Welcome
to Galveston Gardening...
I’m Don Wilkerson, recent retiree from Texas A&M University's Department of Horticultural Sciences - where for 28 years I served as a Professor and Extension Specialist in the area of Ornamental Horticulture

Today I am the "energy" behind Galveston Gardening. GG is a NEW effort designed to provide landscape gardening information for Galveston and the Texas Upper Gulf Coast. It will be a great forum to share info, post events and get tips and suggestions on how to deal with a wide range of gardening problems. OR share success stories with interested friends.

Our goal is to provide information on landscape gardening topics, events and activities for the Texas Upper Gulf Coast area. AND - we'll bring it with a HEALTHY SENSE OF HUMOR and FUN!!! Because after all - that's what coastal living is about...

Thanks for stopping by and we hope you’ll share this information with friends and fellow gardeners

GG Rose Selections...

There are numerous sources for landscape roses throughout Texas.Here are 2 of my favorite nurserys - both with outstanding mail order catalogs.

The Antique Rose Emporium
Antique Rose Emporium is your mail order nursery source for Earth-Kind, Pioneer and old roses. Not only do we have two retail display gardens in Texas, but we offer mail order roses throughout the continental United States and wholesale for Texas retailers. The Antique Rose Emporium offers two gallon, own root, vigorous, easy to grow, fragrant and long-lived roses for $18.95 plus shipping and handling. We are proud to bring this collection to you.

Chamblees Rose Nursery
"Environmentally Friendly Roses for Environmentally Responsible People"
Chamblee's Rose Nursery is located in Tyler, Texas, the rose capital of the world. We have been a family owned and operated business since 1953, and our specialty has always been roses. Our goal is to offer an excellent quality rose at a reasonable price. All roses are guaranteed to be strong, healthy, and true to variety.

We offer over 300 varieties of roses, available for mail order shipment. Chamblee's Rose Nursery prides itself in growing some of the finest roses anywhere. From cutting to finished roses, you can not beat the quality and care given to a Chamblee's Rose.

Earth Kind Roses
Earth-Kind is a special designation given to select rose cultivars by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service through the Earth-Kind landscaping program. It is based on the results of extensive research and field trials and is awarded only to those roses demonstrating superior pest tolerance, combined with outstanding landscape performance.