The first year they grow somewhat differently. They produce vigorous canes of a smaller diameter than grafted roses. After their first pruning there will be little difference from a grafted rose.

Well, yes. They both have advantages and disadvantages, but the difference for most people is a subtle one. Grafted roses are easier for the nurseryman to produce, and are faster to reach a saleable size. For the person who purchases it, a grafted rose is going to make a bigger plant, faster! It is often a more vigorous plant and often produces better, bigger blooms than a rose growing on its own roots. However, a grafted plant is considered to be a "temporary" rose.

Many of our rose varieties are grafted, however we also offer some 'own-root' varieties. These varieties will be clearly marked in the description.

Roses are budded in order to assure the healthiest, most vigorous root system on every variety. There are however, a few commercial varieties being grown on their own roots. That being said, almost any variety can be grown from cuttings. Keep in mind you may not have the same long term success as with plants purchased from commercial producers.

Roses on the coast, when cared for properly, will grow taller and have larger flowers than in the hotter inland areas where the hot summer sun causes the bushes to quit growing. Though we don't have the heat problem, there are some roses that need more heat than our climate can provide in order to bloom properly. That is why it is especially important here to get varieties which do well in cool, damp climates.

Answer: Determining which colors go well with others can become a science if you let it. We've all seen the familiar "color wheel" that shows complementary and contrasting colors. Reviewing the fundamentals behind complementary and contrasting colors can help you choose which colors to select. But other factors also affect our sense of color. This includes: color brightness, color area (how big/small), color saturation, proximity of colors to one another, light and how we feel about colors.

Grafted hair tends to start growing around 6-12 weeks after the operation, and will continue to grow for the rest of the patient's life.

Yes, but they will perform best in slightly acid (6.0 to 6.8), rich in organic matter, loam soil, with excellent drainage. If your soil is sandy or clay it can be improved with the addition of organic matter. Soil pH can be raised with the addition of lime beginning with an application 6 lbs. per 100 sq. ft. or lowered beginning with 2 lbs. of sulfur per 100 sq. ft. If your soil is extremely poor, consider building 18" raised beds or removing and replacing existing soil to a depth 18 inches.

All roses do the best when planted in full sunshine. This is especially true here on the coast. All yards have micro-climates in them, areas which are warmer or colder than the norm. It is best to find these warmer spots, preferably out of the wind. That said, there are bound to be times when an area of partial shade could be improved by the inclusion of a rose bush. In this case, there are certain musk roses which do quite well under these conditions.

Just as grafted roses, own-root roses will bloom the first year with the exception of some old garden roses, ramblers and climbers that do not bloom the first year. (Our own-root rose seedlings start blooming in just 6 weeks after germination).

Own-root roses may send up new shoots from the base from time to time but they will be the same variety of rose not some unwanted root stock.

Own-root roses are started in our greenhouses in tree seedling pots, then grown outside in their pots. Roses at local nurseries are grown in large fields mostly in California and they are larger in size (bigger does not mean better). Own-root roses arrive to greet you in the same pot in which they were propagated. Their roots are surrounded by soil and are not bared to the elements and therefore will not experience the transplant shock that bare-root roses will.

Epsom salts, which is magnesium sulfate, provides an important trace element. If you have just a few roses you may want to buy it at a drug store. For those with more roses, the most economical way is to buy magnesium sulfate at a feed store. Epsom salts promote stronger, sturdier stems, richer green foliage and deeper, richer colors in roses. We do recommend it for own root roses. The first year just a teaspoon or two in the early spring. For mature bushes use ? cup at the drip line.

Absolutely! Before commercial fertilizers were commonly available, people were sucessfully growing healthy, vibrant roses using what we eould now call organic methods. (You don't think Empress Josephine ran out to buy the economy size of Miracle Gro for Malmaison twice a season, do you?!) My personal view of rose gardening is to focus on issues of soil health, with sustainability being of the utmost importance. (Not everyone will agree with me, and thats okay too....

No. The grafts never fall out. The grafts are trimmed before being transplanted. After being transplanted they look like the size of an unshaven face after a week. Within a few weeks most of the hair stubs fall out. The actual grafts, which are inside the scalp, go through a six-week process of a healing resting phase. After this dormant phase, hair starts growing from these grafts, and will grow for the rest of your life. The average growth is half an inch per month.

The proper tool for most pruning is a sharp clean set of bypass pruners. Anvil pruners should not be used for roses as they crush the stem being cut. A saw or lopping shears may be used to cut very large canes (1/2 inch diameter or greater) All pruning cuts on canes greater than 1/4 inch diameter should be sealed with nail polish or glue to prevent cane borers from entering. Proper pruning will help keep a rose bush healthy.

Some roses may grow reasonably well in partial but not dense shade. They will produce fewer blooms and may grow a little more "leggy" but still provide beauty. Albas and hybrid musk roses, in general, are recommended for partial shade. In our print catalog, those roses that can tolerate some shade are indicated by the letters 'SH' in the code at the bottom of each rose description. All roses do well in full sun.

Absolutely Yes! There are hybridizers who have made certain that you can grow roses anywhere except for the most extreme arctic type climates. The Canadian Government has sponsored a rose hybridizing program that has developed hardy varieties. The 'Explorer' series is one of these. Also Dr. Griffith Buck of Iowa, USA, spent his lifetime developing cold hardy roses. These are known as 'Buck' roses, and many of these varieties are still available. Also Dr. and Mrs.

Underneath your tooth's outer enamel and within the dentin is an area of soft tissue called the pulp, which carries the tooth's nerves, veins, arteries and lymph vessels. Root canals are very small, thin divisions that branch off from the top pulp chamber down to the tip of the root. A tooth has at least one but no more than four root canals.