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Many of us have written articles on roses over the years.  Some are actually useful!  Here is a collection of some writing over the years.  We hope you enjoy it.

 

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Table of Contents of The Articles.

 

Basic Planting & Care Instructions

We have a page devoted to basic planting and care instructions in the catalogue section of our website  It's a great place to start and then you can look over the http://www.ashdownroses.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=10 as well

Organic Rose Gardening

We are big believers in organic rose gardening and many of the roses we sell lend themselves to it.  There is a nice site about organic rose gardening and you should take a moment to visit it.

Organic Rose Gardening

Organic Rose Gardening

Table Of Contents of the Articles

 

A Year In the Life of A Rose.  Written by Paul F. Zimmerman.  To be published next year.

Landscaping With Roses.  Written by Paul F. Zimmerman.  This article has appeared in various forms in The American Rose Society 2000 Annual, Perennial Magazine - 2003 and a few others.

Noisettes - America's Native Climbing RosesWritten by Paul F. Zimmerman.  Originally published in The Rose Reporter the official publication of The Tinseltown Rose Society.  Followed by The Rose, the official publication of the American Rose Society.

"Novice Corner"  Written by Paul F. Zimmerman - 20 articles that originally appeared in "The Rose Reporter" the official publication of The Tinseltown Rose Society from 1993 - 1995.

President's Messages.  Written by Paul F. Zimmerman - 20 President's Messages I wrote while serving in that capacity to The Tinseltown Rose Society from 1995-1997

Roses For Noses.  Written by John Starnes Jr.  Fragrant roses for Florida.

Three Friends & A Truck.  (Or how to move a collection of OGRs without losing the spring bloom).  Written by Paul F. Zimmerman for The Rose Reporter the official publication of The Tinseltown Rose Society in 1994.

What is An Old Garden Rose.  Written by Paul F. Zimmerman.  Originally published in The Rose Reporter the official publication of The Tinseltown Rose Society.  Two articles from 1995-1996.