Choosing roses

Carolyn Thomas

Balcony roses: thoughts on pots

Roses on a sunny patio in Greece: who says you can't grow roses in pots? So far, my four bare-root Drift® bare-root roses are nicely...

Carolyn Thomas

My rose gardening buddy, Ben

I blame my favourite (and only) son Ben for my recent infatuation with growing roses out on my balcony. It's all his doing. Ben and I at...

Carolyn Thomas

A bare root rose, or a rose in a pot?

Which is better? Buying a rose growing in a pot, or choosing a bare root rose (basically a clump of roots with a few short straight sticks?

Carolyn Thomas

Roses: who do you love?

I was bitten last summer by the Rose Bug - and in one lovely afternoon of browsing the Russell Nursery full-colour rose catalogue with...

Carolyn Thomas

Right rose, right place

My only experience with choosing and planting a new rose (as opposed to moving into a home that already had roses in the garden) was back...