( Relf and Dorn, 1995 ). Gardening is the second most common leisure activity of adults older than 65 years ( Yusuf et al., 1996 ), and they may choose to garden for many reasons, including physical health and exercise, mental health, recreation
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handled and stored to preserve their value and quality. Ahmad et al. (p. 463) report that while increasing storage duration up to 3 weeks reduced vase life, it declined less with dry storage for marigold and rose, but for not zinnia or lisianthus over
elevated salinity ( Grieve et al., 2008 ). The relative salt tolerance among multiple cultivars based on their growth and physiological responses at elevated salinity levels has been studied in greenhouse and garden roses and rose rootstocks ( Cabrera et al
has been conducted on garden roses. Most garden roses are produced by grafting using the T-budding technique ( Pemberton, 2003 ). Different rootstocks are used in various areas in the world in accordance with climatic and soil conditions. For example
at Pennsylvania State University before accepting a position at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. In 1948 he accepted a position at the University of Maryland where he remained until his retirement in 1982. During his tenure at the University of Maryland
of locations across the eastern United States and southern Canada. Collection sites contained multiple rose plants in small nurseries or botanical/display gardens; therefore, distances between individual plants in collection sites ranged from less
31 crops in the United States and Canada, but producers in those countries mainly grow field-grown garden roses, while producers in South and Central America mainly grow hybrid tea roses under cover ( Dole et al., 2017 ; Hamrick, 2003 ). Alstroemeria
resource backgrounds ( Chilton and Rose 2009 ; Sareen et al. 2011 ), which can particularly benefit from gardening efforts, as shown in a study examining quality of life of community gardeners ( Waliczek et al. 1996 ). Accordingly, Ambrose et al. (2023
Winter-hardy hibiscuses are herbaceous perennials in the mallow (Malvaceae) family that belong to six species native to the United States: H. coccineus Walter (scarlet rose mallow), H. dasycalyx S.F Blake and Shiller (Neches River rose mallow