Care and Handling

Become a Garden Rose Expert with the Alexandra Farms Certified Designer Program

Join Jose R. Azout and Holly Heider Chapple for a 12-part course that will teach you everything you need to know about garden roses.

Timing Is Everything When It Comes to Harvesting Garden Roses

What makes garden roses so special? Nature, of course—but also nurture. Each garden rose variety grown at Alexandra Farms is heir to a...

Garden Rose Introduction and Care & Handling (Russian language)

Floreville created this fantastic video showing our flowers and explaining the importance of proper care and handling when working with...

Care & Handling, Using Alexandra Farms Garden Roses For Everyday Designs with J Schwanke

Alexandra Farms' garden roses have been popular for years for weddings and events. But what some people don’t remember is that these...

Processing Garden Roses: Sometimes Less Is More

While removing some parts of the garden rose before designing may be necessary, there’s a right and a wrong way to do it, and less is more.

When Is a Garden Rose at Its Best?

On average, most of our roses will be at their best four to five days after being placed in water. Use them at their optimum opening...

Tips and Tricks: Optimum Opening Stage

One of the most important things to keep in mind when you're using garden roses is that it takes a few days in water for the flowers to...