Neil Sperry’s Lone Star Gardening Holiday Special 2024 • 344 pages and 840 of my best photos. • Hardback, printed on high-quality paper. • I sign every copy as it …
by Mike Shoup David Austin’s English Roses David Austin’s’ English Roses are so numerous and so successfully marketed they are loosely recognized as a unique class. While Chinas, Teas, Noisettes, …
Fragrance “The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose,” suggested the Spanish actress Hada Béjar years ago. It’s a lovely thought for those who share their roses. …
by Mike Shoup ‘Climbing Souvenir de la Malmaison’ Malmaison is the French word for “sick house,” a strange name for a rose. But history makes a compelling argument for its use. …
by Mike Shoup ‘Cornelia’ Mike Shoup sends us this note about the hybrid musk rose ‘Cornelia’, introduced in 1925 by the Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton of the United Kingdom. ‘Cornelia’ …
by Mike Shoup Old European Roses The mainstay of European gardens, old European roses have been important players in the story of Western civilization. Damask petals filled banquet halls in …
by Mike Shoup Roses of the Future For most of the 20th century, modern rose hybridizers focused on giving us beautiful cut flowers and flowers for exhibition. Most of these …
by Mike Shoup Fall Festival of Roses Neil Sperry may be modest in promoting himself, but he is one of the key speakers at the Antique Rose Emporium’s Fall Festival …
by Mike Shoup The Sweetheart Rose Perfectly shaped little pink buds earned ‘Cécile Brunner’ her nickname, “the Sweetheart Rose.” Steeped in nostalgia, she may be the most romantic rose to …
