Category Archives: Companion Plants

Wordless Wednesday | Fall Zinnias

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Posted in #MooPooCrew, Alabama, Companion Plants, Wordless Wednesday, Zinnias | Tagged autumn, blooms, Fall, fall flowers, flowers, nature, Zinnias | 3 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Container Gardening & Iris In Bloom

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

It’s Wordless Wednesday! Join in the fun by posting your photos ONLY to your blog… Let the photos speak for you! Continue reading →

Posted in Companion Plants, Uncategorized, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged container plants, gardening experts, Helena Alabama, Iris, pass along plants, Proven Winners, tennessee iris, Wordless Wednesday | 12 Comments

Start Zinnia Seeds Indoors For Early Blooms

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Rosarian Chris VanCleave, aka “The Redneck Rosarian” shares tips on sowing zinnia seeds indoors for early blooms. Continue reading →

Posted in Companion Plants | Tagged annie haven, beautiful blooms, easy to grow flowers, expert advice, garden, gardening, grow something, growing zinnias, heirloom zinnias, Jiffy Pop Popcorn, kids projects, Moo Poo Tea, Rose Companions, Seed Keeper, seed keeper company, seed starting, seeds, Zinnia, zinnia seeds, Zinnias | 14 Comments

One Glad Morning – Sundays In The South – G2B13

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

The Redneck Rosarian shares memories of old hymns and good times at P. Allen Smith’s Garden2Blog 2013 event in Little Rock Arkansas Continue reading →

Posted in Companion Plants, G2B13, Sundays In The South, Uncategorized | Tagged Arkansas, bluegrass music, Faith, Family, friends, G2B13, garden, garden2blog2013, gardening, gladiolus, gladness, Gospel Music, Hymns, I'll Fly Away, inspiration, inspired, joy, lifestyle, Little Rock, Moss Mountain Retreat, Music, nature, outdoors, p allen smith, Photography, plants, Sundays In The South | 8 Comments

Finally! A Girdle I Can Use | Seed Keeper Company | Burlap Garden Girdles

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Chris VanCleave “The Redneck Rosarian” shows off his new garden girdles from the Seed Keeper Company. A great solution for growing flowers, veggies or herbs in limited space. This company is committed to helping young people experience the joy of growing with their annual seed keeper project. Continue reading →

Posted in Companion Plants | Tagged balcony gardening, burlap, burlap grow bag, butterfly bush, diy, drainage holes, drainage problems, flowers, garden girdle, gardening solution, Grow, herbs, home gardeners, nature, patio gardening, plant, planting in small spaces, plants, raised bed gardening alternative, seed keeper company, SeedKeeperCo, small space gardening, vegetables | 5 Comments

Planter Chairs for the Garden – Guest Post

Posted on April 27, 2013 by MrsRoseDiva

Wife of the infamous RedneckRosarian, creates two beautiful planter chairs that created a warm welcome to your porch or garden entrance. Continue reading →

Posted in Companion Plants | Tagged beagle, calibrachoa, chair, chicken wire, coleus, community, container plant, Craft project, crafty, creativity, culture, dogs, dyi, flowers, gardening, hgtv, home improvement, million bells, suki, upcycle, weekend project | 10 Comments

Old Blush, The Iris Parade & Georgia On My Mind

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

The Redneck Rosarian shares photos of his irises in bloom and about a recent trip to Atlanta to speak at the Greater Atlanta Rose Soceity Continue reading →

Posted in #roses, Companion Plants, Old Blush, Rose Society, Uncategorized | Tagged American Rose Society, atlanta botanical gardens, blush china, china roses, cultivating life and roses in the deep south, greater atlanta, greater atlanta rose society, Iris, mystery plants, nature, Old Blush, Photography, plants, rose society meeting, roses, surprise blooms, tall bearded iris, warm temps, yellow irises | 6 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

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Posted in Companion Plants, Oh My!, Queen Elizabeth, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Alabama, Dahlias, dinner plate dahlias, Floribunda, gardening, grandiflora, My!, nature, Oh, Photography, Pictures, Queen Elizabeth, Rose garden, roses, Wordless Wednesday | 2 Comments

My Dalliance With Dahlias

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Bren at BGGarden.com encouraged me to grow dahlias in the early Spring and then her blog post, “Dare To Dahlia” just sealed the deal. I planted these with not much hope of seeing a bloom as big as a dinner plate, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alabama, Companion Plants | Tagged beautiful flowers, Companion Plants For Roses, Dahlias, dinner plate dahlias, flowers, nature, Photography, plants, tomato cages, yellow blooms | 8 Comments

What’s Blooming This Week In My Alabama Rose Garden

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

It’s Fertilizer Friday and time to Flaunt Your Flowers. Find others who flaunt their blooms at http://www.TootsieTime.com This Saturday 9:30 am CST on our RoseChat Radio Broadcast on BlogTalkRadio we’ll be talking to David Strickland of Witherspoon Rose Culture on … Continue reading →