If you’ve ever picked up a rose bouquet from the grocery store or sniffed at the options in a florist’s shop, you might have been disappointed by the lack of scent in those beautiful blooms. With ...

Fragrant roses never seem to go out of favour. It has always part of the rose’s allure and we instinctively bend down to smell a rose for its perfume. Each rose has its own distinct scent, as ...

Most roses named for famous people, particularly political ones, haven't fared well in the garden. The rose 'Richard Nixon' was a dud the moment it was introduced and vanished from nursery bins the ...

Of the five senses, can you guess which is the most powerful, the one that brings back memories, can transport you thousands of miles and even affects the taste of your food? Quick, who knows? Make ...

Q: What is the most strongly perfumed rose you have come across? What is the most strongly perfumed red rose? This is for a religious occasion. I need the scent to fill the air when blooms are brought ...

RUFFLED, FRAGRANT ROSES might be the most iconic, and perhaps most beloved, of all flora, but they’re also practical landscape plants. Remember when we used to grow them in rose wastelands, one hybrid ...

Give your sweetie a rose, and what will she do? Smell it. Expecting a rose to be fragrant is seemingly in our genes. But fragrance isn't necessarily in a rose's genes. Old or antique roses -- those ...

Nestled in the mountains of western Saudi Arabia, Taif, the "City of Roses", blends history and nature into a unique destination. Taif is famed for its temperate climate, stunning landscapes and ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Passing a rosebush in the garden or a gorgeous bouquet of roses sent to some lucky person in my workplace, my first instinct is to bury my nose in the blossoms. Often, though, even ...