This website is dedicated to my rose garden and all the amazing little creatures that live in my garden. I live in zone 6, Long Island, New York. Perhaps the information on these pages will be useful to other gardeners on Long Island, or even elsewhere in similar climates. Our region is known for its humid summers -- with high temps and muggy days giving to dewey, cooler nights -- all of which contributes to black spot. Black spot is the nemesis of roses on Long Island, but by choosing black spot-resistant cultivars, roses can do very well here.

I am a firm believer that industrial pesticides have no place in residential gardens and that the cumulative toxicity and damage to the environment and our health cannot be justified for ornamental use. I don't spray fungicides or use any insecticides except horticultural oil on occasion. This information might be of interest to you when gauging the vigor and disease resistance of certain roses that you might be interested in growing for yourself.