Crazy 'bout roses

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In honour of this month's World Rose Festival and Convention, GardenWise Online is celebrating everything rose.

Click on the links below to learn more about the festival, different types of roses, roses to grow, planting and pruning, and lots more!

And don't forget about our Name the Rose Contest! Enter to name this star groundcover rose by breeder Brad Jalbert of Select Roses today!

	Michel Trudeau Memorial Rose This newly discovered rose gives back the BC community by raising money for avalanche awareness. The rose, discovered by Michel Trudeau's aunt, is of the Rosa Rugosa variety.
	World Rose Festival, June 19–21 For all gardeners and rose enthusiasts. Learn about the latest rose varieties, shop the marketplace and gather ideas from an array of display gardens by local nurseries, garden centres and landscape professionals.
	New generation of roses: Low-fuss beauty queens These days, there are literally thousands of hardy hybrid roses bred for resistance to all kinds of diseases.
	How-to guide to organic rose care Take a 3-D approach to pruning and use mulch to discourage black spot, powdery mildew and rust.
	Q&A: Elaine Senft on old garden roses Vancouver rose consultant Elaine Senft muses about Old Garden Roses and rose trends.
	How to plant a container rose Plant yourself a perfect container rose using these easy steps and yield a great season of roses.
	How to prune a container rose Pruning container roses doesn't have to be scary. Use these step-by-step instructions for perfect results.
	VIDEO: How to transplant a rose Bob Sparrow explains to Gord Nickel how myke can lessen transplant shock when planting roses.
	Q&A: Rosarian Peter Lekkas A conversation on how certain rose varieties stand out not just for scent or colour but for the memories they elicit.
	Moss roses As gardeners embrace organic gardening, it seems a good time for moss roses, once the darlings of Victorian society, to return to favour.
	Royal City Rose: A hardy rose for a most special occasion When the city of New Westminster's horticulture manager asked for a rose to name in honour of the city's 150th birthday, he had no idea he'd be getting such a star.
	Easy shrub roses There is a whole class of gorgeous shrub roses tough enough to stand up to neglect and bitter cold.
	CONTEST: Name the rose It’s not often that an opportunity comes along to name something beautiful, but here’s your chance! Submit your name idea with a compelling reason why it should be chosen and you could win!