Roses are the longest summer blooming and fragrant flowers of the season.  They can range from short to tall, blooming on a single rose per stem to blooming in bouquets of 5 to 7 giving color to a yard or garden.  In the Tri-City area roses are easy to take care of with an occasional dead heading or pruning and using some simple tricks to care for them.  To minimize powdery mildew on roses space them so the get plenty of air flow and in a sunny location, example: Hybrid Teas need to spaced 4 to 5 feet apart.  There are many chemical and organic solutions to keep bugs off the roses like fertilizer with systemic insecticides or garlic oil insect repellents.  Both ways work great!! 

We carry Jackson Perkins Roses and Weeks Roses to provide you with both quality and a wide selection of different roses and colors.  Below we have a list of the various roses we carry based on their types, along with a general explanation of the different types of roses.  Just click on a type and see if we have your desired rose.  If you have any questions on availability of the roses or their prices please contact us at (509) 547-4843 or email us at jobsnursery@hotmail.com.  Please keep in mind we are unable to ship our roses out of the Tri-City, WA Area.

Hybrid Tea/Grandifloras- Bush height usually gets to be about 4-5 feet tall.  Generally blooms one bloom per stem with a petal count of about 25-50.  Grandifloras are a more vigorous hybrid of rose tends to be 5-6 feet tall with one to five roses per stem, with a long stem hybrid tea blossom.

Floribunda-Bush height usually gets to be 3-4 feet tall.  Generally blooms in bracts or bouquets of 3-7 blooms per stem. Petal can range from 10-50 depending of the variety.  Good for massive bursts of color.

Miniature-Plant height will range from 18-36 inches.  They typically bloom in 1-5 rose clusters per stem.  Generally requires less maintenance than larger varieties.  Blooms are smaller with a width of 2 inches. Also they are self cleaning, meaning you do not have to prune them to promote blooms.

Climbing- Bush height 10 to 12 feet tall with a upright spreading habit that can be tied to arbors or other garden structures to trail on.  Bloom size and habit is similar to the Hybrid Teas.

David Austin/Antique/English- Plant height can range from 4 to 6 feet tall.  Generally they will bloom 1 to 5 flowers per stem with a petal count of over 90.  Has the appearance of a head of cabbage.  

Shrub/Hedge- These are very similar to the Floribunda group of roses with a height range of 3 to 8 feet tall.  Blooming 1 to 7 blooms per stem and a petal count ranging from 10-50.  Good for screen or hedge lines.

Ground Cover- Bush heights range from 1 to 2 feet, with a low spreading habit.  Rose shape and size similar to the miniatures.

Tree Roses- These are roses of different types that have been grafted onto a trunk for a tree like appearance.  These need protection from quick cold snaps so in October it is best to wrap the bud joint in burlap to protect it.  Or just keep the tree rose in a decorative pot on a deck or patio and bring it into the garage for winter (do remember to water the tree occasionally while in the garage).