Ah, the hybrid tea rose. It’s the quintessential garden flower, isn’t it? We all dream of those elegant, high-centered blooms and that intoxicating fragrance filling our yards. But if you’ve ever planted one only to be met with lackluster growth and sparse flowers, you’ve likely asked yourself the million-dollar question: how much sun do hybrid…
Have you ever dreamed of a rose that tells a story with its color, shifting from a delicate cherry-pink to a rich, warm coral as it unfurls in the sun? It sounds like something from a fairytale, but it’s the everyday magic of the stunning mon cheri hybrid tea rose. Hybrid tea roses can sometimes…
Have you ever dreamed of a rose that looks like a masterpiece painted by a master? A flower with so many petals and such a deep, romantic color that it stops you in your tracks? Many gardeners search for that perfect rose—one that combines old-world charm with a breathtaking fragrance, but they worry it might…
Dreaming of a garden filled with those classic, long-stemmed hybrid tea roses, but worried that South Carolina’s legendary heat and humidity will stand in your way? It’s a common concern I hear from fellow gardeners all the time. The vision of perfect, fragrant blooms can quickly fade when you think about wilting heat and fungal…
Have you ever stood in a garden, mesmerized by the perfect, high-centered bloom of a hybrid tea rose, and thought, “I could never grow that here”? It’s a common feeling among Southern gardeners. You dream of those classic, long-stemmed beauties for your vases, but the stories of Georgia’s intense heat, smothering humidity, and notorious black…
Have you ever walked through a nursery or garden center and a plant just… stops you in your tracks? Its strange, beautiful form and vibrant flowers seem to call out. For many of us, that’s the exact moment we experience desert rose plant love at first site. With its swollen, bonsai-like trunk (called a caudex)…
Have you ever scrolled through pictures of magnificent gardens, pausing on a photo of a perfect, full-petaled rose and thought, “I wish I could grow something that beautiful”? That dream of cultivating a truly classic, breathtaking flower is a common one among us gardeners. I promise you, that dream is well within your reach. The…
Have you ever dreamt of a rose so perfect it seems almost celestial? A flower with large, luminous white petals that hold their form impeccably, releasing a fragrance so fresh and sweet it stops you in your tracks. For many gardeners, that dream rose feels just out of reach, often plagued by disease or disappointing…
Are you searching for the quintessential red rose? The one with a fragrance so rich and intoxicating it stops you in your tracks, and petals so deep and velvety they beg to be touched? For many gardeners, that search ends with one iconic name. The magnificent chrysler imperial rose plant is more than just a…