Antique Roses      Updated  06/04/05 09:46:53 PM
Listed below are several web sites which may be useful in researching and obtaining information on heirloom roses.  Many companies that sell these type roses also give interesting data on the products.  My favorite is the first site listed.  

http://www.heirloomroses.com
Heirloom Roses Homepage   This company does not offer the large selection of heirlooms as in the past, but has a great selection of English Roses with nice pictures.

http://www.rose.org/ All America Rose Selections

http://www.rosarian.com/  Great reference for roses.

http://www.worldrose.org/ World Federation of Rose Societies - good info site

http://www.davidaustinroses.com/ David Austin Roses Ltd. website

http://www.rosemagazine.com/ Rose Magazine - great site

http://www.roses.co.uk/ Harkness Roses - top breeders of England

http://www.countrysideroses.com/ Countryside Roses - antique roses are their speciality

http://www.rogersroses.com/ great photos & info on Roses

http://www.ashdownroses.com/ good antique rose supply from South Carolina

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/roses/history.html History of Roses Univ. Illinois Extension Service

http://www.roseinfo.com/ Guide to Antique Roses

http://www.almostheavenroses.com/ Almost Heaven Antique and Modern Roses - North Carolina

http://roselandroses.com/rosecatalog/antique.htm  Roseland Nursery antique rose page - Mass.

http://www.sherandoroses.com/
This is an interesting site, Sherando Roses in Lyndhurst, Va.  Hope to do some business with them. Links are included.

http://www.gardenweb.com/forums/roses/
Rose Forum - I've had fun with this one, reading other's comments on old roses & posting pictures of my roses at the rose gallery. 

http://www.antiqueroseemporium.com/
Antique Rose Emporium, Brenham, TX  

http://vintagegardens.com/
Vintage Gardens Antique Roses, Sebastopol, California  claims to have over 2000 vintage & antique roses

http://www.AmityHeritageRoses.com/
A small company in San Jose Calif. - interesting collection with pictures

http://home.hiwaay.net/~oliver/
A Southern Garden in Alabama with excellent pictures of antique roses and other old species.

http://home.hiwaay.net/~oliver/
Roses Online from Kent England

http://www.HelpMeFind.com/sites/rrr/rosetest.html
Editors choice to find information and catalogues on all rose sources.

http://www.Country-Lane.com/yr/
Yesterday's Roses, also Editor's Choice 

http://www.timelessroses.com/default.htm
Source guide for all antique rose information, Editor's Choice, very useful

http://www.classicroses.co.uk/
Peter Beal's Classic Roses  in Norfolk, England  1100 varities

http://www.rdrop.com/~glacier/roses/index.html
Paul Barden's Rose Page - great pictures and data on old world roses

http://www.highcountryroses.com/
High Country Roses, good pictures and data from Utah

http://www.fryers-roses.co.uk/
North England's Leading Rose Grower (it says) 1999 Chelsea Gold Medal Winners

http://www.jacksonandperkins.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/home.d2w/report
Jackson and Perkins - they are still one of my favorite vendors

http://www.fryers-roses.co.uk
Fryers Roses of England - a top company in Northern England - interesting to see what they have & are coming up with

http://www.classicroses.co.uk
Peter Beales Roses of England - famous breeder has site with many of his for sale.

http://www.rdrop.com/~paul/main.html
Old Garden Roses & Beyond  by Paul Barden.  This fellow is into breeding moss roses - interesting articles and pictures.

The following links were copied from Heirloom Old Garden Roses of St. Paul, Oregon, the first web site listed on this page.  

Rose Sites

National Rose Society of New Zealand www.nzroses.org.nz
Griffith Buck Roses www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/cad/rose1.html
Harkness Roses of England www.roses.co.uk
Peter Beales Roses of England www.classicroses.co.uk
Trelor Roses Australia www.treloar-roses.com.au
Sangerhausen Rose Garden of Germany www.europa-rosarium.de
Trinity Farm Roses of New Zealand http://gardens.co.nz/trintyfarm/index.htm
Fryers Roses of England www.fryers-roses.co.uk
Weeks Roses www.weeksroses.com
American Rose Society www.ars.org
C & K Jones Roses of England www.cix.co.uk/~kyve/roses
Royal National Rose Society of England www.roses.co.uk
Star Roses www.starroses.com
James Cocker & Sons Roses of Scotland www.roses.uk.com

Recommended Mail Order Nurseries

Nichols Garden Nursery www.gardennursery.com
Woodenshoe Bulb Company www.woodenshoe.com
Swan Island Dahlias www.dahlias.com
B & D Lilies www.lilybulb.com
Brothers Tree Peonies www.treony.com
Caprice Farm Nursery www.capricefarm.com
Schreiners Irises www.schreinersgardens.com

Other Sites

World Wide Arts Resources www.wwar.com
Monet’s Gardens of France www.giverny.org/gardens
Graham’s Paradise Garden www.maigold.co.uk/intro1.htm
Rebecca’s Garden www.rebeccasgarden.com
Better Homes and Gardens www.bhglive.com/gardening/index/html
Fine Gardening Magazine www.taunton.com/fg/index.html
Royal Botanical Gardens Kew in England www.rebfkew.org.uk
Arnold Arboretum www.arboretum.harvard.edu

Interesting Sites -so they say - I did like the Dash Deli from Fairbanks, Alaska, so of the others are way out (R. E.)

Earthcam www.earthcam.com
The cow Dance www.cowdance.com
The Dash Deli www.dashdeli.com
The Hampster Dance www.hampsterdance.com
The World’s Newspapers www.dashdeli.com/newpapers
Weather and Music www.dashdeli.com/weather

 

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