Can anyone tell me about carpet roses? It was suggested to me, but I cannot remember ever seeing it. Dpes it have other names, and are there variety names I should know about? I live in Ottawa - am I Zone 4 or 3b? Thanks, C.

And I would like to know if carpet roses are likely to be hardy in Calgary.

I planted a carpet rose last summer and it bloomed beautifully all summer. It was spectacular. Unfortunately, it did not survive the winter. Maybe if we had received more snow cover. I think it was hardy to zone 4, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it.

To Caloline in Calgary, I to live in Calgary (north)& I bought a "carpet rose" for Golden Acres about 4 yrs ago.I don't hardly do anything to it to help it survive(barely remember to water it)and I have flowers each year. I seem to remember the name was some what different than carpet rose but the words carpet rose was in brackets. Just ask @ the garden centre.Also carpet roses are mentioned @ this site. www.bachmans.com/tipsheets/Roses/HardyShrubRosesinMN.cfm Just the entire site has a lot of info also www.bachmans.com

I suggest you type in www. Russian roses for the north.com. These will give you a hardy selection. Many of the patio or carpet roses are not hardy for our regions. Carpet roses have one bad thing going on: Grass grows up in between the rose branches and you have to pull out grass by hand. I bought one this year and planted it in a container. The whole container will be planted in the rose garden soon. This container will allow the lawnmower and weedeater access to the grass growing near the plant.