If you’ve ever picked up a rose bouquet from the grocery store or sniffed at the options in a florist’s shop, you might have been disappointed by the lack of scent in those beautiful blooms. With ...

Of the five senses, can you guess which is the most powerful, the one that brings back memories, can transport you thousands of miles and even affects the taste of your food? Quick, who knows? Make ...

Fragrant roses never seem to go out of favour. It has always part of the rose’s allure and we instinctively bend down to smell a rose for its perfume. Each rose has its own distinct scent, as ...

Q: What is the most strongly perfumed rose you have come across? What is the most strongly perfumed red rose? This is for a religious occasion. I need the scent to fill the air when blooms are brought ...

Most roses named for famous people, particularly political ones, haven't fared well in the garden. The rose 'Richard Nixon' was a dud the moment it was introduced and vanished from nursery bins the ...

RUFFLED, FRAGRANT ROSES might be the most iconic, and perhaps most beloved, of all flora, but they’re also practical landscape plants. Remember when we used to grow them in rose wastelands, one hybrid ...

Peonies are pretty. Hydrangeas are heady. Lilacs are lovely. But roses are special. No other flower blooms with as much meaning, especially at Valentine's Day. Unlike the definitive poll of America's ...

Roses have been cultivated for thousands of years and were prized by the Greeks and Romans, as well as other ancient civilizations, for their beauty and fragrance. Through the years, appreciation for ...