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The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

Rose Garden Design Tips

The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

Epic Gardening

Home & Garden, Education, Leisure, How To

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Creative suggestions for working roses into an existing garden, designing a rose-specific garden, and more from Rebecca Koraytem of David Austin Roses. Connect with Rebecca Koraytem: Rebecca Koraytem is a horticulturist at David Austin Roses, where she provides retail and technical support across the USA and Canada. David Austin Roses In this episode, Rose Garden Design Tips featuring Rebecca Koraytem and, Kevin Espiritu, the founder of Epic Gardening.  As an exclusive for listeners, use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your entire first order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live! He also wrote Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots. Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store. More Resources Looking for more information? Follow us: Our Blog YouTube (Including our Epic Homesteading and Jacques in the Garden channels) Instagram (Including Epic Homesteading, Jacques, and Chris) TikTok Facebook Facebook Group Discord Server   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you've been convinced over the course of this week to get a rose garden going, well

0:18.6

then you're not the only one because I'm certainly expanding mine this season.

0:22.3

And we do have Rebecca Gradham back on the show for this final episode, The Horticulturist

0:26.8

of David Austin Roses, where she provides retail, technical support across the USA and

0:32.0

Canada.

0:33.0

Rebecca, I'm sure quite a bit of design Q&A as well.

0:36.5

Absolutely, every stop.

0:40.1

So if someone is trying to work in roses, whether it be a dedicated rose garden, right?

0:46.3

Or mixing it into a perennial patch or a flower patch, what are some basic tips that we

0:52.1

can offer them?

0:53.3

Absolutely.

0:54.3

The very first question that you want to ask yourself is, what do I want this rose to

1:01.6

do for me?

1:03.1

And a lot of people go, what do you mean?

1:05.3

I just want it pretty, but roses are very utilitarian.

1:10.9

They can be shrubs, climbers.

1:13.7

You can use them as hedges.

1:15.6

You can use them in a container as we just chatted about.

1:19.5

They're beautiful in borders.

1:21.9

So to get started and pick the right rose, you've got to kind of know what you want

1:27.0

that rose to do.

1:29.2

Always go back, check the sun and light conditions.

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