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LANDSCAPING WITH ROSES

Roses come in a variety of colors, types and sizes. Use your imagination there is almost no limit to the number of ways you can use roses to beautify your landscape. The next few pages will give some example of how to use different types of roses.

Hybrid Teas

Hybrid teas are the most popular type of rose. They are generally tall and stately, with large, well-formed blooms and long stems suitable for cutting. They can be used as single specimen plantings, or as the featured plants in a mixed bed of roses.

English Roses

These are crosses between old and modern roses popularized by David Austin. They have a charming, old-fashioned form and rich fragrance, yet they have the vigor and continuous bloom of contemporary roses. Designed to be massed together in a cottage garden, or near living areas where their fragrance can truly be appreciated.

Antique Roses

These roses have been cherished by generations for their casual form, delightful fragrance and old-fashioned charm. They add interest and a historical feel to any landscape. Use them anywhere you want a mass of carefree color, as the basic for a perennial garden, or for a delightful specimen planting near the house.

Climbers are vigorous and easy to grow, adding drama and interest to your landscape. They will bloom heavily for years, climbing a trellis, trailing along a fence, or accenting a wall with a splash of color. Give them plenty of room and fertilizer.

Shrub Roses

These hardy and hard working shrubs are between floribundas and miniature roses in size. They have dense growth and bloom freely all season. Perfect for low borders and hedges, foundation plantings and filling large beds with color. Ideal for planting in pots on the patio or deck for portable color.

Explorer Roses (Shrubs)

Very hardy roses, many with exceptional flowering habits. All are named after famous Canadian explorers. Explorer roses need very little winter protection.

Morden or Parkland Roses (Shrubs)

An exceptional series of hardy Canadian Roses. All are very hardy with outstanding blooms.

Rugosas - Hardy Shrub Roses

These are the roses that have charmed generations. Hardy and vigorous, they lend lots of color and a country charm to any garden. Ideal for anchoring a perennial border in a cottage garden, or for a mass of color on the side or back of the house along the foundation.

Grandifloras

Grandifloras grow as tall as hybrid teas, with the same form, but with clusters of blooms on shorter stems. They create a mass of color in landscape and are also great for cutting. Use them to create eye-catching color in a bed or border, or as stars in your perennial garden.

Floribundas

The floribundas are now the second largest class of roses. They are lower growing than hybrid teas, and bloom heavily, producing clusters of flowers from June till frost. Use floribundas in a massed bed of color and in border plantings. The plentiful blooms make great bouquets.

Ground Covers

These hardy, spreading roses quickly cover large expanses, creating a colorful easy maintenance carpet. Ideal for slopes and rocky areas, and anywhere you want low-growing color that's attractive and practically carefree.

Tree Roses

Tree roses are created when a roses is budded onto a sturdy, straight cane. The result is an elegant rose, which can be the focus of interest in any setting. Standard tree roses (36") are gorgeous flanking an entry or lining a walk; Patios (24") and Miniature (18') are delightful on porches and patios, or in the front of a mixed bed.