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All-America Rose Selections view detail comment email this

A site to stir lust in a rosarian's heart, from All-America Rose Selections (AARS), "a non-profit association of rose growers and introducers dedicated to the introduction and promotion of exceptional roses." Highlights include a list of AARS-award winning roses (with selected photos) going back to 1940, temperature zone maps, a searchable database of AARS-approved public rose gardens, information about rose use and landscape design, gardening tips, the history and symbolism of roses, and more.
http://www.rose.org/
Topics: Gardening, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants by Name
Last updated May 3, 2005


American Rose Society view detail comment email this

Consult with rose experts, see this month's featured rose and previous selections, and find information about specialty roses, such as standards, old garden and species roses, and miniatures. Includes links to other rose societies, personal home pages, garden tours, horticultural organizations, and other gardening sites.
http://www.ars.org/
Topics: Plants by Name
Last updated Feb 2, 2005


EveryRose: The Rose Reference Database view detail comment email this

Extremely slow and temperamental, but comprehensive database of thousands of roses, including many high-quality photographs. Search or browse by name, color, class, height, width, growth habit, bloom season, or fragrance. Database records include ratings from the American Rose Society (ARS) and user comments, and notes whether the rose is an AARS (All-America Rose Selection). Site includes rose sources, clubs and associations, public gardens, and much more. lii.org Record of the Month for April 2003.
http://www.everyrose.com/everyrose/index.lasso
Topics: Plants by Name
Last updated Feb 7, 2006


Help Me Find - Roses view detail comment email this

"A site devoted to Roses and all that is rose related, including selecting, buying, breeding, caring for and exhibiting roses." Search for roses by name or class. Entries include class, alternate names, bloom, size, parentage, information about breeding, and references. Also, search for nurseries, gardens, societies, events, and gardening products.
http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/index.php
Topics: Plants by Name
Last updated Jun 10, 2004


The Huntington Botanical Gardens: The Rose Garden view detail comment email this

This site features a series of articles on rose gardening in Southern California and roses in general, covering selection, planting and care, pruning, propagation, and pests and diseases. Also provides archived issues of the rose garden newsletter (back to 1997), a photo gallery, bed maps and inventory of the Huntington Botanical Gardens rose garden, a brief FAQ, and related links. From the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California.
http://www.huntingtonbotanical.org/Rose/about.htm
Topics: Plants by Name
Last updated Jul 10, 2006


Our Rose Garden view detail comment email this

"This short guide to rose gardening will hopefully help sort through some of the confusion about roses and entice you to include one or more of these plants in your garden." Includes tips for selection, site selection and bed preparation, planting, pruning, and pest and disease protection. Features photos, videos, diagrams, and links to related resources. From the University of Illinois Extension.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/roses/
Topics: Gardening, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Plants by Name
Last updated Sep 14, 2009


Pasadena Tournament of Roses view detail comment email this

Official visitors’ information site for the annual New Year’s festivities in Pasadena, Calif. Find out the theme for next year’s Rose Parade, Rose Bowl Game FAQs, and where the floats are constructed and decorated. Features ticket, transportation, and parking information for both the Tournament of Roses and the Rose Bowl Game, as well as historical and current information on both events.
http://www.tournamentofroses.com/
Topics: Plants by Name, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment
Last updated Jun 27, 2005


The Rosarian view detail comment email this

A site "devoted to roses and the gardeners who cultivate them." Inlcudes a FAQ on roses, discussion forums, full-text of Roses for English Gardens (1902) by Gertrude Jekyl, images of prints of French artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté, a glossary of botanical terms, and lists of organizations and notable rose gardens.
http://www.rosarian.com/
Topics: Plants by Name
Last updated Jul 4, 2004


Roses Forum view detail comment email this

"This forum is meant for the discussion of roses--how to care for them, recommendations for selections, sources for plants, etc." From GardenWeb , which has separate forums for antique roses, rose propagation and exchange, and rose exhibiting, (accessible from links at the bottom of the rose forum page).
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/roses/
Topics: Plants by Name
Last updated Jul 14, 2003




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