Rose Chat Podcast

New Roses for 2015 - Weeks Roses - Karen Kemp Docksteader

The Rose Chat Podcast is excited to welcome back Karen Kemp-Docksteader of Weeks Roses to talk about an incredible new lineup of roses from Weeks. Known for excellence in rose breeding, Weeks shines once again with this new collection.  Above All - Climber Ana's Promise - Downton Abbey Collection Doris Day - FloribundaNeil Diamond - Hybrid Tea Take It Easy - Floribunda Top Of The World - Climber  Hear all about these new varieties and much more on this broadcast of the Rose Chat Podcast. 
About Weeks: 
Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower is one of the largest commercial rose growers in the United States since 1938. Their top-quality bareroot plants, container plants, dormant plantable pots and liners are sold to nurseries, garden centers, and select mailorder outlets nationwide.
Weeks Roses offers a unique broad selection of specialty roses - hybrid teas & grandifloras, floribundas, climbing roses, shrublets & shrub roses, miniature roses, tree roses, and All-America Rose Selections - AARS award winners. They produce both budded and own-root plants. For each rose variety, they select the propagation method that ensures maximum plant performance, hardiness and floriferousness in your garden.

Coffee for Roses - C. L. Fornari

Rose Chat Podcast welcomes C. L. Fornari - "The Garden Lady" author of Coffee for Roses.  
Word-of-mouth may be a great way to learn about some products, but word-of-mouth gardening tips can be a very bad idea. The age-old practice of passing along gardening tips and tricks is no guarantee you will get a good result...it might even do the opposite.  In her new book, garden expert C. L. Fornari looks at 71 common garden practices and uncovers the truth behind the lore.  Do marigolds keep the bugs out of the veggie patch? Will rusty nails turn hydrangeas blue? With humor and affection, she goes back in time to sort out the good, the bad and the just plain silly...and tells us why. COFFEE FOR ROSES combines gardening history and expert advice into one useful, time- and money-saving package. The author’s award-winning full color photography is throughout.  
Purchase Coffee for Roses Visit the Garden Lady's website

Stephen Scanniello | New York Botanical Garden | Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden

Stephen Scanniello joins us to chat about his role as Curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden and also efforts to preserve heritage rose varieties through is role as President of the Heritage Rose Foundation. Best known as a hands-on gardener who transformed the Cranford Rose Garden of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Stephen has authored and co-authored several rose books - Roses of America (1990, Holt) and Climbing Roses (1994, Prentice Hall/Horticulture, now Macmillan). Rose Companions (2005, Cool Springs Press) The American Horticultural Society selected a third book, A Year of Roses (1997, Holt) as one of the Ten Best Books in Horticulture for 1997. An updated edition of this award-winning classic was released in May 2006 (Cool Springs Press). His latest book, co-authored with Douglas Brenner, A Rose By Any Name, will tell stories related to rose names. This book, published by Algonquin Books, was released in February 2009. Show Links: StephenScanniello.com New York Botanical Garden - Peggy Rockefeller Rose GardenHeritage Rose Foundation  

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide | Dee Nash

Dee Nash joins us to talk about her latest book: The 20-30 Something Garden Guide. 
"Urban farming is the hot new movement sweeping the country: growing food closer to where we live, whether it’s on a condo deck, in a backyard or in a community garden. The 20/30-Something Garden Guide gives that busy, mostly urban, cohort a fun, non-intimidating introduction to the basics of gardening. These are the folks who want to know where their food comes from, and they’re hip to the importance of good health and the environment. They may not have a lot of free time or change in their pockets, but if they could find a no-fuss Gardening 101 that spoke their language and gave achievable goals, they’d go for it. This is that book: high graphic appeal, fully illustrated, step-by-step projects and essential tips. Garden expert Dee Nash divides her book into four types and sizes of gardens, starting with “Farming Your Patio, Balcony or Deck,” and giving incremental goals for the first year, and the second and third. With this guide as a basic roadmap, new gardeners can be as creative and out-of-the-box as they want. It's theirs to enjoy." Purchase The Book - Amazon Dee's Blog - Red Dirt RamblingsAbout Dee:
Dee Nash is a writer, speaker and garden coach, born and raised in Oklahoma. She lives with her husband, children, three dogs, a cat and twenty chickens on 7.5 acres between the Great American Prairie and the beginning of the deciduous forest. 

The Rose Cottage Project - A Conversation With Judy Elizabeth Austin

Join us for a conversation with Judy Austin curator of The Rose Cottage on Facebook.This multi-year project has lead Judy down a road of discovery that has garnered an international following.  E-mail Judy your rose questions: string37@mindspring.com Join us each week for the Rose Chat Podcast. This top rated podcast explores different aspects of roses. From where to plant roses, to which plants to buy. We explore the care and maintenance of roses as well as the latest trends in gardening. You'll hear from top authors and poets as well as take a look at roses in art, literature and history. We'll even offer tips, tricks and techniques on creating the garden of your dreams. Hosted by award winning rosarians Chris VanCleave and Teresa Byington, each of whom bring a unique perspective to the wide world of roses. Subscribe to the Rose Chat Radio Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/nINYz

Adventures With David Austin Roses - Connie Vierbicky

Join us for a delightful conversation with the "Rose Queen of Sarasota", Connie Vierbicky. She joins us to talk about her beloved collection of David Austin English roses and also shares her adventures meeting David Austin himself.  
Join us each week for the Rose Chat Podcast. This top rated podcast explores different aspects of roses. From where to plant roses, to which plants to buy. We explore the care and maintenance of roses as well as the latest trends in gardening. You'll hear from top authors and poets as well as take a look at roses in art, literature and history. We'll even offer tips, tricks and techniques on creating the garden of your dreams. Hosted by award winning rosarians Chris VanCleave and Teresa Byington, each of whom bring a unique perspective to the wide world of roses. Subscribe to the Rose Chat Radio Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/nINYz

Paying Tribute to 9/11 With Roses - Best Of Rose Chat

This week we take a look at roses named to commemorate the events of 9/11. 
Join us each week for the Rose Chat Podcast. This top rated podcast explores different aspects of roses. From where to plant roses, to which plants to buy. We explore the care and maintenance of roses as well as the latest trends in gardening. You'll hear from top authors and poets as well as take a look at roses in art, literature and history. We'll even offer tips, tricks and techniques on creating the garden of your dreams. Hosted by award winning rosarians Chris VanCleave and Teresa Byington, each of whom bring a unique perspective to the wide world of roses.

Growing Roses in Containers - Nathan Beckner

Growing roses in containers can be a challenge. Our guest for this broadcast is a pro at it. Nathan Beckner joins us to offer tips on growing roses in containers and will share some of his favorite roses as well as the challenges of growing roses on a rooftop in Chicago! Don't miss this one... 
About Nathan Beckner
If fashion photography is the language of fashion then Nathan Beckner knows the language well. His dazzling photographs have appeared in fashion publications nationwide, Nathan's Photography Website  

The Women In My Rose Garden - Ann Chapman

“I am not an armchair gardener. For the last forty years of my life I have broken my back, my fingernails and sometimes my heart in the practical pursuit of my favourite occupation”. - Vita Sackville West
Ann Chapman is a celebrated rosarian from New Zealand who is the author of several books on roses including "Women In My Rose Garden". About 20 years ago, she and her husband purchased Trinity Farm that they transformed into the largest organic, no spray rose gardens in New Zealand with over 1500 roses under cultivation.
Many of our best-loved heritage roses are named after women and in Ann Chapman book "The Women In My Rose Garden" she explores the lives and stories behind the evocative names. We may be familiar with Mary Queen of Scots, Amy Robsart and Jeanne d'Arc, but who were Adelaide d'Orléans, Nancy Steen and Nur Mahal? Among the 35 women described here are serene queens, duchesses and aristocrats, courageous heroines and pioneers, as well as the passionate gardeners who contributed much to the cultivation and preservation of the roses named for each one.  Purchase Women in my Rose GardenAnn Chapman's Website

Earth Kind Roses - Beautiful Roses For Busy People - Best of Rose Chat

“Beautiful Roses for Busy People” - Earth Kind Roses 
Join us for this "best of" broadcast to hear our conversation with Dr. Steve George of the Texas A & M horticultural program chatting with us on the Earth Kind Roses Program. Dr. Steve George - Program Director for the Earth Kind Roses Program Joins us to talk about this group of environmentally friendly roses. 
More About  EarthKind Roses?
EarthKind® is an important designation given to select roses by Texas A&M University Agriculture program.  EarthKind® Roses have been through rigorous statewide testing and evaluation by a team of horticultural experts and found to possess the high level of landscape performance, disease resistance, and insect tolerance/resistance required for this special designation. EarthKind®Roses are among the finest, most thoroughly tested, and environmentally responsible plants for use in landscapes. Subscribe to the Rose Chat Radio Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/nINYz