New Rose Lineup

Planting Guide for Spring Harvests

Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, and other cool-season crops should be planted this month for delicious spring harvests. Plant potatoes—St. Patrick’s Day is a traditional day to do so. Peach and plum trees are still available as bare-root trees, but only for a short while longer. Start your orchard now! Asparagus will provide you with delicious, low-priced spears for years if planted now from dormant crowns. Plant sweet peas for bouquets of delightful, fragrant flowers.

New Rose Varieties for 2014

• ‘Coretta Scott King’™ – A graceful grandiflora rose named in honor of the late Mrs. Coretta Scott King. Features creamy white blooms blushed with coral-orange, excellent disease-resistant foliage, and 4-inch flowers in clusters.
• ‘Sugar Moon’™ – An elegant, pure white hybrid tea rose with an intensely sweet citrus blossom and rose fragrance. Dark glossy green foliage, very good disease resistance, and large flowers on long cutting stems make it ideal for cutting gardens.
• ‘Rock & Roll’™ – A striking rose with creamy buds that open to reveal wild stripes of burgundy, red, and white. Strong rose and fruit fragrance, deep glossy green leaves, and very good disease resistance.
• ‘Melody Parfumée’™ – A grandiflora rose with deep plum buds that unfurl into richly purple blossoms softening to lavender chiffon. Features a heavy, old-rose fragrance, dark green disease-resistant foliage, and clusters of flowers.
• ‘Bull’s Eye’ – A novelty shrub rose with white buds that open to reveal a cranberry eye surrounding yellow stamens. Features 2½ to 3-inch flowers with a moderate spicy fragrance and excellent black spot resistance.
• ‘Koko Loko’™ – A florabunda rose with milky chocolate-colored buds that open to a creamy, latte-like color before maturing to soft lavender. Produces abundant cut flowers on a compact plant.

Heritage Roses to Consider

• ‘Mister Lincoln’ – A dark red rose known for its fragrance, disease resistance, and beauty.
• ‘Peace’ – A classic rose with soft yellow to pink blooms, setting the standard with large, full flowers.
• ‘Tiffany’ – A pure pink rose with a heavy fragrance and beautiful cutting flowers.
• ‘Chicago Peace’ – Features very large, double flowers in a blend of phlox pink and canary yellow.

Make room in your garden for these beauties and look forward to the show!