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Growing Great Roses in Alabama

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Chris VanCleave, “The Redneck Rosarian” to speak at the Birmingham Home & Garden Show Feb 14-17 at the BJCC in downtown Birmingham, Alabama Continue reading →

Posted in #MooPooCrew, #roses, Alabama, Articles, Best Of Birmingham, Birmingham | Tagged birmingham alabama, BJCC, floribunda roses, growing roses in the south, Home and garden show, home show, hybrid tea roses, nature, Old Garden Roses, plants, yellow blooms | 16 Comments

First Bloom – ‘Ketchup & Mustard’ Floribunda

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

I’ll have to admit that I was a bit skeptical about ordering a rose named for condiments, but its color combination intrigued me and so I ordered three. We planted these around our lamp post on the front lawn. They … Continue reading →

Posted in #roses, Alabama, Ketchup & Mustard | Tagged Alabama, birmingham alabama, color combination, condiments, Floribunda, Helena Alabama, Ketchup & Mustard, lamp post, nature, New Roses, Photography, Pictures, plants, Red and Yellow Roses, Red Roses, Rose gardens, Rose Photography, rose show, roses, Weeks Roses | 6 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 →

Posted in #roses, Alabama, Artistry, Birmingham, Buff Beauty, Climbing Pinkie, Companion Plants, Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, Garden Tour, Golden Celebration - David Austin English Rose, Opening Night, R. K. Witherspoon, Rose Report, Signature, Social Climber, YouTube | Tagged Alabama, birmingham alabama, David Austin roses, Floribunda, Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, gardening, GardenWalk, Golden Celebration, Helena Alabama, hybrid tea, Julia Child, nature, opening night, plants, Rose gardening, roses, signature, www.Youtube.com, YouTube | 3 Comments

Every Rose Has A Story To Tell

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

In this month’s issue of ShelbyCoMagazine, I share my heart on how my rose garden came to be and how every rose therein was placed with purpose. I hope you’ll click the link and enjoy the article.