laura Ojeda Melchor
How to Plan a Rose GardenOne of my favorite memories is of walking through an archway of bright blooms at the rose garden in the Butchart Gardens near Victoria, British Columbia.
The scent! The sight! The color! Everything about that experience was magical, and you’d better believe I stopped to smell the flowers. Several times.
Since then, I’ve helped people in my family cultivate rose gardens, and I’m here to help you, too.
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If you have a friend with a mature, dazzling garden already, you might be feeling a bit overwhelmed.
How do you start? Do you have to create something as lofty as the archway that I saw at the Butchart Gardens, or the carefully cultivated garden space in your local botanic garden?
In this guide, we’ll answer these questions and help you get started with planning your own sweet-smelling rose garden.
What Qualifies as a Rose Garden?If you’ve never grown roses before, or want to learn more about this timelessly popular genus of plants, check out our guide to growing roses.
While these flowers are notorious for being hard to care for, they’re really no more difficult to grow than other dazzling perennials like delphiniums, hydrangeas, and peonies.
You can also think of growing them like you’d think of growing other shrubby or sprawling plants in the Rosaceae family, like blackberries or raspberries.
They require similar care – and many cultivars produce edible fruits called “rose hips” that you can harvest and turn into jelly.
There are dozens of heirlooms, hybrids, and cultivars available to choose from. Newer cultivars tend to have better disease resistance than hybrid teas, for example.
Plus, some
It goes without saying that you want the biggest, boldest blooms, and the most flowers possible on your roses, right? Water is a key part of that. No moisture, no flowers.We link to vendors to hel
My green thumb has been hard-earned through a lot of trial and error. One time, in desperation, I put some especially sad houseplants in the bathroom because I was at my wit's end and thought having them closer to a water source might help. But then, against all odds, they exploded with happy shiny leaves and start taking over my shower!
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