Growing Roses in Canada - Zone 3
Welcome to my rose photograph site. Please browse through the different colored rose pages and click on images to get a larger view. I hope you enjoy your journey.
If you would like to have an 8 x 11 print made of any rose picture for framing - please contact me at carolanne@arcticroses.com. I would greatly appreciate hearing from you in my guest book and let me know which are your favourite photos.
In Canada, with 5 months of summer and the 7 months snow and cold, it is a tricky, some-what difficult process to get roses to grow here with our conditions, let alone get the great blooms...( I've had my share of disasters), but well worth the hard work and experimentation - and camera at the ready at all times - end result is some interesting images to enjoy in the winter.
There's a multitude of things that can go wrong - despite your best efforts and watchful eye - weather in the growing season - ice and snow, rains, gusting winds, hail etc, strange bugs chomping on the buds, leaves, blooms, unheard of fungus...and most importantly - wintering them.( after removing from pots and pruning, I bury them in a deep hole in the ground!!). If a miracle happens and I'm lucky, they will grow another year.
Growing roses in large pots helps to control soil mixture, watering, fertilizing and amount of sun.
It's fairly expensive, back-bending hard work, but, well worth the effort when you get good blooms and photos. 95% of the end result - the photo, is in the growing - Oh, and a little determination and a good sense of humor doesn't hurt either.
Choosing the right growing stock is important - that's why I try and 'winter' them so I have roses the following year.
I've been growing roses, mostly in the snow for 12 years - why? you may ask? - cus I love them. No two years are the same, but, with experience, and a lot of luck, I think I have the basics.
These are all my own images, taken by myself - (usually at 4 AM) and with the help of my very clever webmistress, Susan from Village WebDesign, I hope you enjoy this website and make yourself at home.
...Cheers, Carolanne