Q: I want to plant roses to grow rose hips. I've heard that they're a good source of vitamin C. Are there varieties that make better rose hips? Is there a good time of year to plant roses? A: A rose ...

The rose has long been regarded as the “queen of flowers,” revered for its fragrance and beauty. But less lauded are the orange and red hips, or seedpods, that form after the flowers fade. And that’s ...

Wild roses, rugosa roses and even cultivated roses that were left unpreened after their last bloom will sport a shiny, usually dark orange-red colored rose hip. Some might know it as a rose haw, while ...

Our previous column included notes on pruning and propagating roses, and beginning a project to add roses, by first ...

I have always grown roses for their large, red, berrylike fruit known as the hip. It forms in the wake of a fertilized flower. During World War II, the British discovered that rose hips contain more ...

Given that many wild roses are centuries old, they frequently conjure up images of knights, monarchs, queens, princes, and princesses from the Middle Ages. They are referred to as species roses in ...

Readers have written with a question on rose hips and suggestions for growing tomatoes. Q: I have a question about tea. I like drinking rose hips and wonder if any rose will do or there is only a ...

The rose has long been regarded as the “queen of flowers,” revered for its fragrance and beauty. But less lauded are the orange and red hips, or seedpods, that form after the flowers fade. And that’s ...

The rose has long been regarded as the “queen of flowers,” revered for its fragrance and beauty. But less lauded are the orange and red hips, or seedpods, that form after the flowers fade. And that’s ...