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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