Category Archives: Stories

The Key To Boundless Possibilities

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

A lesson in cutting away the bad in your garden and your life from Chris VanCleave, aka The RedneckRosarian Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, gardenchat, Stories | Tagged 2015, beautiful blooms, Boundless Possibilities, cultivating life and roses in the deep south, expert gardening advice, Faith, foundation, gardening, gardening advice, Happy New Year, Life, New Years Eve, rosechat, roses, strong foundation | 11 Comments

A Long Hot Summer

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Rose gardening expert Chris VanCleave reflects on the summer. With all its trials and tribulations, there is still to be derived from the garden. Continue reading →

Posted in Scentimental, Stories | Tagged Alabama, David Austin, death, friends, loss, New Roses, Rose Expert, roses, Scentimental | 14 Comments

The Power of Flowers – Sundays in the South

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

In his popular Sundays in the South series, Chris shares his blooms from the garden and some thoughts on flowers and the power that they hold in all our lives. Continue reading →

Posted in Alabama, Stories, Sundays In The South, Uncategorized | Tagged Alabama, beautiful blooms, beautiful flowers, blooms, colored blooms, cultivating life and roses in the deep south, Deep South, flowers, gardening, gardening experts, glads, greatness, happiness, Happy Gardeners, Helena Alabama, inspiration, inspire, memories, motivation, old fashioned flowers, Sundays In The South | 9 Comments

An Unexpected Snowfall

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Chris VanCleave “The Redneck Rosarian” shares his insights on Snowmageddon 2014 and shares photos from his snow covered rose garden in Helena Alabama Continue reading →

Posted in #roses, Alabama, Stories | Tagged Alabama, Birmingham, deep south weather, hazardous travel, helena, Helena Alabama, rose garden in winter, snow, snowfall, snowmageddeon, Snowmageddon 2014, weather alert, winter weather | 14 Comments

Come Before Winter – Sunday’s In The South

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Chris VanCleave, aka “The Redneck Rosarian” shares his tips on cleaning up your garden and your life for the winter ahead. Continue reading →

Posted in #roses, Stories, Sundays In The South | Tagged autumn, autumn winds, blessings, christ, cleanup, come before winter, decorate, expert advice, Fall, fall chrysanthemums, fall cleanup, fall decorating, garden debris, Jesus, mums, orate, ose expert, purple hues, Rose Expert, sunday, Sundays In The South, sus, vibrant yellows | 8 Comments

Spirit of America Tour – World’s Largest Rose – Tombstone Arizona

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Join Chris VanCleave and friends on a special broadcast of Rose Chat Radio – Chatting with Big Blend Radio Hosts about the World’s Largest Rose! Continue reading →

Posted in #roses, Lady Banks, Rose Chat Radio, Stories | Tagged adventure, Arizona, Bankasia Rose, Big Blend Magazines, Big Blend Radio, big roses, celebrities, climate, Conservation, entertainment, Growingng roses, Lady Banks Rose, National Parks, natural wonders, nature, No. 1 Podcast on Rose Gardening, Photography, podcast, podcasting, rosarian, Rose Celebrities, rose chat radio, roses, Spirit of America Tour, Tombstone Arizona, tombstone tourism, Tourism, travel, travel photography, west, world's largest rose | 8 Comments

Roses fit for a King – William and Catherine Rose – David Austin Roses

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Royal watchers and rose lovers everywhere anxiously await news of the #RoyalBaby and possibly a rose named in honor of the occasion. Continue reading →

Posted in #roses, David Austin Roses, Stories | Tagged #RoyalBaby, beautiful, British Monarchy, David Austin roses, Duchess of Cambridge, Duke of Cambridge, English Roses, Great Britian, Kate Middleton, Line of succession, Monarchy, New Roses, Photography, roses, Royal Baby, The British Monarchy, William and Catherine, William and Catherine Rose | 7 Comments

Garden2Blog 2013 – A Kinship Not Soon Forgotten

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

In the first of a series of posts on his Garden 2 Blog adventure with Garden and Lifestyle guru P. Allen Smith Chris shares his heart on the sense of kinship that gardeners feels for another. Continue reading →

Posted in #roses, G2B13, Stories | Tagged Arkansas, blog, Bloggers, community, Friendship, G2B13, garden, Garden 2 Blog, Hortus, kinship, Little Rock, Marcel Proust, nature, p allen smith, plants, Quotes, rose chat radio, roses, teresa byington | 5 Comments

My First Rose – A Gardeners Tale

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Chris VanCleave, aka “The Redneck Rosarian shares a story from the Southern Living Plant Collection stage at the Birmingham Home & Garden Show of how a crotchety old neighbor helped him discover his very first rose….. Continue reading →

Posted in #roses, Stories, YouTube | Tagged Birmingham, Cultivating Life & Roses, enduring friend, Friendships, Home & Garden Show, Mrs. Dodd & Our Leatherwood Rose, nature, neighbors, People & Roses, people who influence our lives, Redneck Rosarian, Relationships, roses, Southern Living Plant Collection Stage, the legacy of a friend, video clip, YouTube | 3 Comments

Sundays In The South – Remembering Mama

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

My mother was something. She had a big personality and never met a stranger. She taught me many things, one of which was to love people and roses. I never realized the true impact of her life on others until … Continue reading →