June 17 Column: Rose Show

Roses are truly the Queen of the Garden. And I’m pretty sure no one would disagree with me about that. After all, they are absolutely gorgeous, bloom for an extraordinarily long time, and are a favorite of just about every gardener on this planet! On June 23rd, they’ll be in the spotlight for the 71st annual Spokane Rose Show.

That’s the subject of this week’s garden column. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Celebrate roses with lecture, show.

But that’s not the only rose-related event going on later this week. On Friday evening, June 22nd, Harry Landers will give a presentation on his career as Curator for the Washington Park International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Oregon. It should be quite an enjoyable program. Admission for his talk costs $10 and admission to the Rose Show is free.

You can find the details for both events in my column so be sure to go to the link above.

And because we’re celebrating roses, I decided that this week’s “Everyone Can Grow a Garden” video should cover basic rose care. As a bonus, I added in a slideshow of some of the most beautiful roses… many of which have a home in my garden, I should add. I hope you’ll enjoy the video.