Links to Valuable Resources

Rose References

All-American Rose Selections  AARS Home Page.  Among the links listed are Gardening Tips, Zone Map, Rose History and Winning Roses.
Baldo Villegas' Home Page  Great information on rose pests and diseases described by a CA entomologist and rose enthusiast. 
    Look PARTICULARLY at the internal Rose Pests and Diseases section.
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Every Rose - The Rose Reference Database
Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut- http://www.ctgardenclubs.org/  Excellent resource for broad garden topics.
Frequently asked Questions about Roses- at:   http://www.rose-roses.com/links/infolinks.html   An excellent compilation of information related to Rose Care, Diseases and Insects, Rose Characteristics, etc. 
Find My Roses  Over 34,000 roses, many with photographs, listed with properties and suppliers.  Excellent place for finding suppliers.  
Gardens Alive- Environmentally focused garden supplier.
Help Me Find Roses
Horizon Roses- can be ordered from Johnny Premeaux, 700 Westbury, Orange, TX  77630.  This is a Review of the World's Newest Exhibition Roses from top exhibitors.
Ortho Encyclopedia of Roses
Pesticide Information - Safety related.
Rosarian - a compendium of the various resources at GardenWeb related to roses.  Questions posted daily with answers from readers.
Rose File  Links to rose habits, care and suppliers.  Locate roses to fit your needs.  Roses organized by class, hybridizer, color and zone. 
Rose Hybridizer's Association - information, articles, contacts and web links to even More on that subject.
Rose Magazine
RoseShow.com Excellent information concerning exhibiting, results and statistics.  Produced by well regarded exhibitor Robert Martin Jr.
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Yesterday's Roses - A tribute to Old Garden Roses.

Diseases, Insect Pests, Deficiencies and things that are Offenders or Photos of Bad Results (Some photos are very good/instructive):
          http://www.ludwigsroses.co.za/content1.php?id=42&type=1&aksie=update

Rose Fragrance (complements May 2005 CRS Newsletter)

http://www.ars.org/About_Roses/fragrance-flavors.htm
Flavors in Rose Fragrances (by Rhea Worrell)
http://www.ars.org/About_Roses/fragrance-minis.htm
Fragrant Miniatures
http://www.ars.org/About_Roses/fragrance-history.htm
Brief History of Fragrance

http://www.rosegathering.com/fragrances.html

http://www.heirloomroses.com/roseinfo/article-colorandfragrance.htmhttp://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050220/news_1hs20roseman.html
"How Little We Know about Fragrance"
http://www.oldrosenursery.com/rosethrough.htm
"The Rose Through Time"

Some Favorite Rose-Related sites for info and Eye-Candy

www.patakate.com - Patsy Cunningham and Kate Reed's Rose and Daylily Website (Rhode Island)
www.digitalflowerpictures.com - Photography, mostly flowers, and many roses.  Based in Danbury, CT.
 

Search below for recent Rose News and Related sites!

Rose Societies and related Organizations

American Rose Society
       ARS - Local Rose Societies
Canadian Rose Society
Connecticut Horticultural Society
World Federation of Rose Societies  Select the link, "Around the World", for a listing and information on the 37 Member Societies. A number have a website to visit.

Yankee District 
    Maine Rose Society
    New England Rose Society 
    New Hampshire Rose Society
    Quebec Rose Society (Canada)
    Rhode Island Rose Society
    Lower Cape Rose Society

Rose Suppliers/Hybridizers

Amity Rose & Garden Nursery Hydesville, California
Antique Rose Emporium Brenham, TX
Arena Rose Co. Paso Robles, CA
David Austin Roses, LTD England/ Tyler, TX in US
Dripworks - Watering and Irrigation Equipment Supplier.
Peter Beales Roses Norfolk, England
Bridges Roses Lawndale, NC - Miniature Roses
Buck Roses Ames, IA
Edmunds Roses Catalog of a wide selection of roses.  OR/CA-   Under new management 2007
Gardens Alive  Catalog Source for beneficial insects and natural fertilizers.
Harkness Roses England
Heirloom Roses Catalog and rose growing information.  FAQ section.  St. Paul, OR
High Country Roses Jensen, Utah - Specializing in Shrub, Species and Old Garden Roses
Hortico Nurseries Waterdown, Ontario, Canada- Rose Catalog indexed by rose type, hybridizer as well as color. Descriptive articles.
Jackson & Perkins Catalog with roses indexed by color and type.  Photographs.  Medford, OR
Kordes Roses Germany
Meilland Roses       Le Luc-en-Provence - France
Mini Rose Garden Cross Hill, SC
Nor'East Miniature Roses Catalog (indexed by color!), miniature rose culture information.  Under new (Fall 2003) management, but miniatures still available!
Petaluma Rose Co. Petaluma, CA
Primary Products  Catalog of spray materials, soil amendments, tools and more.  "Rose Culture Tips" are valuable as well.
Pickering Nurseries catalog (800 roses, 600 pictures).  Planting and growing tips.  Hardy roses a specialty.  Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Regan Nursery  Fremont, CA - Bare root roses.
Rosecare.com - resource for plant care materials.
Rose Fire, LTD  Edon, OH - Specializing in own root Antique roses.
Rose Hybridizers Association 
RoseKing Gardens         Loxahatchee, FL 
Rosemania Wide variety of equipment, materials and roses. Articles for rose care throughout the seasons.   Franklin, TN
Russian Roses For The North  Grand Forks, British Columbia
Star Roses  CA - Wholesale rose grower.  Rose photographs and properties.
The Rose Man- Excellent Retail Roses on Cape Cod, MA
Uncommon Rose Corvallis, OR - Specializing in unusual, Old Garden, miniature and modern roses.
Vintage Garden Antique Roses Sebastopol, CA
Weeks Roses  Wholesale only.  But good photographs and descriptions of their roses.
Wisconsin Roses Kenosha, WI
Witherspoon Rose Culture Distributor of Weeks roses. Catalog. Durham, NC

Integrated Pest Management in Roses 
                        Go to the link on the Rose Culture/IPM page

Bob Bauer's Rose Photo Tips   Pro Photographer gives specifics on improved rose photos.- link temporarily removed to to his site revisions.

How to photograph flowers:  http://www.hortico.com/info/howtophoto.htm