archirosa
Welcome to Archirosa, our celebration of urban gardening that blends the elegance of roses with the resilience and beauty of native flowers and grasses. Here you'll find information about the garden's flora, well, at least the ones we planted and intend to be growing. Discover how to create a space that supports pollinators, reflects seasonal color, and brings joy year-round. Knock to talk and share your green thumb strategies with us.
roses
All roses are hardy to/grown in USDA Zone 5 and originate from a combination of local and nationwide specialty growers, local stores, or in the case of three bushes, were already here when we moved in. Included is the common name, type, and procurement source (if known). All photos are from our garden unless noted.
Something Pink*
type: floribunda
source: *unknown, possibly pink iceberg, pink frost
Something Red*
type: hybrid tea
source: *unknown, possibly chrysler imperial, olympiad
flowers
Our non-rose flowers include natives and non-natives, all being perennials grown from seed, except for the lavender. We continue to patiently wait for a few of the seeds to really get started with good ole germination.
Lupine (Russell Blend)
species: lupinus polyphyllus 'Russell blend hybrid mix'
source: botanical interests
grasses
All grasses are perennial, grown from small container started by the seller in the year of purchase, except for the buffalo grass and tufted hair grass, which were grown from seed over 2 years of first sowing and over seeding.
learn
Though some green thumbs merely need practice en route to perfection, the rest of us benefit from some educational resources. The following are some of our go-to online favorites. Like baking and explosives, you can always add more, but you can't take it away, so look twice, dead head once, and go easy on the fertilizer.