Hello and Happy...Wednesday?
I'm so busy getting ready to go to Austin tomorrow for the Garden Blogger's Fling, I forgot to write the blog, lol!
The Plant of the Week featured today is also the Proven Winners® 2019 rose of the year, At Last® Rosa. I love the easy care and beauty of Proven Winners® ColorChoice® roses, and At Last® rose is no exception.
At Last® looks like a hybrid tea rose but performs like a durable landscape rose. I took a photo of one of the At Last® roses we had on display at CAST, and am sharing it here to show that this really is indicative of the type of gorgeous blooms you'll get on this - dare I call it a shrub?
I could go on and on, but Jane has something to say about this fantastic new rose as well..so on to her Plant of the Week...
Until next week - Natalie
We're pretty excited about this plant.
Can you blame us? This is something that people have been asking us about for a long time: a disease-resistant rose with fragrance.
At Last® rose grows to 3' tall, and is hardy to USDA zone 5. Its pretty peach flowers bloom all summer and are highly fragrant. It has a nice rounded habit and glossy, disease-resistant foliage. Like all roses, you will want to grow it in full sun.
We're not the only ones who are excited about this plant. Our friends at Johnson Nursery Company produced this sassy video about the rose. We also have our own video about the rose. Feel free to share it!
Videos are great, but they can't compare with seeing the real thing. If you're anywhere in the Boston area I encourage you to visit the Crane Estate in Ipswich, MA. There's an amazing romance novel-worthy rose garden there, and last year At Last® roses were planted in it. If you can't make it to the northeast this summer you can check out some great pictures of the garden and its curator in the Ipswich online news.
If you're in the Midwest you can see a nice installation of At Last® roses at Chicago's Museum Campus. I know that when you're at IGC this summer you will want to go down to the Shedd Aquarium to see some penguins and otters; check out the nearby plantings, too.
One more note from Natalie: these roses are self-cleaning, so when the blooms are spent, they'll simply drop their petals to the ground to be replaced by new flowers all summer long. No deadheading required. I'm not sure what could make this rose any better - it's the perfect addition to a busy gardener's landscaping. Just in case my family is still searching for the perfect Mothers' Day gift...hint, hint. :o)
Plant of the Week is written by Jane Beggs-Joles
