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America’s Favorite Rose Gardener

Rose gardening, taught the way your grandmother meant it to be.

Chris VanCleave, the Redneck Rosarian, was taught rose gardening by his grandmother and has spent his life in the dirt ever since. Alabama grown advice, a podcast worth your drive time, and rose care that finally makes sense.

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Chris VanCleave and his wife talking among climbing roses in their garden
Chris VanCleave smiling behind a display of pink and apricot roses at a rose show
Chris VanCleave standing in a historic gazebo in Marion, Alabama, with a church steeple in the background

What’s Growing

Three ways to grow alongside Chris

The Rose Chat Podcast

New conversations every other week about roses, gardens, and the people who grow them, with practical advice served up in a Southern front porch style.

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Speaking & Events

From garden club meetings to national symposiums, Chris brings rose care to life for audiences of every size: engaging, funny, and always practical.

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Rose Care, Simplified

No jargon, no gatekeeping. Just clear, tested guidance for planting, feeding, and deadheading roses that actually works in your backyard.

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Rose Care Library

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Before You Buy Roses

What to know before a single rose comes home with you.

Planting Roses

Getting your rose off to a strong, healthy start.

How to Deadhead Roses

The simple habit that keeps roses blooming all season.

Fall Rose Care

Preparing your roses for a strong finish and a good rest.

From the Garden

A few blooms worth stopping for

Close up of a dew covered coral rose bloom in Chris VanCleave's garden
Cluster of soft pink roses climbing a stone wall
A vivid magenta old garden rose with dew on its petals and foliage

Let's Grow Something Together

Bring Southern rose wisdom to your next event.

Chris speaks at garden clubs, symposiums, and lifestyle events across the country, or catch him every other week on The Rose Chat Podcast.

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