Flowers about

Gardening Tips : How to Grow Roses

Roses are plants that have been grown by humans for more than 6000 years, and they come in many different colors, shapes and sizes. Grow roses in ...

Taste of the Tropics

CHICAGO - Have you had enough cold, snowy, icy, dark days of winter? How about a taste of the tropics right here in Villa Park... orchids as far as the eye can see.

(The story begins with beautiful shots of orchids set to the music of Pavarotti)

"I actually look at them the same way a lot of people look at them, as a sanctuary," says Tom Kalina of Fox Valley Orchids.

Orchids by Hausermann Sales Manager Dana Harrison says, "They've always had a certain aura mystery about them."

And Irene Finney of Villa Park says, "People just love em."

This is Orchids by Hausermann, a not-so-little piece of paradise that's been a Chicago area institution for 90 years.

"3 generations of Hausermanns are standing right here right now," says Gene Hausermann, whose grandfather Carl founded the company in 1920 to grow roses, gardenias, and sweetpeas for cut flower arrangements. They brought orchids into the floral mix in

grow roses - News


BC is losing the war of the roses
“To grow roses, we have to push temperatures to 19 or 20 C, whereas we only need 10 or 11 C to grow cymbidiums,” said Van Den Bosch. and more »

Dorothy M. Downing: UC Master Gardeners host a gardening festival
Then prune roses along side the Master Gardeners and learn more tricks and tips about growing roses. Once you are done pruning, you need to clean and and more »

Confessions of a plant collector
In the meantime I just drive around admiring all the azaleas growing under the huge live oaks in Seminole and Largo. Who said it was too hot to grow roses

Martin County Community Calendar, updated Jan. 11
Your Florida Yard Lecture Series: Roses, yes you can grow roses in Florida. Elisabeth Lahti Library, 15200 SW Adams Ave., Indiantown, 10:30 am-12:30 pm,

Taste of the Tropics
"3 generations of Hausermanns are standing right here right now," says Gene Hausermann, whose grandfather Carl founded the company in 1920 to grow roses,