December Roses in Texas

[Marlingardener]

This is pure Texas brag! I cut these roses this morning, and there are lots of buds which promise a Christmas bouquet.

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[applestar]

How LOVELY!
Oh, I wish I could grow roses.... I have an idea for a new rose bed in the front yard, but I haven't taken the plunge to start working on it.

[MJtree]

Those are beautiful! I wish I could grow roses like that.

[Marlingardener]

MJtree, you can grow roses like ours. Growing roses is more about picking the right ones for your area than having a fertilizing/spraying/pruning regimen. We just plant an appropriate rose, water it during its first year with us, and then it's on its own. We do water during a drought.
Roses have been around for a long time, and are actually very hardy if you choose to grow an own-root, non-grafted, and preferably antique rose.

[imafan26]

They look beautiful. Which reminds me, among the other things I need to do, I have to work on my roses.

[MJtree]

Thanks Marlingardener. I will have to look more in to growing roses in my area. I'm actually in Middle Tennessee, so I just wasn't sure about growing roses here as I have never really seen anyone do so.