Cameron roses: Differentiating minis from non-minis

To a novice eyes, it’s very hard to determine which rose is a mini and which isn’t. Buyers of Cameron roses always are misled by the look of the plants at the time of purchase.

The same roses that once looked bushy and tall with flowers are in moderate size blooming pretty turned out to be mini roses after all; shrink in size and blooms are now open to no larger than a 20 or 50 cents coin.

Texas vs Cameron roses? The answer to 'bare-root' roses riddle!

Q: I am reading the articles about hardening roses, if bought from cameron highlands... 5 of my roses were purchased bareroot from Texas spring this year. All are doing well. I did not go through a "hardening process". Are cameronian roses different? - Peter Goh, Subang Jaya.

Miniature roses: mass produced, misunderstood and misused

“It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.” 

- Anatole France (1844-1924) French writer.

Only the other day when I was at a grocery store that I saw many beautiful miniature roses on sale neatly arranged at the store front.  

My true and tested method: Skip the ‘hardening process’ altogether?

I don’t mean to confuse you.  Hardening process is a must to ensure your high land roses survive in the garden. But there is a little secret of mine about hardening process that I don’t often share - that is skipping the hardening process altogether! Confuse? Don’t be. Learn how it’s done!

Understanding the kinds of roses we buy - a peek into the hush-hush

By simply taking time to understand the kinds of roses we have here in Malaysia, you will be able to choose the right roses for your garden, have higher chance for successful growing, and ultimately be able to better care for your roses.

Hardening Process: The secret to roses survival after purchase

Purchasing rose trees from Cameron Highlands means wasting your money. But that was before. You start collecting roses now that you know the secret of 'hardening process'.