If you are looking for a permanent low-maintenance accent to your landscape design, and would really love the elegance of a rose bush. Don’t stress, Try a Knock Out Rose or Kordes Rose – both lines have been specifically bred to be the toughest plants in your yard. They will resist all sorts of fungal and insect pests, and they will persist beautifully in extreme weather conditions that would kill most roses. The Knock Out roses are especially tolerant of heat and drought. Kordes roses are known to be very cold hardy, and will thrive in zones where other roses cannot.

The shrub roses are the classic rose bushes that most people are familiar with. Landscape roses are almost always shrub roses. They are generally between 3-6 feet tall and about that wide. Shrub roses can be seen anywhere from old homesteads to urban landscape plans. They are an easy way to add classic  beauty to any garden. The newest varieties like many of the Kordes Roses and the Knock Out Roses are super disease resistant and hardy against the toughest elements, making them a great choice for any gardener looking to save themselves a little trouble.