Don’t rush the garden! You wake up one morning and smell the fresh air, you can hear the birds chirping and feel the sun’s warm rays heating up the day. It’s always tempting to go out early when we get a couple of nice spring days, and plant frost tender seedlings. Fight the temptation to [...]
Deep pink Height: 5′ Spread: 5′ Light: Sun Semi-evergreen Seasonal Interest: Spring to frost Drought Tolerance: Medium Maintenance: Prune back by 1/3 in late winter; trim shoots growing out of desired area Antique rose; repeat bloomer; disease resistant
Deep pink Height: 3′ Spread: 4′ Light: Sun Semi-evergreen Seasonal Interest: Spring to frost Drought Tolerance: Medium Maintenance: Prune back by 1/3 in late winter; trim shoots growing out of desired area Single pink bloom; repeat bloomer; disease resistant; needs soil with compost added
Copper yellow to pink Height: 6′ Spread: 8′ Light: Sun Semi-evergreen Seasonal Interest: Spring to frost Drought Tolerance: Medium Maintenance: Prune back by 1/3 in late winter; remove spent blooms to encourage repeat blooms Antique rose; very drought tolerant; copper yellow flowers turn to a pretty pink, repeat bloomer; disease resistant
Red Height: 3′ Spread: 3′ Light: Sun/part shade Semi-evergreen Seasonal Interest: Spring to frost Drought Tolerance: Medium Maintenance: Prune back by 1/3 in late winter; remove spent blooms to encourage repeat blooms Antique rose; repeat bloomer; fragrant; very few thorns; disease tolerant
White to pink Height: 3′ Spread: 3′ Light: Sun/part shade Semi-evergreen Seasonal Interest: Spring to frost Drought Tolerance: Medium Maintenance: Prune back by 1/3 in late winter; remove spent blooms to encourage repeat blooms Antique rose; repeat bloomer; fragrant; very few thorns; disease tolerant; ‘Marie Pavie’ is white version
Coral to orange Height: 4′ Spread: 3′ Light: Sun Semi-evergreen Seasonal Interest: Spring to frost Drought Tolerance: Medium Maintenance: Prune back by 1/3 in late winter & late August; remove spent blooms Repeat bloomer; new variety showing good disease resistance; upright growth habit
White or yellow flowers Height: 10-15′ Spread: 15-20′ Light: Sun Evergreen Seasonal Interest: Spring Drought Tolerance: Medium Maintenance: Prune after spring bloom to control and direct growth Fast growing thornless rose; climbing; requires sturdy support; disease free; white flower is fragrant
Red Height: 3′ Spread: 3′ Light: Sun Semi-evergreen Seasonal Interest: Spring to frost Drought Tolerance: Medium Maintenance: Prune back by 1/3 in late winter; remove spent blooms to encourage repeat blooms Purple new growth; repeat bloomer; new variety showing disease resistance
Deep yellow Height: 4-5′ Spread: 3′ Light: Sun Semi-evergreen Seasonal Interest: Spring to frost Drought Tolerance: Medium Maintenance: Prune back by 1/3 in late winter & late August; remove spent blooms The official “Yellow Rose for Texas”; repeat bloomer; purest and most disease-resistant yellow rose; fragrant flowers; also called Nacogdoches Rose
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