Six years ago, I wrote with enthusiasm about Clean ’n’ Easy roses, saying how marvellous they are because of their vigorous growth, resistance to disease, impressive flower production, and the fact that many of the varieties in the series are super fragrant.
What’s changed?
Nothing. Except that now many people have tried these roses and discovered for themselves just what reliable performers they are.
April is the perfect month to plant new roses. If you are looking for some new ones to add to your garden this spring, consider picking up some of these fantastic Clean ’n’ Easy roses.
This week, I planted six more, including a floribunda I am particularly excited about called ‘Moonlight in Paris’.
It has lovely, delicately fragrant flowers that start out deep apricot with a golden centre and slowly turn a soft shade of pink.
The other two I planted include another floribunda, one named after the less well-known French Impressionist artist, ‘Maurice Utrillo’, and a hybrid tea, ‘Grande Amore’, which produces brilliant red blooms and is so reliable that it has become one of the most popular varieties already in the Clean ’n’ Easy series.
These are all super disease resistant, grow vigorously to between 3 and 4 feet high, and are easy to maintain.
All the roses in the series are being marketed by the Surrey-based wholesale nursery, Pan American, which also produces the very popular Flower Carpet series, the Knock Out series, featuring many top performers bred by the distinguished Germany-based Kordes nursery.
The Clean ’n’ Easy series, however, which first came on the market about six years ago also includes top floribundas, ’St. Tropez’, ‘Archbishop Desmond Tutu’, ‘Poseidon’ and ‘Brothers Grimm’; terrific hybrid teas, ’Wedding Bells’, ‘Souvenir de Baden Baden’ and ‘Winter Sun’; and reliable climbers, ‘Perfumed Breeze’, ‘Golden Gate’ and ‘Rosanna’
You can find all the roses mentioned here at quality garden centres such as Art’s Nursery in Surrey and Hunter Garden Centre in Surrey and Vancouver, but it is best to call ahead to double check that they have the variety you are looking for.
Your garden centre should be able to get any of the roses mentioned here for you easily enough since the main wholesale suppler, Pan American, is located only just down the road in Surrey, BC.
