Come and Smell the Roses!

Come see our terrific selection of Roses blooming now at the nursery! We have many shrub and climbing roses available now including:

Orange ‘N’ Lemons: an everblooming shrub rose with blooms of bright orange and splashed with yellow. It can grow 6’ – 8’ tall and wide. It is Hardy to USDA Zone 7.

Julia Child: a shrub rose with yellow gold blooms and a scent of sweet licorice. This rose is everblooming and will grow to 3’ tall and wide. Hardy to USDA zone 6.

Stormy Weather: a climbing rose with smoky purple double blooms. This everbloomer will grow 8’ – 10’ tall and wide and is Hardy to USDA zone 4.

Hot Cocoa: a shrub rose with red-chocolate brown flowers. This everbloomer grows 5’ tall and wide and is Hardy to USDA zone 5.

Purple Splash: a climbing rose with beautiful purple petaled flowers with white ripples and a sweet apple aroma. This climber will reach 10’ – 14’ tall and wide, blooms all summer and is Hardy to USDA zone 5.

Champlain: an everblooming shrub rose with cherry red color that is unusually shade tolerant for a rose. Grows to 3’ tall and wide and is Hardy to USDA zone 3.

Most of our roses are ‘ever-bloomers’ that is they will bloom throughout summer until frost. These and other rose varieties are available today, So Come On In and SMELL THE ROSES!

Photos & Narrative By:

Stephen Sain
Staff Plant Physiologist

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