AboutTom Alonzo Expertise I have been a gardener for 20 years with perennials both growing from seed and from nurseries. I went through the Master Gardener Program from Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service and I answered questions on the Hotline a few years ago for the Wyandotte County Kansas Extension Service. I have also lived in the Florida, California, Hawaii, Arizona, Texas, Kansas and Missouri and am experienced with a variety of climates, soils and weather conditions.
Experience I have been growing perennials for over 20 years now. I am self-taught mostly except for a master gardener class. I have experimented with all kinds of perennials including many that are not common to my area. I have read hundreds of books and grown hundreds of varieties of plants and hope to make it a business some day. I have become versed in botanical names and growing conditions and what I don't know off of the top of my head I can usually easily find in my vast array of research material and botanical and horticultural contacts. I especially enjoy experimenting with growing plants out of zone.
Question Hi,
could you sugest me the type of roses , and methodology to plant roses in South CA climate.
WHich are the types of perennial roses.
Thanks in advance
Answer Hi Arati,
Thanx for your question. I'm not a rose expert and we do have one here on Allexperts, so I don't want to steer you wrong. To access our expert go back to Home/Garden and click on Roses and then Click on Roses again. The expert's name is Lynette Payne. I do know that growing roses in Southern California is different than most other parts of the country. With that said, here is a website from All American Roses Selections that discusses Rose culture in various parts of the U.S., including specifics on Southern California.
