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Category Archives: Roses
Best Flowers to Give to Allergy Sufferers
Flowers are the perfect gift any occasion from birthdays to sympathy, lifting up spirits and bring joy and smiles all around! Everybody loves flowers! Well, actually that isn’t exactly true. Flowers can be a source of suffering for some. Specifically, … Continue reading
Posted in begonia, Carnations, Daffodils, Flowers and Health, Orchid, Roses, Tulip
Tagged flowers
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Tips and Tricks for Planting Roses
I love roses! I would like to think that no garden is complete without a rose bush or two. Roses are undeniably beautiful and vibrant! The garden seems to come alive when there are roses around! And the best part … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardening Tips, Roses
Tagged flowers, gardening, gardening tips, planting roses, roses, tips for planting roses
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All About Antique Roses
What is old is new again. If you read yesterday’s blog post, you will know that old-fashioned flowers, like antique roses are becoming quite popular again. And we can understand why. Antique roses are tougher, more disease resistant and more … Continue reading
Posted in Roses
Tagged antique roses, heritage rose, old garden roses, roses, species rose
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Beautiful Flower Time Lapse Videos!
Got the winter blues? Flowers can cheer you up! There may not be any fresh flowers in the garden right now, if you live in cold, snowy climate, like here in Canada. But that’s ok. Spring will be here soon … Continue reading
Posted in Lilies, Roses
Tagged blooming flowers, flower time lapse, flowers, lilies, lily, lily time lapse, moon flower, rose, rose time lapse, roses, spring blossoms, time lapse videos
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Stop and Smell these Fragrant Flowers!
Shakespeare once said, “A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” Roses are infamous for their characteristic scent, but they aren’t the only fragrant flowers in the garden. Highly scented flowers attract pollinators, such as butterflies, bees … Continue reading
Posted in Freesia, Jasmine, Lilac, Magnolia, Roses, Sweet Pea
Tagged chocolate cosmos, flower, fragrant flowers, freesia, jasmine, lilac, rose, sweet pea, sweet-scented flowers
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Fun Flower Facts: Roses Named After Celebrities
As if fame and fortune wasn’t enough for celebrities, they even have flowers named after them! Marilyn Monroe Rose Marilyn Monroe, the blonde bombshell, has a soft, creamy apricot colored hybrid rose named after her. The rose is lightly scented … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Roses
Tagged celebrity roses, famous roses, hybrid roses, roses, roses named after celebrities
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Black Bird Rose
One of the newest roses to be introduced is the Black Bird rose. It is actually a red rose tinted with blues and purples to give the petals a dark purple or black tint. Most tinted roses are a white … Continue reading
Posted in Roses
Tagged black bird rose, black rose, new rose variety, purple rose, rose
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The Garden Rose Gallery
Probably the most popular garden roses of today are those with strong fragrance, huge petal counts and large flower heads. There are many varieties like this for today’s gardens bred by major houses like David Austin Roses from England, Rosen … Continue reading
Russian Cut does NOT mean “Grown in Siberia”!
The term ‘Russian Cut’ actually refers to a rose that has been left on the stem longer than usual. Recent findings are showing that roses which are left on the stem longer develop brighter colors and can actually have a … Continue reading
