Keyword - beginner rose – Used 10 Times – Word Count 530

What is a Good Beginner Rose?

You’re tired of looking at the world through “rose colored glasses” -- you want to open your back door onto a truly rose-colored world. You have heard the historic testimonials to this beloved blossom. You know, it would “smell as sweet” by “any other name” and it would be nice to have “everything come up roses.”

So what if “every rose has its thorn,” your ready to start -- you want to give yourself a garden of roses. No more waiting for Valentines Day for a handful of roses to grace your life – you’re ready for the smell, color and charm of roses every day, but where to start – what would be a good beginner rose for you? You ponder this question with some trepidation.

You want a foolproof beginner rose. A beginner rose that even you, with your “brown thumb,” can’t kill or drive into deep perennial depression because you forgot to chat with it and/or play Mozart at its bedtime. There’s no need to be intimidated. The rose community is full of helpful experts willing to advise newbies thus, passing on this centuries old art.

Let’s look at what beginner roses real life gardeners are talking about:

1.      Gardener 1 (zone 8a) says she is a newbie, but her successful beginner roses are Daybreaker and Altissimo. Also, her Hot Cocoa is “taking over the planet.”

2.      Gardener 2 (zone 8a) recommends Apricot Nectar, Tiffany, Europeana, Valencia, Elina, Cherry Parfait, Frederic Mistral and Johann Strauss for modern beginner roses that are “easy and very good bloomers.” For old garden roses, he recommends Duchesse de Brabant.

3.      Gardener 3 (zone 8a) declares with blunt simplicity, “Get Tropicanna!”

4.      Gardener 4 (zone 8) chimes in with “Knockout and Belinda’s Dream.”

5.      Gardener 5 (zone 5/6) feels that the best beginner rose is one that doesn’t need spraying such as those of the polyanthas group i.e. The Fairy, Clotilde Soupert, Cecile Brunner Mrs. R.M. Finch, Perle d’Or, La Marne, Excellenz von Schubert, Carefree Beauty, Carefree Delight, Carefree Wonder, Belinda's Dream, Earth Song, Golden Unicorn, Prairie Sunrise, Prairie Harvest, Country Dancer and Knock Out.

6.      Gardener 6 (in zone 8) swears by heat loving roses like the chinas, teas, hybrid musks and noisettes.

Other recommended beginner roses are as follows:

·         Carefree Sunshine

·         Moje Hammarberg

·         Secret

·         Angel Face

·         Caroline de Monacco

·         Double Delight

• Molineux
   

• Tamora
   

• Rugosa - Pavement series 
   

• Flower Carpet series
   

• Ferdinand Pichard
   

• Fragrant Cloud
   

• Chicago Peace
   

• White Pet, Nashville

·      Centennial Star

·      Souvenir de la Malmaisson

·      Lillian Austin

·       Sunsprite

·       Coral Meidiland

·        Blush Noisette

·        Champney's Pink Noisette

As a beginner gardener, you may feel overwhelmed by so many choices for beginner roses, but remember, you are embarking upon a very popular hobby. The Internet is more than a cold source for information -- it is your friend – your access to great advice from knowledgeable people. So, take off those rose-colored glasses, put on a sturdy pair of garden gloves, dig the dirt and fill your life with beauty and fragrance.