April is the main blooming season for roses in Las Vegas.
Enjoy the beauty and profusion of color that roses bring to the gardens this month and don’t forget to smell them too.
Some of the words used to describe the different fragrances of roses are spicy, fruity, floral, musk, sweet, citrus, clove, papaya, melon, honey and apple.
The Las Vegas Valley Rose Society is having their annual flower show on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the West Charleston Library. It is free and open to the public. Come and see what Vegans have grown and proudly put on display. From 1-4 pm in the Art Gallery of the library.
If you would like to enter a rose in the show there is a meeting on April 7 from 2:30-4:30 pm in the conference room at the library. The LV Valley Rose Society will be offering assistance from experts on how to prepare and show your roses. Meet other rose enthusiasts and learn how to become a member of the association. This meeting is free and open to the public.
West Charleston Library, 6301 West Charleston Blvd. For more information call: 702-507-3964
Potted roses in plant nurseries and garden centers at stores will be blooming now too. If you want to be able to see the color and smell the fragrance of a rose before buying it, now is the time to check them out.
The 2013 rose of the year chosen by the AARS, All America Rose Selections, is a pink hybrid tea ‘Francis Meilland’. A list of past rose winners can be found here. Winning roses
A well-known grower and nursery supplier, Jackson and Perkins, has been providing an abundance of rose varieties for sale in local nurseries and through mail order for years. Check out their website to see different kinds of roses and information on the types of roses available for gardeners.
The Jackson and Perkins research center is located in California and grows out over 300,000 seedlings each year to look for new varieties. It takes up 10 years for a few new varieties to be chosen and named for introduction into the market.
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