Paul Zimmerman Roses Consulting & Design

05/31/2026

A short little video on mulch and why it's important for your garden.

We put down mulch to help control weeds and to make the garden more attractive. But it's also a vital part of plant health and an important part of "building...

05/30/2026

A Rose You Should Know. Alister Stella Grey. Charming Noisette with cream blooms around egg yolk centers. However my 30 year old plant does not have the typical growth habit...

05/30/2026

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05/30/2026

Rain, Cobra Head Weeder, and Bonjour France! 🌦️ 🇫🇷.

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05/29/2026

Part of what I enjoy about designing gardens is also designing unique structures for it. This arbor from the front picks up on the front upper facade of the custom greenhouse we built for this client. I design gardens both in person and virtually. Contact me for a free preliminary session.

05/29/2026

What to do if heat and drought hits your area. This video gives you some tips on how to handle it for your roses. https://youtu.be/V7sqkWl2p38

The western United States and many other parts of the world are get...

05/29/2026

"The history of the rose stretces back to the dawn of civilzation - and beyond - and man's fascination with this flower has continued to the present day"

David Austin

05/28/2026

Coughton Court is a very unique garden and one I love taking people to on my garden tours. It's the ancestral home of the Throckmortins and the gardens in this form are the brainchild of Christina Williams. She is the Mother of current owner/resident Magnus Birch-Throckmorton and his wife Imogen also called Emmy.

While many parts of the garden have the traditional perennial borders and the like, it's the rose garden that sets it apart. Christina called it a rose labyrinth because the paths are not straight and they are not positioned along axes. Instead they wind in and out all through the walled rose garden. I call it the "garden of you can't get there from here". It's an apt description as this garden defies the rules and instead plays with you via delightful abandon. Come join me on one of my tours. Click on the link for more information. https://paulzimmermanroses.com/about-us/3047-2/

05/27/2026

A Plant You Should Know. Asclepias. Vital for Monarch Butterflies This is why every garden along The Monarch Highway should grow it.

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05/27/2026

Way back in the beginning of my rose career I wrote the column "Novice Corner" for the Tinseltown Rose Society in Los Angeles. It's a society I helped co-found. 20 in all. They are archived on my website. http://paulzimmermanroses.com/articles/cultivation/novice-corner/