Rose Care

• Do Roses Go Dormant?

  Great Question... Rich Baer wrote a great Rose Rhetoric article for the October Newsletter addressing this question. He also has information on other advice people get and receive regarding rose care. Click here to read this article.

• Pruning Guide - Portland Rose Society's Spring Rose Pruning Guide

Click here for a short video on how to prune roses with Rich Baer. This video taped with Mike Darcy is from March of 2007.

• Common Cures for Rose Problems  - Always read the entire label before using any garden chemical.
• How to Grow Miniature Roses.
• Rose Insects - Friends & Foes

 Fragrant Roses 

Click here for a listing of Fragrant Modern Roses.

 Roses for the Portland Area

The PRS polled a number of the members regarding which roses performed well for them. The above link is a list which represents the results of that poll. These roses should perform well in this area with a minimal amount of care. The great thing about Portlandis that most roses will do well here and there are many good roses that do not appear on this list. Click here for roses Recommended for the Portland Area. 

Portland Area Nurseries

Click here for the Portland Area Rose Finder list to help you find a specific rose at local area nurseries.