Category Archives: Signature

True Confessions – I Am A Stripper

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Rosarian Chris VanCleave shares a winter gardening tip Continue reading →

Posted in #roses, Alabama, Signature, Winter Rose Care | Tagged counting down the days, Dormant spray, dormant sprays, I am a stripper, lime sulfur, mold spores, nature, plants, roses, roses bushes, Signature Hybrid Tea, stripping roses, Winter Rose Care | 28 Comments

Sunday’s Blooms

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Rose expert Chris VanCleave shares a few remaining blooms from his rose garden. Notice the depth and vibrancy of color that is so often the case with autumn blooms. Continue reading →

Posted in #roses, Alabama, Autumn Splendor, Caldwell Pink, Climbing Pinkie, Mutabilis, Pink Pet, Pope John Paul II, Signature | Tagged autumn, bloom, blooms, China Rose, climbing roses, Exhibition Roses, Fall Blooms, flower, flowerday, hybrid tea, miniflora, nature, Old Garden Roses, Photography, Polyantha, White Roses | 9 Comments

Fall Blooms Continue….

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Rose Expert Chris VanCleave shares a few of the fall blooms from his Alabama rose garden. Continue reading →

Posted in Lady Bird, Opening Night, Queen Elizabeth, Signature | Tagged autumn, Fall Blooms, garden, grandiflora, hybrid tea, Lady Bird Johnson, presidential roses, Queen Elizabeth, roses | 8 Comments

New Rose In Our Garden – ‘Signature’ Hybrid Tea

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

We planted “Signature” in the late fall last year and it has been slow to get started with many of its initial blossoms not very attractive. A seeming diamond in the rough, we are now beginning to see her true beauty shine…

Posted in #roses, Alabama, Signature | Tagged Alabama, ARS Rating, beautiful roses, beauty, gardening, hybrid tea, nature, Photography, plants, Rose Photography, roses, signature, style | 1 Comment

A Garden Walk, New Roses, Fall Clean Up & Rose Chat Radio

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

I took a short walk through my garden yesterday and wanted to share it with you. Some great blooms still in the garden. Watch for a brand new rose coming out next year on the video. You might want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden Tour, Golden Celebration - David Austin English Rose, Knock Out Roses, Moondance, Oh My!, Signature, YouTube | Tagged Alabama, blogging, BlogTalkRadio, celebrities, entertainment, garden, Garden Tour, gardening, Helena Alabama, hybrid tea roses, internet radio, plants, rose chat radio, roses, technology, video, video clip, you tube, YouTube | 2 Comments

Blooming Monday! What’s Blooming This Week In My Alabama Garden

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Join us for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day at May Dreams Gardens Shout out to Tom @ http://www.TallCloverFarm.com for encouraging me to grow ‘Buff Beauty” rose. It is featured in this clip and has been a great rose in my Alabama … Continue reading →

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New Rose For My Garden – ‘Signature’ – Hybrid Tea

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

I first saw this rose in the garden of a friend and I was immediately struck by its beauty and form. The color is wonderful; a deep pink with cream. It went from ‘like’ to ‘buy’ the moment I saw … Continue reading →