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Home » Gardening » Enhance Your Landscape With Roses

Enhance Your Landscape With Roses

Updated : November 20, 2014

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These are the Miniature Roses in our landscape.  I hope you enjoy the short video.

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Comments

  1. bil ward says

    June 13, 2020 at 11:42 am

    It would have been nice to see the roses IN the landscape, instead of just the blooms. We all know what a rose looks like, but not how they enhance the overall look of your garden.

    Reply
    • Anonymous says

      October 8, 2020 at 9:25 am

      Look in google images

      Reply
  2. Danelle says

    October 15, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    Hi Dustin and Mike! Beautiful tea roses! I don’t know why but my tea roses have barely done anything last year and most of this summer, then all of a sudden this October they went nuts with flowers again! I love your yellow roses the most, so bright and sunny looking, and the first color you showed are stunning with the harmony of colors they show! Great work! Thanks!

    Reply
  3. patricia scott says

    August 30, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    HI Mike your video is not on about miniature roses

    Reply
  4. Anonymous says

    January 27, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    Seriously?

    Reply
  5. Al Smith says

    January 6, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    We love roses but do not have much sun. Are there any roses that thrive in partial shade? Also, are these Knockout roses? I have a few planted in open sun by the road and they do pretty good as long as I keep the Bayer Rose pelletts applied every 4 to 6 weeks. We just don not get enough sun due to red and white oaks, hickory and popular trees.
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Mike says

      January 7, 2014 at 3:21 pm

      Al,
      To my knowledge all roses needs sun in order bloom effectively.

      Reply
    • Linda Rogers says

      April 24, 2019 at 10:47 am

      Look up Zephirine Drouhin. They are climbing carmine pick rose with good shade tolerance.

      Reply
  6. Tom Biesiada says

    June 11, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Mike: when is your open house my wife keeps asking?

    Reply
  7. D'Anna says

    September 18, 2012 at 5:30 pm

    I have a rose growing over the arbor that needs trimmed badly!! Is there a way to start new roses off of these cuttings??
    Thanks bunches

    Reply
  8. nancy says

    July 29, 2012 at 10:52 am

    How about those beauiful roses here in Southeast Florida (Jupiter, 30″ north of W.Palm Beach)? Thanks for letting me know.

    Reply
  9. Anis Bootwala says

    March 22, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    Hi Mike; I come from that part of the world where roses have a special place in weddings , birthdays etc. But these roses are so beautiful. thanks for sharing. would also like to know if you can put up your video once again on plant propagation. i would very much like to propagate crape myritles. thanks.

    Reply
  10. Carol and Jay says

    January 15, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    HI Mike,Love to read up on info on your website.Am an avid gardener-veggies, flowers,shrubs,lawn and rock digger. Ha Ha -we fight the deer and the woodchucks all the time. ROSE BUDS ARE ONE OF OUR DEERS FAVORITE SNACKS when they cruise through our property. Thank god for Milorganite and Deer Off and deer netting – some of our beds look like a protected war zone (just kidding)
    My veggie garden has fence with netting 7 feet high and we joke that each tomato has to cost$50.00 Such is the price of gardening in Connecticut across from Open Space. Still love it and think it is one of God’s gifts to man (woman included in that thought!)

    Reply
    • Donna says

      April 24, 2022 at 6:39 pm

      Dedicated gardeners find a way to grow plants no matter the challenges!

      I like the deer, but needed a deer-free zone to garden, so I fenced off my garden space. The deer have all of the rest of the property to dine on. So far, this is working, I mean, they haven’t yet knocked the fence down, and my roses and veggies are growing so well without deer nibbling off flowers, fruits, leaves.. I’m prepared to share some food with the deer if we have a drought and it’s slim pickings for them, but the food drop will be well away from my garden!

      Reply
  11. DANA says

    January 5, 2012 at 2:27 am

    Gorgeous Minis. How about the names for them!
    Especially the peach pink And yellow one!

    Reply
  12. Sandy says

    October 4, 2011 at 3:00 am

    Love your miniature roses, they’re beautiful! I especially like the one that looks like “Double Delight”. What is the name of it?

    Reply
  13. Mike Giambattista says

    September 30, 2011 at 5:36 pm

    Mike,

    For roses of all sizes any advice on keeping deer from eating the plants?

    Reply
  14. David says

    June 1, 2011 at 9:01 am

    There are cultivars that grow in different areas….search local nurseries to see what they are selling and use Rose Pride….it is a systemic fertilizer/insecticide that works wonders on roses.
    Another thing that can help poor roses is watering every couple of days but water deep instead of sprinkling every day…this seems to work well for me on all of my roses.

    Reply
  15. Anonymous says

    May 26, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    I love your site! Thanks for all you are doing for gardeners like me.
    I would like to beautify my horse stable areas and things around the place. Where can I go to find some ideas?
    Paula

    Reply
  16. Rhonda says

    April 5, 2011 at 11:39 am

    I live in WNY, USDA Hardiness zone 6a and have grown miniatures. If you ever have the chance to visit the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ontario..check out Hendrie Park for the roses. They grow many cultivars in every colour and the fragrance will blow you away! I’ve grown many roses over the years with great success. I find better luck with the container grown roses, though. Berniece, of South Texas…check the different varieties of roses; you may find that you can grow them. I have friends in west Texas (El Paso) that grow roses all the time.

    Reply
  17. Mitch says

    January 19, 2011 at 11:54 am

    I would like to add a couple of these little roses, does anyone on your list sell them? Thanks

    Reply
    • Mike says

      January 20, 2011 at 2:53 pm

      Mitch, we have several people in the Backyard Growers Group that sell mini roses, but you have to be a member of the group to buy from them.

      Reply
  18. Anonymous says

    January 19, 2011 at 10:46 am

    could you re-send it, I didn’t have any sound. Thanks, Virginia

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      January 19, 2011 at 10:58 am

      Try updating your Flash player, then come back to the site and watch it again.

      Kathy Anderson
      Mike’s Assistant

      Reply
  19. Denise says

    January 18, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    If someone is talking I can’t hear them. Roses look good but I wish I could hear it.

    Reply
  20. Theresa Hill says

    October 3, 2010 at 11:38 am

    Great job Dustin! Those really are beautiful

    Reply
  21. LEWIS AND BECKY BLACK says

    September 27, 2010 at 10:17 am

    HI MIKE, WE HAVE A HOBBIES OF RAISING ROSES, THE OTHER DAY WE WERE OUT LOOKING THEM ALL OVER AND DISCOVERED WE HAVE SOME ROSE ROSETTE ON SOME OF THEM. (VERY DISHEARTENED). WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO CURE FOR THIS OTHER THAN DIGGING THEM ALL UP (ABOUT 65). WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS VIRUS GOT STARTED IN THE MIDWEST, FROM MULTAFLORA (WILD) ROSES . IT IS A MITE. YES, WE DID ORDER SOME OLD ENGLISH ROSES FROM THE MIDWEST ABOUT 2 YRS. AGO. IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT A FORM OF CURE BESIDE DIGGING THEM UP PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. WE LIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. LEWIS AND BECKY BLACK.

    Reply
  22. Mildred N. McAnally says

    September 26, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    Mike, These are gorgeous…but like a number of your other folks who wrote in, I don’t have very good luck, in fact no luck at all with minatures. I don’t know why. AT one time I had about 20 standard roses, but only a couple left. I think I have only one minature, and a couple that are kind of “in-betweens,” but it has been so terribly hot here this summer that not much has done very well. And I have not had a good summer physically, but I think next year will be better. Thanks for showing your readers your beautilful roses.

    Reply
  23. ChrisL says

    September 26, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    I have a cecil brunner that Jackson and Perkins told me was not grafted but every year I have to prune down huge shoots of a rootstock that appears to be blaze. Has anyone successfully rooted cecil brunner? It is an old rose so should work since roses root easily. Chris L

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      November 3, 2021 at 2:38 pm

      I’ve never heard of anyone grafting Cecile Brunner because it’s such a vigorous bush on it’s own. It returns year after year even in colder areas.

      Reply
  24. Anonymous says

    September 26, 2010 at 5:38 pm

    I really enjoyed seeing your beautiful roses . Thanks so much .

    Reply
  25. Mark Fredrick Cleveland, MEDINA,Ohio says

    September 26, 2010 at 2:39 am

    If you really want to see some roses, go to the public rose garden in Portland, Oregon. Was there around July 12th.Need to drive and search for it near their zoo, but worth the effort. Then drive and ferry to Borchert Gardens on Vancouver Island near Victoria, British Columbia.I’ve been a gardener, now farmer , all my life and visited gardens all over from Longwood to Hollywood.Worked in greenhouses,commercial growers, been to big nurseries aroun Mike’s area of Lake county.(Talked to Girard nursery family members, My daughter is their back neighbor.)Those gardens really impressed me. Takes some doing for that!!!

    Reply
  26. Delores Frothingham says

    September 25, 2010 at 11:17 pm

    I lost two miniture roses early summer due to deceases. A friend gave me a miniture red rose the beginning of summer this year, it is still living but does not look that great. Hope I can help with the information you have given. Thank you for sharing a vedio of your beautiful miniature roses Duston.

    Reply
  27. Rose says

    September 25, 2010 at 9:47 pm

    I agree with Daryl, the video could have been a slide show. There was no shots of the shrub and location or surroundings.

    Reply
  28. Anonymous says

    September 25, 2010 at 8:25 pm

    I live in Southern California and have beautiful regular rose bushes, but never have success with miniature roses. Is there a trick to the miniature variety that is different?
    Jackie

    Reply
  29. Anonymous says

    September 25, 2010 at 3:17 pm

    I have just two Knock Off Roses and they don’t look like yours, what am I doing wrong. We have so much dry weather this year, but I keep my flowers watered and dust them. I cut the dead ones off , but I haven’ t had any blooms for a long time. Geri

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  30. jaya says

    September 25, 2010 at 10:55 am

    simply marvalous…………..

    Reply
  31. loraine says

    September 25, 2010 at 8:35 am

    mike please give all of us tips on how ours can look like yours-thanks

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      September 25, 2010 at 8:57 am

      Watch Mike’s “Pruning Rose Bushes” here on this site for tips on how to care for these lovely little rose bushes.

      Kathy Anderson
      Mike’s Assistant

      Reply
  32. Mina Stephens says

    September 25, 2010 at 1:50 am

    Glad ypu had a good time on your vacation. My Tropicana Rose turned wild last year. I cut it down this year. The color was purple. I had one blossom from another one and it was beautiful. The deer even left it alone. This year I will try to plant some new ones. What kind of plant food do they need. I live in Washington so we get a lot of rain. Thanks for the nice letter about Bronson.

    Reply
  33. Gwen says

    September 25, 2010 at 12:48 am

    In our backyard nursury we want to grow shrubs and trees that produce colorful flowers that are fragrant if possible. These tiny rose bushes are ideal for our plans. Do they root well and are they practical? We live in a valley by the Pacific ocean, surrounded by redwoods mostly, in zone 9. Our weather is mild, both summer and winter.

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  34. Anonymous says

    September 25, 2010 at 12:33 am

    It is wonderful Mile to see how we can attract markets .

    My roses are pretty coloured at our Brains Education Centre gates.

    We are now designing the Centre compound and in 3 months, the compound will be appealing to students, parents, teachers and guests.

    Our centre compound is getting flower support from our nurseries and the beauty has improved the student population,

    Let us share information about the environmental beauty as this lightens the heart and makes us live longer,

    Chris Kajo
    Brains Education Centre (Kenya, Africa)

    Reply
  35. Daryl says

    September 24, 2010 at 10:33 pm

    This was a video touted to show roses in the landscape. All there is are pictures of roses. No help in setting up a landscape.

    Reply
  36. Betty Jo Bishop says

    September 24, 2010 at 7:48 pm

    Mike I am not a rose person, but these are gorgeous

    Reply
  37. john kizziar says

    September 24, 2010 at 6:07 pm

    …Tips, Mike, we need tips…

    Reply
  38. Becky says

    September 24, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    Beautiful!! Now when will we get YouSmellEM Tube????

    Reply
  39. Mariana Larrazabal says

    September 24, 2010 at 3:49 pm

    Hi Mike, your miniature roses are gorgeous. I’d love to have some, but I live in South Florida and I don’t think the temperature we have here is good for roses. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  40. AMY says

    September 24, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    Can you give us the names of the variety of these miniature roses? I would like to put some others in my beds and really like the ones that you have.

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      September 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm

      Mike gives the names of at least some of his roses in his “Pruning Rose Bushes” video right here on the blog site.

      Kathy Anderson
      Mike’s Assistant

      Reply
  41. Rebecca says

    September 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    Hi Mike,

    Just gorgeous. I bought a Cecil Brunner rose three years ago and this summer was the first I got roses and were they beautiful. I know I need to cut it back, but I am not sure when. I would also really like to start some cuttings but so far I have had no like. Any help would be much appreciated.

    Thank you
    Rebecca

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      September 24, 2010 at 2:48 pm

      Look for Mike’s “Pruning Rose Bushes” video right here on the blog site.

      Kathy Anderson
      Mike’s Assistant

      Reply
  42. Mildred says

    September 24, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    I love miniature roses! I have several miniature roses in my rose bed. However, your roses are way far more beautiful than the ones that I have. I really liked the varigated roses. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. It has really helped me tremendously! God Bless you and your family!

    Mildred
    District Heights, Maryland

    Reply
  43. berniece says

    September 24, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    The Roses are beautiful, I live in Rio Grande South Texas, and I am unable to grow Roses, I do raise Cacrus and Succulents, and my hobby is out of control…Also when I purchase a rose bush, or a minature rose it dies in about 4 weeks……but your roses are absolutely beautiful……Thanks for your lstters, I enjoy them….Berniece

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  44. Anonymous says

    September 24, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    Hello Mike: I hope you and Pam are having a wonderful vacation. Your miniature roses are simply beautiful. I planted one this year where it gets morning sun and afternoon shade here in zone 7. I plan to propagate it because I love the way it blooms all season. At any rate, I love being apart of your program. Earline in Henrico, VA

    Reply
  45. Anonymous says

    September 24, 2010 at 12:52 pm

    Mike, I have roses that my wife recieved in a arrangement. She has put them in water and they have started to sprout. How can I transfer these and keep the alive? I appreciate your answere in advance

    RVB
    Morganton, NC 28655

    Reply
  46. Susan says

    September 24, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    Very nice!! I love them!

    Reply
  47. Ozzie says

    September 24, 2010 at 12:42 pm

    Very nice.
    Is this at the new property?
    One of the things I noticed was the mulching. I think that mulching can add to the bed by creating a clean look, and serving several other purposes, without it being sterile. We in California have to be concerned about wasting water and mulching can play a big role there.

    I loved the roses.
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      September 24, 2010 at 1:08 pm

      The roses are growing at Mike’s home. The new property is just a few miles away and will be the site of Mike’s new nursery.

      Kathy Anderson
      Mike’s Assistant

      Reply
    • Bll says

      April 2, 2014 at 4:17 pm

      I mulch with grass clippings – about 1-2 inches thick so they dry out. Underneath turns into a loose soil is cool, moist, no bugs & weedfree. Best mulch ever. Lawn fertilizer used is sulfate of ammonia.

      Reply
  48. erina says

    September 24, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    Beautiful little roses! Mike how do you take care of them. when we bring miniature roses in a pot they die within 3-4 weeks, although I water them regularly.

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      September 24, 2010 at 1:25 pm

      Mike has another video on the site here that explains more about caring for and pruning roses, it should be helpful for you.
      Also check out the “Rose Growing Tips” article at http://freeplants.com/. You’ll find it here: http://freeplants.com/rose-growing-tips.htm

      Kathy Anderson
      Mike’s Assistant

      Reply
  49. Aggie says

    September 24, 2010 at 12:22 pm

    These are really pretty. How well do these roases do in southeastern Texas?

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      September 24, 2010 at 1:25 pm

      Mini roses should grow fine for you in Texas, especially in the fall after the weather cools a bit.

      Kathy Anderson
      Mike’s Assistant

      Reply
    • Lee (this message is for Aggie) says

      September 25, 2010 at 8:04 pm

      I live along I-20 Ala-Miss and the rose I have had much success is called Granda. Smells great and turns from orange with red pink tips to a peach color in the heat. I have had people stop and ask to use them for their weddings. It is really HOT hot hot and I fed it organically with Cow manure when I planted it 15 years ago. It is 8 feet tall and blooms twice a year Fall and Spring Lee

      Reply
  50. Anonymous says

    September 24, 2010 at 12:21 pm

    Hi Mike, your miniature roses are really beautiful. How about a few tips to get mine to look as good as yours. I have about 8 minis and I am green with envy upon seeing yours!
    thanks for the info you have been offering these past few years. A faithful reader, Doris

    Reply

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