August 22nd, 2010 
Don Belvedere Team Most when they see a rose bend down to sniff. If you’re like me, you probably never really thought much about rose fragrance except if it’s missing, faint, or how nice it is. Just what gives a rose its wonderful fragrance, and how this is used, is complex and fascinating. Roses have been around and [...]
August 13th, 2010 Don Belvedere Team If you garden in a cold, northern climate, and like roses, have you considered the Canadian Explorer series? Or if you have some, have you wondered just who these explorers were? This series of about 22 cultivars was bred from the 1960′s through the 1990′s, at the agriculture research stations first at Ottawa, Ontario and [...]
July 23rd, 2010 Don Belvedere Team If you’ve tried growing roses in our cold northern climate, only to have them die, you may have given up. But don’t, as there are many varieties that are hardy and will survive with little care. The most common problem in choosing roses is trying to grow all the latest hybrids you see advertised in [...]
July 16th, 2010 Don Belvedere Team People have grown roses for many centuries and for many reasons. Today we grow roses mainly for the beauty they bring to our yards and homes. But in centuries past, the rose was revered for its value as food and medicine, as well as its beauty. It is questionable whether the quaint prescriptions found in [...]
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