Friday, December 24, 2021

Merry Christmas: Roses past, present and future

 To play on the theme of Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol, I put together a slideshow of roses in graveyards from the past, present and what the future could be.

https://youtu.be/KvTUKe_wS6M

Merry Christmas everyone!



Saturday, December 18, 2021

More affordable rose nurseries

 I was visiting a website of one of the rose nurseries that I use and discovered that they raised their prices on most of the roses by $6, which is above my price ceiling. I made a video of rose nurseries that, mostly have roses $25 and under. You can see the video here:

https://youtu.be/ZgIH4vTtlds

So there is no confusion, I am not trying to bash that particular nursery, it is just pricier than my budget allows for.

Here are the nurseries that I mentioned in the video:

Antique Rose Emporium- a good nursery, based in Texas, good healthy rose plants.

High Country Roses- a great rose nursery, the owner is great to work with and remembers conversations, good roses sent out. 

A Reverence for Roses- a good nursery, owner reached out when there were shipping issues, great plants received.

Long Ago Roses- good nursery, owner stays in touch during the growing and shipping process, good plants.

Rose Petals Nursery, Angel Gardens, Roses Unlimited, and Burlington Roses are nurseries that I have not used and can not give a review on. 

Fortune's Double Yellow

Check out my other links:


Saturday, December 11, 2021

A slideshow of some of the roses from the Portland Rose Garden

 A little slideshow showing some roses from the Portland Rose Garden. I recommend visiting if you are in the area.

https://youtu.be/3O6y9EZb5q8




Saturday, December 4, 2021

Roses can't afford this... and neither can we

 There is a serious problem in the green industry. It isn't interested in roses. Knockout roses and to a lesser extent drift roses are major marketed brands, which is why they are so dominant in the garden centers. 

I think that if we aren't careful then all that is going to be left to grow in the future. 

There are ways to spread roses and preserve roses. In this video I mention a few.

https://youtu.be/11UHXiYUTGg

Check out my other links:

https://www.facebook.com/Allforroses-103964165342717/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCaa0XyHNnOAp3L-j08mx2g

https://all-for-roses.creator-spring.com

https://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=3.25480&tab=2

https://www.instagram.com/allforroses/

Chestnut rose, one of the roses that is in trouble