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Choosing Roses For Growing
by Friete Gerdin
http://www.rosesv.com
There is something really special about roses - a climber
covering an entire wall is one of the nicest surprises a
garden can hold. It is more than just the look, approach
them and often the smell is overwhelming - you simply need
to cradle a flower head gently in your hand and take deep
gulps of scent. There are plenty of flowers that are great
to look at, but precious few that have the smell and the
looks that roses do.
Many people fancy placing the odd rose in their own garden
but are a little daunted by the selection and types. If
this describes you, then a good starting point is deciding
what purpose the rose will serve in your garden.
Shrub roses are great if you do not have a lot of time to
spend caring for your garden as they do not need much
pruning. Also they are not prone to diseases like some of
the other types, and seem to be happy in most climates.
Furthermore, they have a fairly extensive season so you can
enjoy them for longer.
The variety of roses which are cut for bunches and given as
gifts are hybrid tea roses. These have long stems with a
single flower and so are perfect for cutting for the house.
Within this variety there are many types and hybrid roses
usually come in most colors.
If you have an area you want to cover on the ground or
walls you could try ground cover roses. But if you really
want to cover a high wall or fence you should choose the
climbing rose as ground cover roses only climb to about two
feet although they can spread to double that size. You can
train climbing roses according to where you want them to go
by long canes leading to a trellis. They can climb anywhere
from 7 - 20 feet which means that whole areas can be
covered or single arches which look spectacular in full
bloom.
Of all roses, none has more flower than the floribunda.
They have large flower heads to start with, and each stem
can have several heads. An entire bed dedicated to this
showplant can really do the trick, or they are equally
happy stealing the limelight in a mixed border!
If you fancy something in between the showiness of the
floribunda and the sophisticated look of the hybrid tea you
could try the grandifloras, some varieties of which have
clusters of flower-heads and others have single stems and a
single bloom and again these come in many colors.
Not everyone has a garden, but everyone can have a rose
tree. Miniatures thrive in patio spaces or on balconies.
The tree lives in a pot and seldom exceeds twenty four
inches in height. The flowers, depending on the variety,
are a between half and a couple of inches wide. Being
roses, they come in beautiful shades and colors.
Roses like sunlight and an airy situation but if you follow
the tips for the particular type you have chosen there is
no reason why you should not have a successful rose garden.
Then it will be your garden causing people to stop and
smell your roses as they pass by.
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