He ditched his teenaged fiancee to join the Endeavor on its famous voyage to Australia in the 1700s. Upon his return, Sir Joseph Banks was a celebrity among the botanical set and quite the man about ...

You’ll see this old-fashioned climbing rose growing over fences, on garden arbors, or climbing in trees usually at older homes/homesteads. For two or three weeks in the spring they are beautiful. Some ...

I am concerned about my Lady Banks rose. The bark is peeling on several spots, mostly on the older, lower stems. Can you offer any possible cause and remedy? It is still blooming. — Ellen Lantz This ...

Have you noticed the Mutabilis roses in bloom this spring? Also called Butterfly roses, Mutabilis is just one of the tough modern and old-fashioned roses. Along with Belinda’s Dream, Carefree Beauty ...