Both beauty and beast, the 'Mermaid' rose produces creamy-yellow, fragrant blooms on wickedly thorny long canes that can snatch you off your riding mower. "She's a mean rose," said Mike Shoup, an ...

If you want to enjoy roses as they used to be before selective breeding, consider shopping around for these varieties that ...

Mike Shoup remains an optimist, even during the worst drought in Texas' history. Although display gardens at his Antique Rose Emporiums looked like they were just barely hanging on a month ago, he ...

Homes built before World War II often contain surprise roses in their gardens. They are often very large old plants that border on brambles, while some may be simply an overgrown rootstock or others ...

Bloom profusely spring and fall; regular flowering rest of the year. Medium-sized, fragrant flowers range from blowsy to cupped on rounded shrubs. Some varieties available in climbing forms. Large, ...