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| 'Carefree Beauty' shrub rose, photo by Malcolm Manners |
Why I'm growing 'Carefree Beauty' in my garden...
1) My wife likes roses!
2) I would describe some kinds of popular roses as ecologically inert. The only insects they seem to attract are Japanese beetles! But Sarah Rummery, Horticulture and Grounds Manager at the Reiman Gardens at Iowa State says that 'Carefree Beauty' has flowers that attract bees and other pollinators, while the rose hips that follow provide food for wildlife.
3) I was impressed by Dee Nash's enthusiastic review and beautiful photos at Red Dirt Ramblings.
PS - I hesitated to grow any roses in my garden after reading about the scourge of Rose Rosette Disease, but I figured I'd take a chance with just a couple of roses in the garden.
PS - I hesitated to grow any roses in my garden after reading about the scourge of Rose Rosette Disease, but I figured I'd take a chance with just a couple of roses in the garden.
Do you grow roses? If so, which are your favorites and have you had any problems with Rose Rosette Disease?
