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Operating since 1999 "The Appalachian Rose" is a family
owned and operated nursery. Started as an extension of our
life-long love for roses, this "endeavor" has proven to be a very
rewarding as well as a challenging experience. A "typical"
mom & pop industry, we have no intentions of outgrowing our small
"family" size.
Located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains
of East Tennessee, we're approximately 1 1/2 hours south of Knoxville, and
the same north of Chattanooga, TN. One of the most beautiful
areas in the world (in my humble opinion) the options for scenic touring in
the area are many. See the "Maps" page for local & regional maps. There are
some snapshots of local views in the area on the "Scenery"
page!
We grow well in excess of 300 varieties, almost all of which are
grown on-site. Visitors are always welcome to come and visit, pick
your own plants and generally enjoy the roses with us!
We always will try to help in any way possible with cultural, variety or
other matters related to rose care. We always will try to help in any
way possible with cultural, variety or other matters related to rose
care. We provide own-root, container grown roses to both
individuals and business alike. We feel in almost all cases an
own-root rose will be a better quality plant over its' lifetime.
While this provides for generally smaller numbers of plants available to
the customer, we feel most people will learn through trial to appreciate
the higher quality an own-rooted rose allows. Therefore as a small producer, this is the best route for us
to take. Be aware, due to our size we have neither the market, nor
ability to provide our entire inventory, or large numbers of plants on a
non-custom basis. If needed, we are happy to custom propagate any of
our plants, both for variety and for quantity. More information is
available under "ordering".
While we do "sell" roses here, our basis for doing so is to spread the
appreciation for, and love of ALL roses - for which we are all so much the
better!
Ron & Sandy Johnston |
