These lovely new roses are available this year … courtesy of Weeks Roses, one of the top breeders in the country. Look for them at your local garden center.
Playful Happy Trails™ Rose
(Rosa 'WEKrahatjacor')
If you're looking for a groundcover that's not bland and boring, go for this new rose. The blooms are red with a large yellow eye, contrasting with deep, glossy green foliage. It's trailing and spreading, with very good disease resistance and a slight tea fragrance. Hybridized by Tom Carruth.
Pink Snowflakes™ Rose
(Rosa WEKneflosprif')
This is a low-growing shrub rose which would be great en masse at the front of border, or anywhere else you can use a bushy, spreading plant to fill in blank spaces. The flowers are medium pink with a mild tea aroma, and the leaves are a glossy deep green. Bred by Christian Bédard, it also has very good disease resistance.
Golden Opportunity™ Rose
(Rosa 'WEKausujucton')
There aren't that many yellow climbers, and this one looks like a stunner. It's canes are long — 10 to 12 feet — it climbs and spreads and has a moderate fruity, tea fragrance with very good disease resistance. The blooms are spiraled, formal and double, with a diameter of around four inches. So it's a plant you really can't miss in the garden. Hybridizer: Tom Carruth.
Fun in the Sun™ Rose
(Rosa WEKpupmobalip')
Old-fashioned roses always have their place in the garden, and this new one, from hybridizer Christian Bédard, has a particularly lovely hue: gold petals with touches of pink. The rose is a medium-sized grandiflora with medium green glossy leaves, and very good disease resistance. It also has a noticiable spicy, fruity aroma, so be sure to place it where you can enjoy the scent.
Belinda's Blush™ Rose
(Rosa 'BBARE')
Just imagine this shrub covered with medium-sized (3-3.5") blooms, cream-colored with a tinge of light pink. The habit is medium-sized, upright and bushy, with medium green semi-glossy foliage. It has very good disease resistance and a moderately fruity fragrance. This rose is a sport of Belinda's Dream, hybridized by MIke Shoup and introduced by Weeks and the Antique Rose Emporium.
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