The healthy future of roses with Rose Society treasurer Daniel Myhill
Rose expert Daniel Myhill is treasurer of the 350-member Rose Society and national collection holder for persica roses. Unusually for a HortWeek podcast, he's not a professional horticulturist, but he is an example of a new passion for roses among younger people.
The geotechnical engineer says myths about roses being difficult to look after need scotching.
One of his mentors, Chris Warner, is an example of a breeder of modern healthy roses.
"His mantra is breeding 'healthy roses' - he'll look at the plant overall. If there's a disease on the leaf, that's it, he'll bin it because it doesn't…
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