roses – Garden Making

Three tricoloured plants for Canada’s 150th party

February 8, 2019June 27, 2017 by Stephen Westcott-Gratton

Campfire roses bearclusters of flowers with 20 petals that open yellow and develop pink edges that gradually spread and turn rose-red before they drop. (Photos by Stephen Westcott-Gratton)

Flowering plants that simultaneously bear blooms of three different colours – tricoloured plants – Campfire rose, ‘Genpei’ Japanese spirea, Carnaval weigela

Miniature roses: simply irresistible

November 15, 2020May 1, 2017 by Laura Langston

Ideal in the garden and perfect for pots, these miniatures have all the splendour of regular-sized roses.

How to grow and brew herbal teas

February 5, 2019April 30, 2017 by Laura Langston

avandula x intermedia ‘Grosso’. Photo by Walter Gardens, Inc.

Tips on how to grow and brew your own herbal tea. Learn how to prepare your home made brew, and which herbs pair best with one another.

How to prune roses

February 5, 2019April 14, 2017 by Judith Adam

Prune roses to spur growth and encourage more blooms. (Photo by Joanne Young)

With some know-how — and a “cane”-do attitude — you can successfully prune roses and enjoy more blooms this season.

Putting roses to bed

October 31, 2021November 6, 2013 by Judith Adam

Rosa ‘Geranium’, a hybrid species (Photo by Brendan Adam-Zwelling)

With frost, it the time for putting roses to bed. The process for roses to acclimatize to winter dormancy is slow and gradual. What to do when.