A quintessential image associated with the rocky coast of Maine south to the long sandy beaches of the Cape is the beach rose. Long hedgerows of this prickly shrub guard the backs of beaches and ...
On June 1, I picked the first roses, although they began blooming in May. They were rugosas, the ones many of us call "beach roses" as they grow in the sand dunes both on Horseneck and over at the ...
Gorgeous florists' flowers are OK the rest of the year, but in summer we just love our beach roses. Rosa rugosa can be found massed along property lines at beachfront homes from Kittery to ...