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A lot of roses are being ordered this week. Getting roses is a wonderful treat, especially in winter. Maybe it’s got you thinking about ordering a few rose bushes?

We all know that roses aren’t a holiday treat for gardeners. Every garden should have at least one rose bush. And if it can be an old fashioned fragrant rose bush, all the better. Here are my Top 10 Great Roses for Fragrance, to add to your garden.

Read more:

• Roses for Fragrance
• Roses for Partial Shade
• Best Hybrid Tea Roses
• 2010 All America Rose Selections

Photo of ‘Easy Does It’ Rose Provided by AARS

Stop and Smell the Roses originally appeared on About.com Gardening on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 01:30:18.

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I’m always delighted when I’m with someone who stumbles on rose hips for the first time. I suppose we don’t see them very often because we’ve become obsessed with deadheading and repeat blooming. The orange-red berries are a startling discovery. Many people don’t realize how closely related roses and apples are until they see what look like crab apple clusters hanging from their rose bushes. I’ve even seen them mistaken for cherry tomatoes. Thank goodness tomatoes don’t have thorns. Rose hips aren