Plan A Romantic Rose Garden

Symbol of Love

Roses are truly the quintessential messengers of love and is rich with history and meaning. The rose is the June birth month flower and the 15th wedding anniversary flower. As well as, the national flower of the United States. Each color offers a distinct meaning too; red signifies passion, white means innocence, yellow expresses friendship, pink denotes gratitude, orange conveys enthusiasm, and lilac represents enchantment.  
Starting A Rose Garden
No garden is complete in Santa Cruz County, Arizona if roses are not present. Colorful rose bushes and climbers flourish in our area throughout spring, summer, and fall. When selecting roses, buy grade #1 and with flowers that contain several rose petals. The more rose petals the longer the flower will bloom in our desert heat.  
What is the first thing you do when you see a rose? If you're anything like most of us, you hold it to your nose and drink in the intoxicating fragrance! Planting roses in a desert garden isn't really much different than planting them in a traditional garden. When growing roses, it’s important to choose a site receiving at least six hours of sun each day. Rose bushes must also be located in well-drained, fertile soil. Plant dormant roses in early spring or fall. Potted plants can be planted any time between spring and fall, but preferably spring.
Roses have a reputation for being difficult to care for, but with the correct amount of water and sunlight and a little bit of grooming, your roses should thrive in the Sonoran desert.
 

Caring For Your Roses

Roses bloom in cycles, and they generally bloom in 6 - 8 week cycles. Deadheading starts a new cycle. Roses look best when you tidy and deadhead roses by getting rid of spent flowers. The more you cut spent flowers off rose bushes, rose climbers, and rose groundcovers the more flowers are produced. Because the goal of all flowering plants is to stop flowering and produce seed, deadheading thwarts the process. So the plant is fooled into making more flowers.

Companion Plants

Companion planting simply means that some plants can, and should, be planted together to create a beautiful and healthy garden. When choosing companion plants for your roses, opt for ones that have the same sun and water requirements first, and then choose for beauty.
 

Red Roses

A garden of red roses is vibrant and lively. Hot red hues pop out of the landscape and truly make a statement, so be prepared for this part of your garden to lure you in. Go bold with an all-red rose garden or combine your red roses with evergreen shrubs and other flowering perennials.
 

Rose Varieties

Breathtaking roses bushes are uniquely versatile and undeniable showy in flower gardens. These blossoms provide a range of color and a strong, distinct fragrance. Cover a barren patch in any landscape or create a garden border with a hardy rose bushes and ground cover roses. For never-ending blossoms, floribunda roses are a wonderful choice. While the hybrid tea rose offers elegant, long sturdy stems and full blooms in a variety of petal colors.
Miniature Roses
Floribunda Roses
Patio Roses
Climbing Roses
Grandiflora Roses
Hybrid Tea Roses
Tree Roses
Fragrant Roses