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Valentine’s Day Roses and the Story Behind a Beloved Celebration
Every February, Valentine’s Day arrives with flowers in shop windows, handwritten cards, and small moments of thoughtfulness shared between people who care about one another. Yet behind the modern traditions lies a long and fascinating story. Many people find themselves curious about the history of Valentine’s Day, wondering how a...
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Valentine’s Day Roses and the Story Behind a Beloved CelebrationEvery February, Valentine’s Day arrives with flowers in shop windows, handwritten cards, and small moments of thoughtfulness shared between people who care about one another. Yet behind the modern traditions lies a long and fascinating story. Many people find themselves curious about the history of Valentine’s Day, wondering how a single date became so closely linked with love, romance and, of course, roses.Read more -
How to Prune Standard RosesStandard roses bring a touch of elegance to any garden, their blooms held aloft like a bouquet upon a slender stem. Pruning them correctly helps maintain this graceful shape, encourages healthy growth, and ensures an abundance of flowers year after year.Read more -
An English Rose Garden Fit for a Period DramaImagine a garden where the air is filled with the gentle perfume of roses and every corner seems to invite a pause, a quiet moment of reflection. English shrub roses, with their soft, cupped blooms and delicate fragrances, have long been linked with the elegance and charm of period dramas. These gardens are more than a collection of plants. Each rose adds to the story, creating a sense of romance and timeless beauty.Read more -
Lasting Love: A Valentine’s Day of Roses, Planted for Years to ComeValentine’s Day has always been a day of gesture, but it has never truly been about the gesture alone. At its heart, it’s about choosing a way to express what matters, and doing so with care. That might be a few well-chosen words. A note left somewhere it will be found. A gift that feels considered, not hurried. The most enduring expressions of love rarely shout for attention. They simply remain.Read more -
Pruning Roses: A Guide for the Season AheadPruning is one of the most rewarding jobs you can do for your roses. It brings shape and structure to the plant, refreshes it for the season ahead, and helps encourage a generous display of flowers.Read more -
A Rose for Burns Night: Rosa spinosissima and the Soul of ScotlandSome roses feel made for sheltered borders and warm, soft summers. Rosa spinosissima feels different. It belongs to tougher places, where wind shapes the plants as much as the gardener ever could.Read more -
How to Prune English Roses in Pots and ContainersAn English Rose in a container is one of the garden’s greatest luxuries. Whether placed beside a front door, on a terrace, or nestled into a paved courtyard, a potted rose brings perfume and flower close at hand, not at a distance, but right where it can be enjoyed daily.Read more -
How to Prune Repeat Flowering Climbing and Rambling RosesClimbing and rambling roses are among the most rewarding roses to grow. Given a support and a little guidance, they quickly become generous plants, covering walls, arches and structures with leafy growth and repeat flowers across the season.Read more -
How to Prune Repeat Flowering Shrub RosesIn winter, the garden shows its bones. Beds are quieter, borders are pared back, and shrubs stand in their true shape. Roses too reveal themselves at this time of year, and although it may seem as though little is happening, the plant is already preparing for the season to come.Read more -
How to Keep English Roses at Their Best Until They Can Be PlantedGifting a rose is a thoughtful and much-loved gesture. Even in winter, when the garden rests and the days grow quieter, a rose carries the promise of colour and new life in the year ahead. Often, though, roses are bought well before they are given. If yours needs to be kept for a short while before it can be planted, caring for it is wonderfully simple. Roses are far more patient than they appear and will remain at their best with just a little attention.Read more -
The Basics of Growing RosesRoses bring a quiet happiness to a garden. Their beauty feels effortless once they are settled, and even a new gardener can grow them with success. With sunlight, sound soil, and a little seasonal care, roses will flower generously and become dependable companions through the year.Read more -
A Year With Roses: Seasonal goals for your gardenRoses guide the pace of the garden year. Their summer display is shaped by a series of small, thoughtful tasks that unfold long before the first bloom appears. Each season offers its own moment to step in and help your roses flourish.Read more -
Why the Best Rose Gardens Begin in WinterWinter is often mistaken for an ending. Beds are bare, borders are quiet, and the garden appears to have paused. Yet for roses, winter is not an absence of growth but the moment when everything important begins. Beneath the soil and within each stem, the foundations of the coming year are already being laid.Read more
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