Get Inspired. Get Started. – Growing Roses In Alabama – Home & Garden Show

Rednecks & Roses at the Home & Garden Show

This weekend I take the stage at the 2014 Birmingham Home and Garden Show. It’s part of my quest to convince folks that roses really aren’t hard to grow. In fact, with a little planning and preparation, they are incredibly easy. Below is a list of roses that do very well in the central Alabama area and I grow or have grown all but one on the list.

If you attended the show, this post serves as a companion to my talk.

Hybrid Teas

Moonstone – White w/Pink Tips
Veteran’s Honor – Red
Opening Night – Red
Artistry – Orange/Coral
Gemini – White w/Pink Tips

Great Hybrid Tea Roses For Alabama Gardens

Grandifloras

Dream Come True – Yellow/Pink blend
Cherry Parfait – White w/red tips
Queen Elizabeth – Pink

Great Grandiflora Roses for Alabama Gardens

Floribundas

Julia Child – Yellow
Moondance – White
Lavaglut (aka LavaFlow) – Dark Red
Iceberg – White
Betty Boop – Red w/yellow tips

Great Floribunda Roses for Southern Gardens

Climbers

New Dawn – Light Pink
Don Juan – Red
Lady Banks – Yellow

Great Climbers For Alabama Gardens

If you attended the show and have any questions, i’m glad to help. Drop me a line.

Chris@RedneckRosarian.com

All photos are from my own camera and garden expect for the photo of New Dawn. It is being used here by permission from HedgerowRose.com

About Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Christopher R. VanCleave – America’s Favorite Rose Gardener Nicknamed "The Redneck Rosarian”, Chris VanCleave is passionate about gardening and growing roses. He is an active member of the Birmingham chapter of the American Rose Society, serving two terms as President. In 2007, he created the Rose Chat Podcast which has reached over a half a million listeners with news and information on growing on growing the world’s most beloved flower, the rose. He was a contributor to the 2015 Southern Living Gardening Book, has appeared on P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home television show and was featured in the June 2015 issue of Southern Living Magazine. Locally, Chris serves as Chairman of the Helena Alabama Beautification Board where he has spearheaded efforts to create a sustainable landscape in one of the top one hundred places to live in the United States. His writing is seen at About.com and on his popular website; RedneckRosarian.com, where he chronicles his gardening adventures and explores an intrinsic mix of life, faith and gardening. An agent of change with over 20 years’ experience in process innovation, Mr. VanCleave is leading the charge to reinvigorate horticultural societies and helping them to reach their full potential in the social media age.

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