“Old Garden China Roses are known for introducing repeat-blooming and a wider color range (pinks, reds, whites) to Europe, with famous examples including ‘Old Blush’ (Parsons’ Pink China), the vibrant ‘Slater’s Crimson China’, the tea-scented ‘Hume’s Blush Tea-scented China’, the constant bloomer ‘Cramoisi Supérieur’, and the unique color-changing ‘Mutabilis’ (Fortune’s Five Coloured), alongside others like…
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A List of Old Garden or Antique Polyantha Roses – What Is A Polyantha Rose?
“A Polyantha rose is a hardy, compact shrub rose known for its abundant clusters of small, repeat-blooming flowers, making it a low-maintenance choice for borders, hedges, and containers, prized by novice and experienced gardeners for its continuous color and disease resistance. Developed in the late 19th century from crosses with wild roses like Rosa multiflora, these…
Propagating Old Garden Roses – A List of the Easiest to Root – How to Propagate Roses
This will seem crazy to some, but I always start my garden season in the dead of winter. In my opinion. gardening is the best way to beat the winter blues. Winter is the time that I start seeds inside, and this year, I’ll be trying something I have wanted to do for years. I’ll…
Eden Rose –
Eden Rose Climber Blossom Jacki Kellum Garden May 6, 2025 Eden Rose Climber Blossom Jacki Kellum Garden May 9, 2025 “TOP SELLER! Eden Climber® features large, old-fashioned, fully double, 4 1/2″, cupped blooms with 100+ petals. Her blooms are a delightful blend of pastel pinks, creams, and yellows. Eden Climber® is a vigorously growing, disease-resistant…
Desdemona – A Fragrant David Austin Rose
On April 28, the buds on my Desdemona Rose began showing some pale, peachy-pink color–I would call the Desdemona’s hint of color a buff pink. Desdemona Rose Image Credit: David Austin David Austin labels Desdemona as a White Rose, but with a hint of buff pink. Desdemona Rose Image Credit: David Austin Fragrance: Strong…
How to Fertilize & Treat Roses for Bugs & Disease – All-in-One Rose & Flower Care 3-in-1
Image Credit: Bioadvanced Rose & Flower Care Allow me to preface this post by acknowledging that I deliberately purchase roses with very few issues with diseases. That being said, I occasionally find Black Spot on a few of my rose leaves, and I admittedly treat the problem with Bioadvanced 3-in-1 Rose & Flower Care. My…
Roses in My Garden 2025
Ballerina Image Credit: Heirloom Roses Date Introduced: 1937 Type: Hybrid Musk Color: Pink/white eye Fragrance: Lightly Fragrant Size: 4′ x 3′ Rebloom: Continual Blooming Disease Resistant Has Thorns “Introduced in 1937, Ballerina is a profusely blooming rose of restrained habit. Expect hundreds of small, 2â€, pink, single blooms with a white eye borne in huge clusters…
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Plans for a Fragrant Repeat-Blooming Rose Garden – Filled with the Scent of Old Roses – Mixed with Compatible Native Perennials for a Shabby Chic Cottage Garden
Silas Marner Rose Image Credit: David Austin Fragrance: Old Rose Height: 4.5′ Repeat Bloomer Desdemona Rose Image Credit: David Austin Fragrance: Strong Old Rose Height: 4′ Repeat Bloomer Harlow Carr Rose Image Credit: David Austin Fragrance: Old Rose Height: 4′ Repeat Bloomer Image Credit: Zéphirine Drouhin Image Credit: Heirloom Roses Fragrance – Bourbon Rose Fragrance…
Roses Added to My Garden in 2024 and 2025
Lady Banks Rose Image Credit: Heirloom Roses Height: 20′ + Peggy Martin Rose Image Credit: Southern Living Height: 15’+ Grows Quickly Claire Austin Very Fragrant Climber – Up to 12′ Repeat Flowering Thorny David Austin lists Claire Austin as One of the Most Fragrant Roses: I added Claire Austin Rose to My Garden in 2024….