Why Gardeners Choose Grace Rose Farm for David Austin® Roses

Why Gardeners Choose Grace Rose Farm for David Austin® Roses If you’ve followed Grace Rose Farm for any length of time, you probably already know how much I love David Austin® roses. In fact, David...

The Top 13 Most Drought Tolerant Roses for Your Garden

UC Davis' Climate-Ready Landscape Trials found that many modern roses can remain beautiful, healthy, and floriferous even under reduced irrigation. Through the university's Blue Ribbon™ program, ro...

The Reminiscent® Collection of Roses and the Story Behind These Incredibly Fragrant Roses

Grace Rose Farm Rose Stories The Story Behind the Reminiscent® Roses How Pheno Geno Roses Helped Bring Old-World Romance Back to Modern Gardens There’s something deeply emotional about a rose...

A Garden Already in Motion: The Story Behind Our Estate Roses

For many years, when Ryan and I were farming garden roses, something very special happened every spring. As April arrived and the season began to awaken, truckloads of roses would arrive from the v...

Fertilizing Roses

Fertilizing Roses Understanding nutrients, soil biology, pH, timing, and application methods so your roses can grow with strength, beauty, and lasting resilience.

The Truth About Growing Roses: What No One Tells You, and Why They Are Far Easier Than You Think

For as long as I can remember, roses have carried a reputation that feels heavier than it should be, as though they belong only to the most experienced gardeners, or require a level of precision th...

What a Rose Garden Should Feel Like (Not Just Look Like)

There’s a quiet magic roses bring to a garden — one that goes far beyond color, height, or how many petals a bloom has. Roses are memory keepers, mood lifters, sunlight catchers, and heart whispere...

How to Design a Themed Rose Garden: A More Meaningful Way to Plant Roses

A more meaningful way to plant roses—by feeling, not just color When I design a rose garden, I never start with a spreadsheet or a color chart. I start with a question: How do I want this garden to...

If I Could Only Plant Five Roses for the Rest of My Life

If I had to narrow a lifetime of roses down to just five, this is the list I would carry with me. Not the rarest.Not the trendiest.But the roses that earn their place—season after season—through pe...

Designing with Roses - The Edwardian Mixed Border

The Edwardian Mixed Border Using Roses as Atmosphere, Not Ornament There is a moment in the garden when the day exhales. Light softens, edges blur, and what once looked like a collection of plants ...

Passport of Roses™: A Founder’s Journey into Our First Exclusives

From the very beginning of Grace Rose Farm, I have believed that roses are more than plants. They are storytellers. They carry history, emotion, memory, and beauty in a way that very few things in ...

The Roses I’ll Always Plant: Fragrance, Feeling, and the Blooms That Shaped My Garden

A love letter to the roses that shaped my gardens, my business, and my heart. There are roses you admire… and then there are roses you fall in love with. The roses below are not just bestsellers or...

Tree Roses: The Ultimate Statement in Garden Design

Most gardens rely on shrubs and perennials for structure. Tree roses do something rarer: they provide living architecture that evolves through the seasons. Their clear stem and rounded canopy creat...

How to Protect Your Spring Rose Flush: Simple Rose Care Tips to Prevent Disease and Grow Beautiful Blooms

You plant new roses and wait all winter during dormancy for that beautiful spring rose flush. In late winter, though late winter really depends on where you live, your roses begin waking from dorma...

Why You Should Remove the First Rose Buds in Spring

Why You Should Remove the First Rose Buds in Spring Disbudding Roses for Bigger Plants, Longer Stems, and a More Spectacular Spring Flush Written By Gracielinda Poulson Every spring at Grace Rose ...

Understanding & Preventing Black Spot in Roses

Rose Care • Plant Health Black Spot on Roses: The Biology, the Fix, and How to Keep It Gone If you’ve grown roses for more than five minutes, you’ve probably met black spot. Let’s talk about wha...

Sweating Bare Root Roses and How to Know if There's Still Hope For Your Dormant Bare Root Rose

Grace Rose Farm • Bare Root Rose Care Sweating Bare Root Roses How to wake up sleepy roses, understand dormancy biology, and know exactly when (and how) to sweat for a strong start. Quick reass...

Most Abundant Bloomers

I hope you enjoyed the two lives this week where we shared the roses we’ve found to be truly the best of the best — those with abundant bloom cycles and, in many cases, the longest vase life for th...

The Creation of Garden Color Stories™

Garden Color Stories™ had its beginnings in 2020 when I accepted an offer from my publisher to write a book about roses. My goal was to create an inspiring, educational, and practical guide for ros...

Bare Root Rose Harvesting: Part 5

Now that our Better Bare Root™ roses are harvested, we're taking you through the coolers to see the beautiful roses! 

A Rosarian’s Field Guide to Rose “Series” (and Why They Matter)

Grace Rose Farm Journal A Rosarian’s Guide to Rose Series Not all roses are created equal—and rose series are one of the best clues that a plant has been bred with a purpose. Think of a series as ...

Bare Root Rose Harvesting: Part 4

Now that our Better Bare Root™ roses have been safely lifted from the growing fields, they embark on the next stage of their journey: post-harvest processing. This critical step ensures that only t...

Understanding Crown Gall in Roses: A Gardener’s Guide From Grace Rose Farm

Rose Health • Plant Pathology • Grow With Grace™ Understanding Crown Gall in Roses: A Grace Rose Farm Guide Crown gall is one of the most heartbreaking diagnoses a rose gardener can face. At Grac...

Bare Root Rose Harvesting: Part 3

Bare Root Rose Harvesting: Part 2 We’ve reached the exciting part of the bare root rose harvest: lifting the plants! You might think this process is tough on the roses, but it's actually the safes...

Bare Root Rose Harvesting: Part 2

These bushes are ready to be harvested! The prep crew has carefully cut the roses back to the size needed for the harvest crew to begin the process. Our next video will show you the harvesting proc...

Ten Enchanted Climbing Roses for a Garden Where Romance Always Blooms

Discover ten enchanted climbing roses that bring romance, fragrance, and timeless beauty to any garden. Explore heights, fragrance notes, and our favorite varieties.

Why Pantone® Color of the Year Cloud Dancer™ & White Roses Are a Match Made in Heaven

This year, Pantone®’s pick for Color of the Year is Cloud Dancer™, “a soft, billowy white,” chosen for its ability to act as an “offering of calm, clarity and a fresh start.” Cloud Dancer™ isn’t a ...

A Love Letter to Roses: Our 10 Favorite Cottage Garden Beauties

Discover the 10 best cottage garden roses that are romantic, fragrant, and endlessly blooming. Learn which varieties add charm, nostalgia, and beauty to your garden.

Top 10 Roses for Cut-Flower Arranging: Long Vase Life & Incredible Fragrance

Discover the top 10 roses for cut-flower arranging with long vase life, strong fragrance, and elegant stems. Shop bare-root roses from Grace Rose Farm.

10 Grand Roses for a Truly Breathtaking Garden

Some roses don’t just bloom, they unfold like stories. Their petals open slowly until each flower becomes a moment you want to linger with. These ten roses offer that rare, breath-catching presence...

Understanding the Difference Between Budded and Own-Root Roses

Grace Rose Farm · Garden How-To 🌹 Budded vs. Own-Root Roses: Understanding Bare-Root Choices At Grace Rose Farm, we help gardeners choose the right rose for the right climate. While shopping fo...

Why Fall Is the Best Time to Plant Roses

If you’ve ever wondered whether to plant roses in spring or fall, here’s the truth from seasoned growers: fall is nature’s secret window for success. Warm soil, gentle rainfall, and cooler air temp...

Our 2026 Lookbook Has Arrived!

It is with great pride and excitement that we share with you our 2026 Lookbook! This Lookbook encompasses the majority of our roses for the coming year. For the best experience, we recommend viewi...

How to Receive and Plant Your Better Bare Root™ Roses

How to Receive & Plant Your Better Bare Root™ Roses When your bare root roses arrive, remember: the very first goal is to gently awaken them from dormancy — not to push for big, showy blooms ri...

Oh, Martha!

I truly believe that every gardener holds Martha Stewart in high regard. When the Meilland-Star brand decided to honor her by naming a rose after her, it felt like a perfectly natural choice—espec...

Exciting News: Classic Woman is Back!

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the return of our cherished Classic Woman rose, which will be available in limited quantities as a bare root rose when we launch! As many of you know, Classic...

Gracie’s Better Bare Root

You might be curious about what makes Gracie’s Better Bare Root™ stand out! Well, we’re thrilled to share that we partnered with a new bare root rose grower this year, and they are truly committed ...

First Peek of Bare Root Rose Season

We had an incredibly rewarding week with our growers, and we can hardly contain our excitement to share with you the stunning roses that will grace your gardens next season! We met with our finish...

Solarization: Our Journey to Clean Roses

To say we've been on a journey to offer clean, healthy roses would be an understatement. Not all roses are grown equally, and we've learned that over the years. As a founder who has to put 100% of ...

Bare Root Roses: It All Starts with Healthy Roots

When talking to any rose expert about what truly defines an exceptional rose, you'll consistently hear them emphasize the importance of strong, healthy roots. Much like a well-built home needs a ...

🌹 Grace and Grit™: Tackling Spider Mites on Roses the Gentle but Fierce Way

Spider Mites on Your Roses? Here’s How to Kick Them to the Curb (Gently!) If you've noticed dusty leaves, tiny webbing, or just an overall “meh” vibe from your roses lately, you might have some uni...

🌹 Grace & Grit™: Beating Chilli Thrips in Your Rose Garden

🌹 Grace & Grit™: Beating Chilli Thrips in Your Rose Garden Hello, lovely rose grower! If you’ve spotted some strange bronzing, curling, or scarred buds on your roses, you might be facing a tin...

What is an Estate Rose™?

Discover the Beauty of Estate Roses™ Grace Rose Farm’s exclusive Estate Rose™ collection features mature, three-year-old rose plants grown entirely in California for instant garden impact. Cultivat...

Heat-Smart Leaf Removal for Safe Summer Shipping

🌞 Heat-Smart Leaf Removal: Why Your Rose Bush Arrives Leaf-Free (and That’s a Good Thing!) When your eagerly awaited potted rose bush arrives in the summer months, you might be surprised to find it...

What Is a #1 Potted Own Root Rose Grown in California?

What Is a #1 Potted Own Root Rose Grown in California? When it comes to choosing premium roses for your garden, not all are created equal. A #1 potted own root rose grown in California is among the...

Grace Rose Farm® One-Year Grow With Gracie™ Guarantee

Starting June 6, 2025 At Grace Rose Farm®, we’re all about growing gorgeous gardens and happy hearts. That’s why we’ve got your back with our One-Year Grow With Gracie™ Guarantee—because we know so...

Planting: Getting Roses Off to a Great Start!

Follow these steps to ensure your potted rose flourishes beautifully from the very start. One of the best things about potted roses is that they can be planted during your climate's entire growing ...

All Dressed Up: A Whimsical Delight for Your Garden!

Every time you pass by the stunning All Dressed Up rose, you can’t help but stop and admire its captivating allure! We brought this charming variety to our farm to infuse vibrant colors into our co...

Francis Meilland: A Legacy of Elegance

We're thrilled to present you with the enchanting light pink rose, Francis Meilland! If you haven't experienced its beauty yet, you're in for a delightful treat—it's truly a garden treasure!

White O'Hara®: Old Rose Fragrance in the Garden

White O'Hara® is a stunning blossom, featuring creamy white petals that softly blend into a delicate blush at its center.