Rose, The Queen Of The Flowers...

A lot of people think that roses are delicate...  They're not, especially if they're Old World roses, the kind with the rippled leaves that bloom only once a year, in the early summer. These hardy roses can stand up to below zero temperatures, if you mound up dirt around their base, the most vulnerable part of them, at the bud union.  Old World roses can also stand temps in the high 90s, if they have plenty of water.  Remember to give roses good drainage, even growing them in a raised bed...  "Roses are lovely ladies who don't like having their feet wet."

Fertilize roses in the Spring, after their first shoots start showing.  Give them a feeding every month after that, during which they're growing. Stop fertilizing them in the Fall when the days start to turn chilly...  This allows them to go dormant for winter. 

All fragrant roses smell like roses, but, they can have signature fragrances.  Madame Hardy, a beautiful white Old World rose smell like honey-rose.  Chrysler Imperial, a strong Hybrid Tea rose, has a traditional damask rose scent.  Mister Lincoln, another Hybrid Tea, has a mild damask fragrance.  John F. Kennedy, a white Hybrid Tea,  has a mild dasmask scent.  Of course, wild white roses, which I call Faerie roses, can scent the air for a hundred yards around in the summer dusk, if there are enough of them!...