Rose enthusiasts take note: this artful website presents the Texas Rose Rustlers, "an organization dedicated to the collection and propagation of old roses." The Rustlers have been working since the early 1980s to revive interest in old rose varieties. The Rose Rustlers have accomplished this goal by working to locate old rose specimens, take cuttings, and increase their numbers through...
Believed to be approximately 35 million years old, roses have long been admired by humans. Responding to a renaissance in rose-growing popularity, horticulturist Greg Stack of University of Illinois Extension created this brief online guide to rose gardening in the Midwest. The guide includes sections on Planting, Pruning, Site Selection & Bed Preparation, Winter Protection, and more. The guide...