Rose Chat Podcast

Weeks Roses | New Roses for 2014 | Karen Demp-Docksteader

Karen Kemp-Docksteader joins us this week to talk about a fabulous new collection of roses from Weeks Roses. Weeks is a top provider award winning roses in the U.S. producing varieties such as 'Julia Child', 'Moonstone', 'TiddlyWinks' and more. This promises to be a stellar year for Weeks with the introduction of 'Coretta Scott-King' a beautiful grandiflora variety that was named to honor the famed champion of civil rights.  We hope you'll join us for this broadcast.  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.

New Kordes Roses for 2014 | Chris Pellett

Chris Pellett of New Flora joins us with some fabulous new roses from Kordes of Germany for 2014! You won't want to miss this exciting line up of roses for your garden. Kordes is one of the world's largest rose breeders with roots dating back to 1887.   Chris Pellett, with her husband Gary are the owners of Newflora, a company specialized in the introduction and marketing of new plants.  Newflora is the exclusive agent of W. Kordes Rosen, and they have worked for 10 years on the introduction of Kordes roses in N. America.  They reside in S. Oregon where they work and evaluate many new Kordes rose varieties for future introductions.  Chris is an avid gardener who began with her first garden (vegetables and annual flowers) at the age of 7. 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'll offer tips, tricks and techniques on creating the garden of your dreams. Hosted by

Fall Rose Care | Ron Daniels

American Rose Society Consulting Rosarian Ron Daniels will share tips on getting your roses ready for winter.  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. 

New David Austin Roses For 2014 - Michael Marriott

Grow Beautiful English Roses  For spring 2014, David Austin Roses of Shropshire, U.K. introduces five exquisite English Roses to North American gardeners. The roses represent a diverse offering, ranging from the deep crimson, fully-double flowers of ‘Heathcliff’ to the spare, airy apricot-hued flowers of ‘The Lark Ascending’. Each hybrid has a compelling list of attractive attributes and carries its own story. David Austin’s senior rosarian Michael Marriott joins us to talk about these lovely new roses and will also share care and maintenance tips for growing English Roses in your own garden.  David Austin Roses Website  About Rose Chat Join us each week for the Rose Chat Podcast. This top rated gardening podcast explores the different aspects of roses. With topics ranging from where to plant roses, how to select roses for your garden as well as how to maintain them to achieve the garden of your dreams.    You'll hear from the world's foremost authorities on growing roses, top authors and poets as well as take a look at roses in art, literature and history.    Hosted by award winning rosarians Chris VanCleave and Teresa Byington, each of whom bring a unique perspective to the wide world of roses. 

Robbie Tucker - Rosemania - Rose Products & Safety

ROBBIE TUCKER - ROSEMANIARobbie Tucker is a nationally recognized amateur hybridizer of miniflora and miniature roses, including Daddy Frank, a deep red, exhibition miniflora that was awarded the 2010 Award of Excellence. He is the owner and creator of Rosemania.com, an online source for state-of-the-art chemicals and organic products for roses. Robbie’s rose introductions include Miss Flippins, Cachet, Amy Grant, Ty, Dancing  Flame and Conundrum among numerous  award-winning varieties. He has won queen  at national rose shows four times. Robbie is  an ARS Consulting Rosarian, Horticulture  Judge, and past President of the Nashville  Rose Society.  Robbie is a leader in the rose industry and will join us to share his tips and insights on safety tips for those who spray roses what protective gear is needed and will also discuss his popular spray reference guide.    

Allen Owings - LSU Ag - Easy Tea Hybrid Tea Roses

ALLEN OWINGS - LSU AG CENTER - EASY TEA HYBRID TEA ROSES Gardeners may have shied away from growing roses in the past, but more and more research is demonstrating that roses can be grown with less care than folks previously thought. The Easy Tea Hybrid Tea research program was to evaluate 30 carefully selected varieties of hybrid tea roses to identify those with the highest level of natural disease resistance.  Join us as we chat with Allen about this program and hear the results of their latest efforts to find easy to grow Hybrid Tea Roses. 

Roses To Remember 9/11 & Beyond

This week; 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.   

Steve Hutton - CEO Star Roses & Plants

STEVE HUTTON - President & CEO Star Roses & Plants Steve Hutton, president and CEO of Star® Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle, is a third-generation nurseryman. At age of 12 he had his first paying job in the industry—following a number of non-paying jobs—selling pansies that he and his brothers grew to the garden center Star® Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle had at the time.  After graduating from Earlham College with a degree in English literature, Hutton sought practical industry experience at a number of different nursery establishments. He worked in a cut rose operation, E.G. Hill, then for a year at a foliage plant nursery, Oakdell, Inc., in Apopka, Florida. His final stop was as a trainee at the world-renowned French rose breeding operation, Meilland International. When he returned to Star® Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle in 1978, his first job was routing trucks during the spring shipping season. He later held positions as head of the license department, vice president of production and, finally, president of the company. Hutton is a past president of All America Rose Selections, president of the National Association of Plant Patent Owners, member of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Gold Medal Award Committee, member of the board of The Wholesale Nursery Growers of America and member of the International Plant Propagators’ Society. Additionally, he holds board positions in several local nonprofit organizations.  Star Roses & Plants Website

Stephen Scanniello - Roses Roses Roses

Stephen Scanniello is best known as a hands-on gardener who transformed the Cranford Rose Garden of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden into one of the world’s most acclaimed rose gardens. Since leaving the Cranford in 1998, Stephen has devoted his full attention to maintaining and designing private gardens throughout the United States. He continues to lecture, write, and serve as a judge for the international rose trials in Europe and the United States. Stephen has co-authored two rose books - Roses of America (1990, Holt) and Climbing Roses (1994, Prentice Hall/Horticulture, now Macmillan). Rose Companions (2005, Cool Springs Press) is about selecting the perfect companion plants for your roses. The American Horticultural Society selected his 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 next 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. Stephen, along with past ARS president Marilyn Wellan, will be the recipient of the GROW (Great Rosarian of the World) Award for 2009. He is currently the president of the Heritage Rose Foundation and a member of the American Rose Society, Manhattan Rose Society, Dallas Area Historic Rose Society, Heritage Roses Northwest, and Central Florida Heritage Rose Society.  

Edisto Rose Garden - Jay Hiers - Must See Gardens Series

Jay Hiers joins us this week to talk about the magnificent Edisto Memorial Rose Garden in Orangeburg South Carolina. This historic garden is a marvel to behold. Once a gathering area for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War this plot of ground has evolved over the years to become a nationally recognized gathering spot for over 600,00 visitor a year. With thousands of roses on display, this garden is on our list of MUST SEE rose gardens.  Join us each week for the Rose Chat Podcast.  Sponsors:  Haven Brand Soil Conditioners  S & W Greenhouse