"The Lost Garden," by Helen Humphreys, is a fun to read novel about a female horticulturalist living in WWII England. If you enjoy period books about gardening and adventure, this could be a book for you.

The Lady Banks rose is a classic and stunning spring bloomer. This rose is a carefree grower and requires little in the way of disease prevention. Read on to find out if the Lady Banks rose should be added to your rose garden.

Before you head indoors this fall consider how your rose beds can better work for you next spring. These simple ideas can help you plan a better rose bed for next year while you're enjoying that holiday cup of cocoa.

Winter weather can be boring for rose gardeners, but your roses need a break. Roses require this dormant period to recover from the intense summer and to renew themselves for the spring. Winter is also mother nature's way of keeping many fungal and disease issues in check.

Most rose gardeners love complimenting their neighbor's garden and having their own admired in return. Below I've included tips to help you benefit from your neighbor's knowledge of gardening mistakes and triumphs.

Earth Kind Roses are an excellent choice if you're looking for disease resistant roses that perform well in your garden. There are four new roses that have been designated Earth Kind by Texas A&M bringing the total to fifteen. There is truly something for everyone from climbers to shrub roses.

Botanical prints of roses are both beautiful and also have an interesting history. These artistic gems of the botanical world can be rare antiques for collecting or cheap copies used for art and craft ideas.

If you're a rose gardener whose winter weather drops far below zero you'll need to take additional steps to protect your roses from the cold. Here are tips and various methods of winter protection for all roses from climbers to rose trees.

Hurricane season isn't a fun time for gardeners that live where severe tropical weather is common. Having lived and gardened through more of these storms than I'd prefer, I wanted to share what has worked for me in the past.

Knock Out Roses often seem common or too simple for the experienced rose gardener. This couldn't be further from the truth. Don't turn your nose up at these carefree rosebushes that can make an eye catching statement in your yard.