19 Sep
Mini-Flora Rose ‘Foolish Pleasure’
Some people think the fall bloom in the desert is even prettier than the spring bloom!
Archive for the 'Roses' Category
01 Sep
‘Distant Drums’ after a Gentle Rain
This Griffith Buck shrub rose is both hardy and rapidly repeating.
15 Aug
‘Gemini,’ A Great Rose for the Desert Southwest
‘Gemini’ is a great rose for the desert southwest. This photo was shot on August 15, 2008. You can see that the rose does not lose its size, form, or color even in the heat of summer. Flowers generally appear singly, one-bloom-to-a-stem, but ‘Gemini’ is capable of making very large sprays. [...]
01 Aug
‘Cinnamon Delight,’ A Russet Rose
‘Cinnamon Delight’ is a miniature rose, and its official ARS color classification is russet. Russet roses are not all that common. They are generally achieved by some mix of mauve roses with yellow roses.
Probably because of the mauve component, russet roses seem to like some degree of protection from the hot afternoon sun. [...]
26 May
Power Point Slide Show for Arrangements from the 2008 Albuquerque Rose Show
Click this link to view a PowerPoint slide show of some of the arrangements from the Albuquerque Rose Show, May 24-25, 2008.
24 May
Arrangement Results, 2008 Albuquerque Spring Show
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07 Jul
Yoyo, a Rose Sport
Yoyo is a sport, or mutation, of the well-known and loved Gizmo. Both are miniature roses, singles (4-8 petals). Gizmo is orange, while Yoyo ranges from a deep velvet red with a white eye in cooler weather, to a deep velvet red with a brilliant white eye but orange stripes in warmer weather. [...]
26 May
Albuquerque Arrangement Results
DIVISION II - ARRANGEMENTS
A RIOT OF ROSES
SWEEPSTAKES
For the largest number of purple ribbons in Division II ARS Sweepstakes Certificate
Debbie Butcher
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SECTION A – ROYALTY
  QUEEN ELIZABETH – a traditional mass design.
Laurie Price
Roses: Black Magic, Veterans Honor
ARS Royalty Award Rosette
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SECTION B – ARTIST
CHIHULY – any type of Modern design other than Underwater or Parallel
Nancy Core
Roses: Fourth of July
ARS [...]
04 May
Large-Flowered Climber: Royal Sunset
Royal Sunset is an oldie but goodie for the desert Southwest. It has dark green, leathery, disease-resistant leaves, large flowers that can have great form (especially for a climber!), a nice scent, and color to knock your socks off. To top it all off, it has long, shapely buds.
It takes about three years for this [...]
04 May
2007’s First Hybrid Tea
The first hybrid tea bloom of the year is always exciting in the high desert. One never knows exactly when to expect it, nor what it will look like. What have the late cold spells and especially the prolonged high winds done to the buds? Have thrips already damaged the bloom (for those of us [...]
