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Growing and Showing Old Garden Roses

By Kathleen Gresham

To recreate the sort of garden beloved by our ancestors, include the old garden roses.  The old roses date back for centuries, are hardier than some modern hybrids, and include a large variety of colors and scents.  

What classifies a rose as an old garden rose?  According to the American Rose Society, old [...]

How to Grow Antique Roses

By Kathleen Gresham

When you think of antiques, a rose might not immediately come to mind. But antique roses have been around for centuries. All rose varieties developed before 1867 are considered to be antiques. 

Shakespeare used the word eglantine when speaking of the rose in his sonnets and plays. Eglantine is described in the dictionary [...]

Rose Classification

Many different rose classification schemes are used worldwide. The most popular is the one proposed by the American Rose Society and the World Federation of Roses.