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Spring may be a few months away but the catalogs are already started arriving. If you are not on Richters Herb’s mailing list, you can visit their site.

In the plant section, you will find the classic roses. I ordered Mme Hardy last winter and it arrived at the right time for my zone. In the same order I also got a Rose de Rescht and a Maxima. All of them bloomed. I’m getting 3 more this year.

They also have a large variety of scented geraniums.  I overwinter mine as houseplants. You can see photos in the Geranium and Pelargonium section.

The botanical name of the rose above is Rosa Gallica ‘Officinalis” Common name is the Apothecary rose.  It is also available from Richters Of all my roses, this one needs the least care and blooms every late spring.