Tag Archives: Exhibition Roses

Grand Amore’ – Hybrid Tea Update

Rose gardening expert Chris VanCleave share his insights on Grande Amore hybrid tea rose bred by Kordes of Germany. This Fragrant, disease resistant rose has a rare true red coloring…. Continue reading

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LavaGlut – Floribunda – National Rose Month

June is National Rose Month. Join Chris VanCleave aka “The Redneck Rosarian” by sharing roses with the world around you this month. Continue reading

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Good News For Rose Growers & Exhibitors

Great news for rose growers! A new website dedicated to miniature and miniflora variety roses that promises to be a “one stop shop” for the best exhibition and garden variety roses. Continue reading

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Sunday’s Blooms

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

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‘Moonstone’ Hybrid Tea | Helen Yoest This Week On Rose Chat Radio

The fall flush of blooms continues in our garden and today I cut 5 beautiful blooms from our shrubs of ‘Moonstone’ – a magnificent hybrid tea. We now have four shrubs of this rose and each shrub delivers a profusion of long … Continue reading

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What’s Blooming This Week In My Alabama Garden

Wow! It was almost 90 degrees here today. Can’t believe that we are having summer temps in April.  This extreme heat has pushed the roses to bloom in record time. We are actually seeing peak blooms this week with our Floribunda & … Continue reading

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Stage of Bloom – Hot Princess

“Hot Princess” is a hybrid tea rose that I believe was bred for exhibition. This sounds kinds silly to me but, nonetheless true.  It has a vibrant pink color and does very well at rose shows. It is new to … Continue reading

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