Apricot Vigorosa

Even though the nursery is closed for the season we do still have some great roses for sale and we will be taking them the Hardy Perennial Plant Sale in Portland, Oregon on September 20, 21 2008.

Hardy Plant Society of Oregon, Fall Plant Sale and Garden Festival

Sept 20,21st, 2008 10:00am to 3 pm.

Portland Expo Center, Hall C

It is wonderful venue for plant shopping, it you are in the area we hope you will join us. Here is a partial list of what we will have available: Fourth of July Climber, Lunar Mist Climber, Climbing Rainbow's End, Chihuly, Amadeus, Night Owl, Wing Ding, Lion's Fairy Tale, Apricot Candy, Daybreaker, Ink Spots, Apothcary Rose, Full Sail, Heirloom, New Zealand,Apricot Vigorosa, Neptune, Cream Veranda, Mikado, Cape Diamond, Zephrine Drouhin, Mondiale, Octoberfest, Folklore, and others. Most will be available in our regular size pot (4 X 6, about 1 quart of media and roots) and we will have some in gallon sizes. We look forward to seeing you there.

At this year's Art In The Garden event we had a wonderful day. We had several vendor's in the garden with some very nice items, lots of great roses on sale and some tasty drinks and snacks for everyone. We hope you had a chance to enjoy the day with us, if not put next year's Art In The Garden on your calender, August 22, 2009 and plan to join us. If you are someone with a talent or craft to share and have some items you would like to sell contact the Rosarium to get on the roster for next year. Thank you to everyone who made the day such a success.

Paul's Himalayan Musk Rose

We recently visited the fabulous rose garden of Anne and Max Belovich in Stanwood, Wa.! This crabapple tree blooms twice; once with it's own blossoms in spring and again with Paul's Himalayan Musk Rose later in June! This is just one rose and it's perfect trellis, the tree! Ruth Mano, on the left and I are both about 5' tall so you can see how huge this rose is! This sight inspired me to put a Paul's into my Korean Ash tree in the front garden. In a just a few years, I hope it will look as fantastic as this in our display garden! We have lots of Paul's Himalayan left if you want to try this in your own garden!

The Roses are blooming!

The roses are bursting into bloom. Stop by to see the garden Wednesday through Saturday 9 to 5. The light pink climber is John Davis and the hot pink climber is William Baffin. Lots of other roses to view and a nice selection in the sales area.

Greenhouse Manager-Donna Schmauch

Our greenhouse manager Donna Schmauch on early Monday morning picking out roses for shipping. Our mail order customers have been ecstatic with the roses they have been receiving in the mail. If you have been hesitating this comment from a recent mail order customer might convince you. "

I arrived home yesterday to find the box from Northland, and I have to thank you so much for the wonderful service & prompt attention to my order! The plants are in excellent condition & beautiful; even blooming! One is for my daughter & of course one for me too!

I’m sure I’ll be back again, and I’ll certainly recommend you to my friends & family! M.H.

Meet the new "Staff" members!

Northland Rosarium proudly announces the addition of two new Staff Members. Meet George (on the right) and Gracie. This delightful pair will be part of the entertainment staff as well as Night Security for those 4-footed, uninvited guests! Please come and meet this lively pair who have us in stitches with their antics such as making themselves at home in the basket of gloves in our Sales Cottage! What a Pair!

Roses, Roses and more Roses!

These two roses, Golden Celebration and Hot Cocoa were blooming side by side in the greenhouse and color combination caught my eye. I think Julia Child and Hot Cocoa would be striking companions in the garden.

2008 Garden Expo Sale

This Saturday, May 10, 2008, we'll be at The Inland Empire Garden Expo! With lots of our favorite Own-Root Roses that will soon become your favorite roses too! This is a FREE Gardening Show with something for everyone! So come prepared for some fun and great ideas for your Magical Garden this year!!!

2008 TIEG Garden Expo:

May 10, 2008

9am-5pm

Spokane Community College Lair

1810 N. Greene Street

Over 200 garden-related vendors

Plant sellers, crafters, artists, organizations

Free Admission/Parking

Door Prizes, Seminars, Demos

The Clematis have arrived!

We have just received a shipment of clematis. They have been hand picked by Landscape Designer and employee, Phyllis Hathaway as special varieties not often found elsewhere.

Literally "growing out of their pots!"

Another photograph taken in the greenhouses this weekend. As you can see, the plants are growing ferociously and with great health. At this rate, they will need to be planted soon! Reserve your favorite roses now.

If you have questions about planting, growing or keeping your roses looking their best, use the "comments" link on any daily post to send us your thoughts. When you post questions, other readers are able to view the information and benefit as well. Don't be shy! We look forward to serving our customers online.

The roses are ready in the greenhouse

Two pictures from the greenhouse this week: Eternal Flame (glowing yellow) and Abbaye de Cluny (soft apricot). The roses are healthy and blooming and bursting out of their pots! They really need a home in someone's garden. We have over 350 different varieties. Come and see us and give one of these fabulous roses a home.

April Pruning Seminar

Spokane Rose Society held a pruning seminar here on Saturday. There were 40 plus people in the garden and we had a very informative day. Heather Figg, Loren Moll and Lynn Schafer did the actual pruning and they had their work cut out for them. Heather and Loren tackled a big rugosa called Conrad F. Meyer and a large climber called Collete. Lynn gave a demonstration on a Hybrid Tea's with some good information on tools and gloves. Lynn is available as a Master Rosarium to answer your questions about pruning. Check out the Spokane Rose Society at www.geocities.com/spokanerosesociety for Lynn Schafer's phone and other Master Rosarium's. Heather and Loren can be reached at 509-448-1436 to help you with your pruning questions. Many thanks to these hardworking Rosariums.

Pruning Seminar

Spokane Rose Society was scheduled to hold a Pruning Seminar at the Rosarium on Saturday, March 29th. Here is what the Rosarium looked like on that day. Needless to say, SRS has rescheduled the Seminar for April 12th at 11:00. I hope those of you planning to come will be available on the 12th. We are going to prune a Hybrid Tea, a Climber and a very out-of-control Rugosa called "Conrad F. Meyer." Join us if you can. The Rosarium will be open on April 9th. That would be a good time to pick up your fertilizer and soil amendments. See you then!

Creation of our new Blogspot!

Welcome! We are creating this new Blogspot to keep our customers and friends up-to-date with events at the nursery. Things happen fast around here and we want an effective way to keep everyone informed. We hope you feel free to leave comments and questions as we will visit this Blogspot regularly.

Best Regards,

Carol Newcomb