Rose Trial Garden 
EarthKind Rose Test
If you think that all roses are fussy, think again. A statewide garden trial is testing roses that will not only survive but thrive without chemical pesticides or fertilizers and without special soil amendments other than a little compost and mulch.
The Brazoria County Master Gardeners are currently testing eleven varieties including floribundas, climbers, minis, grandifloras, and shrubs.
The test goals include:
- Planted in native gumbo soil
- No use of pesticides and fertilizers
- No pruning or deadheading
- Minimal use of irrigation system
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- Carefree Beauty
Shrub, 5'x5', medium pink, semi-double (15-20 petals), repeat blooming, moderately fragrant, produces orange hips, excellent cut flower, hybridized by Dr. Griffith Buck, also known as "Katy Road Pink".
- Dublin Bay
Large flowered climber, 10'x5', medium red, double (25 petals), repeat blooming, very fragrant.
- Earth Song
Grandiflora, 4'x4' (5.5'x8.5' in the south),deep rose pink, double (25-30 petals), repeat blooming, fragrant, Buck.
- Flora Dora
Shrub, 3'x3', medium red, double (24 petals), repeat blooming, lightly fragrant.
- Penelope
An oldy - 1924, hybrid musk, 8'x5', light pink, semi-double (16 petals), repeat blooming, very fragrant, produces orange hips, has few thorns, tolerates some light dappled shade, makes a very nice mannerly climber.
- Prairie Harvest
Shrub, 4'x4' (6'x9' in the South), light yellow, very double (43 petals), repeat blooming, fragrant, hybridized Buck.
- Quietness
Shrub, 4'x4' (4.5'x6' in the South), light pink, very double (41+ petals), repeat blooming, very fragrant, Buck.
- Seminole Wind
Large flowering climber, 12'x8', coral pink, very double (142 petals), repeat blooming, fragrant, also known as Rosarium Utersen".
Rosarium Utersen".
- Summer Wind
Shrub, 5'x5' (5'x6.5' in the South), orange pink, single (5-9 petals), repeat blooming, fragrant, produces hips, tolerates some light dappled shade, Buck.
- The Fairy
An old-time favorite, introduced in 1932. Polynatha, 3'x4', light pink, small double blossoms (20-25 petals), repeat blooming, not fragrant.
- Winter Sunset
Introduced in 1997, shrub, 3.5'x3.5', yellow blend, double (26-40 petals), repeat blooming, moderately fragrant, Buck.
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