From the garden experience of Felder Rushing

Of the forty-plus kinds of roses I have growing basically on their own - including many at
a local cemetery that even dead people can grow, there are a solid dozen that I’d recommend to even total non-gardeners who have little more than dirt and sunshine and know little more than “green side up.” These everbloomers need no care whatsoever:

Aloha
The Fairy
La Marne
Red Cascades
Belinda’s Dream
Climbing Old Blush
Climbing New Dawn
Duchesse de Brabant
Mutablis (“butterfly” rose, a big ‘un)
Cecile Brunner (the old sweetheart” rose)
Caldwell Pink (a “found” rose from east Texas)
Martha Gonzales, evergreen shrub with deep red flowers.

Unfortunately, at this time they are hard to find locally. I got mine from Mike Shoup, the celebrated rose lover from east Texas. Check out his Antique Rose Emporium (www.antiqueroseemporium.com) or call 1-800-441-0002 for a free copy of his delightful catalog. Go ahead and order two or three of my favorites - even if just on faith in my experienced recommendations alone - and see for yourself that not all roses are difficult. Be sure to “inter-plant” them with bulbs, annuals, and other great garden companions, and to accessorize them for year-round effect with a birdbath, urn, gazing globe, or other garden accent.