Roses, Cocoa Mulch, and Turmeric
In response to a query posed in a recent column regarding favorite rose varieties and their care, I received the following response from Scott Corwin, who gardens in Glendora, and whose roses were bl...
Tag Archives: roses
Jerusalem Roses
There was a time in Jerusalem when, with the notable exception of roses, cultivation of plants was forbidden. 2000 years ago, when the Holy Temple still stood within Jerusalem’s walls, no gardens co...
Rest a While in Descanso Rosarium
Gardens are luxury items. To properly care for a garden, you need either leisure time or the means to hire someone to look after it for you. Some people see their garden as nothing more than work and...
Planting in Full Sun
There is no bigger challenge for Valley gardeners than planting in areas that get all-day sun. Such a garden faces south and has no overhead trees to provide any kind of shady relief from hot tempera...
Caring for Roses
I have seven rose bushes that have been growing beautifully in my front yard for many years. This year, they all got their first buds of the season, which bloomed. After they withered, I cut off the ...
Nothing But Roses
In the Valley, May is the month when garden flowers look their best. Roses never look more spectacular, having reached the peak of their first bloom cycle, which is always the heaviest of the year. A...
