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 ...

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 ...

WHENEVER I CATCH the scent of a fragrant garden rose, I am instantly transported to childhood memories of working in the garden with my grandma, Maude O’Hara. Maude was famous for her quick Irish ...

The name said it all: "At Last." The Proven Winners rose whispered to me the second I saw it in the White Flower Farm catalog in January. Actually, it shouted: "I'm apricot, your favorite color! I ...

Fragrance is in the nose of the beholder. What smells like heaven to one may have little scent to another or simply not be appealing. That became evident when I asked several area experts about their ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...