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Why grow a rose?

June 2, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 6 Comments

Pink rose in full bloom

A month or so ago, I asked readers to tell me why roses deserve a place in the modern garden. Under the (d)elusion that roses were finicky, spindly, high-maintenance wusses that didn’t belong in a  environmentally-conscious garden, I couldn’t imagine why on earth I’d plant one. Then I heard from you. 71 of you – […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: roses, World Rose Festival

Contest! Win tickets to the World Rose Festival and $100 in roses

April 20, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 74 Comments

I know very little about roses, and I don’t totally understand their appeal. (Gulp! I can’t believe I just admitted that on a gardening blog! I feel like the Rosarians are going to target me for a hit now. Better watch my back.) So when the fine people at the World Rose Festival asked me […]

Filed Under: Events, Perennials Tagged With: roses, Select Roses, Vancouver, World Rose Convention, World Rose Festival

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