Tag Archives: Moonstone

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

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

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 →

Posted in #roses, Alabama, Moonstone, Rose Chat Radio | Tagged American Rose Society, ARS Fall Nationals, beautiful blooms, blog talk radio, Broadcasting, Exhibition Roses, garden design, Gardening With Confidence, growing roses in alabama, Helen Yoest, hybrid tea, internet radio, Moonstone, Moonstone Hybrid Tea, nature, Pat Shanley, plants, roses, stemmed beauties | 6 Comments

Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – August 2012

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

The recent rainfall has brought out hybrid tea roses out in a big way. I have cut approximately three dozen blooms in the last ten days and there are more buds left to open. Here’s a sample of what’s … Continue reading →

Posted in #MooPooCrew, #roses, Alabama, Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, Louise Estes, Moonstone, Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, Uncategorized | Tagged blooms, buds, garden, Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, gardening, gbbd, hybrid tea, hybrid tea roses, jackson & perkins, Louise Estes, Moonstone, nature, plants, Pope John Paul II, president, presidential roses, rainfall, Ronald Reagan, rose chat, roses | 30 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Flush Of Blooms

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Posted in #roses, Alabama, Dream Come True, Moondance, Moonstone, Veteran's Honor, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Alabama, arts, Birmingham, Floribunda, gardening, Helena Alabama, hybrid tea, moondance, Moonstone, nature, Photography, Pictures, rose photog, roses, Wordless Wednesday | 6 Comments

What’s Blooming This Week In My Alabama Garden

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

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 →

Posted in #roses, Alabama, Dream Come True, Julia Child, Moondance, Moonstone, Swamp Rose, Veteran's Honor | Tagged Alabama, Birmingham, blooms, Dream Come True, Exhibition Roses, extreme heat, Floribunda, flowers, gardening, helena, Helena Alabama, hybrid tea roses, moondance, Moonstone, nature, plants, r. palustris, Rose garden, roses, Shelby County Alabama, show roses, summer temps, Swamp Rose, veterans honor | 7 Comments

New Rose Arrivals – 2012

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

This week brought the arrival of more roses to my doorstep….. This shipment was from S & W Greenhouse, WhiteHouse, TN. With this delivery, I now have 100 roses growing on my small subdivision lot. Cannot wait to see them … Continue reading →

Posted in #MooPooCrew, #roses, Alabama, All A Twitter, Caldwell Pink, Cupcake, Earth Kind Roses, Ketchup & Mustard, Moonstone, Pink Pet, Rose Report, Rose Reviews, Santa Claus, Stories | Tagged All A Twitter, ARS AE Winner, Award Of Excellence, Floribunda, hybrid tea, Ketchup & Mustard, miniature rose, Moonstone, New Rose Introductions, New Roses, roses, VanCleave, Weeks Roses | 16 Comments

Roses Worth Planting

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

I made my annual January pilgrimage to Hannas Garden Shop here in Birmingham. I never make a purchase on this trip. Instead I check out all the new roses they have just received and size up my order for February. They are … Continue reading →