Once upon a time, The Garden Guy was the executive director of the American Rose Society and its Gardens of the American Rose Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. My fondest memories are the times spent in the area dedicated to heirloom and English roses. The fragrance seemed to permeate the air, drawing you to investigate each and every selection with the nose.
This year will be a benchmark in the olfactory experience of roses with the debut of two new series, Reminiscent and Rise Up, both brought to you by Proven Winners.
The Reminiscent series boasts three colors: coral, crème and pink. They originate with a breeding team from Serbia that has seemingly done the impossible: capturing the look, fragrance and essence seen in Empress Josephine Bonaparte’s Garden, at La Malmaison outside Paris. Yet the roses are a manageable size, carefree from the standpoint of disease, and they have put the joy of fragrance back in the bloom.
