Welcome to Rose Gardening in Arizona!

Updated: March 8, 2015

I think I'll tell you a story of how I came to love my roses and gardening. I grew up between my aunt & uncle's place and my grandparents. My uncle gardened and I remember his canna being taller than me. I used to follow him everywhere. When I was about eight, we moved from my Uncle and Aunt's in Hawthorne, CA, up to Salinas, CA and stayed with my mother's parents. Grandpa loved his roses. He had rows of them in the back yard! He'd spend hours tending them. They smelled so good and he had about every color you could think of. Grandpa is the reason we ended up moving to Kingman. He had a heart problem and was told to move to drier weather, viola! Here I am still here in the double wide trailer they bought and set up on three lots! I bought the place from their estate because I love it here. It is my roots and my life! My memories of my grandfather who was right up in the hero stage like Uncle Gene.

I buy most of my roses at Home Depot or Walmart. I've gotten a couple at Lowe's or at Plant World in Las Vegas, Nevada. I ordered my first Zephrine Drouhin from Jackson & Perkins and then by chance found the second at Walmart. I've also ordered several online. I am going to buy more antique roses as time goes by.

I have full yard pictures on my Webshots site on the index page if you want to keep up with more current yard photo's. My garden is my pride and joy and I constantly look out my windows and French door to enjoy the blooms. I love walking in my yard first thing in the morning with my cup of coffee.

I moved one of my Zepherine Drouhins yesterday, I had them too close together so now one is in the front yard. I have a fence separating the front from the back and I put it on the fence in front of the greenhouse. It will look nice there. Now to figure out what to put where I took it out of.

Rose Listing

Rose Name Class Height Color Fragrance Location ARS Rating Quantity
Altissimo
Climbing
7'x6'
True Red
Light
Under Bathroom Window
9.3
1
Angel Face
Floribunda
3 ft.
Mauve
Citrus
Front of Porch
7.7
1
Arizona
Grandiflora
5 ft.
Orange Blend
Sweet
Back Rose Bed
7.8
1
Bella'roma
Hybrid Tea
4.5 ft.
Yellow-Pink Blend
Strong
Right side of back gate
n/a
1
Betty Prior
Floribunda
4 ft.
Pink Blend
Strong
By Add-on
8.2
1
Blue Girl
Hybrid Tea
4 ft.
Lavender/Silver
Fruity
Left Flower Bed
6.4
1
Blue Moon
Hybrid Tea
2-5 ft.
Mauve Blend
Sweet
Back Rose Bed
5.9
1
Camara
Hybrid Tea
3.5 ft.
Dark Red
Fragrant
Along Front Walk
7.7
1
Cecile Brunner
Climbing Polyantha
20 ft.
Light Pink
Sweet Rose
Center of back rose bed
8.3
1
Cherish
Floribunda
3 ft.
Orange Pink
Moderate
Left side of back fence
7.7
1
Chicago Peace
Hybrid Tea
5 ft.
Yellow/Pink Blend
Fruity
Back Rose Bed
7.5
1
Christian Dior
Hybrid Tea
4 ft.
True Red
Spicy
Back Rose Bed
6.9
1
Don Juan
Climbing
15 ft.
Deep Crimson
Citrus
By Chicken Run
8.2
1
Double Delight
Hybrid Tea
3 ft.
Cream, Red Blend
Spicy
By Add-on
8.7
1
Felicia
Hybrid Musk
5 ft.
Apricot
Musk
By Front Walkway
8.3
1
Grand Finale
Hybrid Tea
4 ft.
White Blend
Honeysuckle
Back Rose Bed
7.4
1
Guy de Maupassant
Floribunda
3 ft.
Light Pink
Strong Apple
By Add-on
7.5
1
Gypsy
Hybrid Tea
na
Orange/Red
Spicy
Right side of back gate
5.9
1
Handel
Climbing
12 ft.
Cream/Red Blend
Lightly Fragrant/Honey
Arbor by Chicken coop
8.2
1
Honor
Hybrid Tea
4 1/2-5 ft.
White Blend
Mild
Back Rose Bed
7.6
1
Hot Cocoa
Floribunda
3-4 ft. x 3ft.
Smokey Orange
Moderate
By Side Door and Front Porch
n/a
2
Iceberg
Floribunda
4'x4'
Moderately Fragrant
By Front Porch
8.9
1
Joseph's Coat
Climber
10 ft.
Yellow/Red Blend
Mild
By Add-on
7.5
1
Love & Peace
Hybrid Tea
4-6 ft.
Pink edge, Yellow Blend
Mild
By Add-on
n/a
1
Ludlow Castle
David Austin English Rose
3 ft.
Apricot blush to White
Fruity & Warm
Left of back gate
n/a
1
Nearly Wild
Floribunda
4 ft.
Cream, Pink Blend
Fruity
By side door
7.6
1
Orange Stripe
Shrub
NA
Orange/White Stripe
NA
Right Side of back gate
n/a
1
Pat Austin
David Austin Shrub Rose
4 ft.
Coppery Orange
Tea
Left Side of back gate
7.7
1
Pink Promise
Hybrid Tea
4 ft. x 3 ft.
Pink White blend
fruity
By Front Porch
n/a
1
Red Gold
Floribunda
3 ft.
Yellow/Red Blend
Mild
By Add On
7.4
1
Scentimental
Floribunda
3.5 ft.
Red/White Stripe
Spicy
Under Bathroom Window
n/a
1
Solitude
Grandiflora
4.5 x 4.5 ft.
Yellow/Orange Blend
Spicy
Bed by arbor by chicken coop
n/a
1
Sophy's Rose
David Austin English rose
3 ft.
Raspberry/Red
Tea Rose
Back Rose Bed
n/a
1
Sunsprite
Floribunda
3.5 ft.
Deep Yellow
Licorice
Back Rose Bed
8.7
1
Zephirine Drouhin
Climbing Bourbon
10 ft.
Deep Rose Pink
Strong
Right of arbor
8.1
1
Total Roses
36


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