Discover the Fun of Gardening |
April 19, 2012 |
If you don't have roses in your
garden, then you are missing out on one of nature's most beautiful flowers.
They come in a variety of colors, from beautiful pinks to delightful
multi-color flowers. If you've always wanted a rose garden, but
weren't sure where to start, then come out to Kerby's this
Saturday at 10am for the Rose Gardening Workshop, presented by the Tampa
Rose Society. They'll give you all the information you need to grow
beautiful roses in Florida. They're sticking around for the day as well to
answer all of your tough questions. A rose by any other name can grow in
your garden.
Happy
Gardening,
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Everyone always asks about the different types of roses, so below
is a little information about the common types: Hybrid Tea, Grandiflora,
Floribunda and Climber. There are great roses in every category. What's your
favorite?
Hybrid Tea - The roses that everyone wants because they produce long
stems with a single large rose at the end. These are the roses that are
great for cutting and making beautiful bouquets. They get their name Hybrid
Tea, because they are cultivated hybrids of old fashioned tea roses. Many of
these roses also have delightful fragrances, not to mention they come in a
rainbow of colors.
Grandiflora - These roses were created in the mid 1900s as crosses
between hybrid teas and floribundas. One of the original grandifloras was
Queen Elizabeth, introduced in 1954. These roses typically appear in
clusters of 3 to 5, but are still large roses like the hybrid teas.
Floribunda - These roses were introduced in 1909 as crosses of the hybrid
tea roses with the profuse blooming polyantha roses. Floribundas maintain
characteristics of both. The bushes tend to grow in shrub forms and bear large
clusters of flowers. The flowers though have hybrid tea qualities, and are
large, colorful and fragrant.
And so many more - There are many other types of roses. From the easy
care Knockout roses (pictured) to rose trees that add great color and height
to a landscape, there is bound to be a rose that
catches your eye and that deserves a place in your garden.
Check out Kerby's rose instructions for some basics on growing roses in
Florida.
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Kerby's has lots of fun planned for the garden in 2012, including workshop favorites on vegetables, herbs and roses, as well as some new workshops on bulbs and trees. There has never been a better time to Discover the Fun of Gardening.
Workshop:
Growing Roses in Florida
The Tampa Rose
Society will be out all day to answer your toughest questions about roses
and at 10am, they will present a workshop on growing roses in Florida.
Workshop:
Tough plants and all the tricks for keeping plants happy even as the mercury
starts to rise.
That's what this workshop is all about. We'll talk about Florida natives as well as
non-natives that thrive in Florida's summer. There is no reason your garden
can't be beautiful all year long.
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Kerby's Nursery 2311 S. Parsons Ave. Seffner, FL 33584 (813) 685-3265 www.kerbysnursery.com |
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