Believe it or not, caring for garden roses needs “pruning” all summer. You probably have accomplished many of these described tasks but not called them “pruning.” If the essential jobs
I buy budded roses for the same reason you do, it is the only kind offered for sale by the nurseries. That is not to say l do it because
The first step in planting a rose garden in Arizona, Kentucky, or anywhere else is carefully selecting the plants. After deciding on the varieties, you’re going to grow (and how
The disease of roses “crown gall” has often been cited as one of the most insistent rose diseases. It appears as rough, knobby, tuberlike growths either above or below ground
What my busy family likes most about floribundas is that they are practically as easy to grow and to maintain, in our southern Michigan landscape as common hardy shrubs. Actually,
Summary: Many people follow plant culture instructions without stepping back and asking themselves what is different or the same in their growing environment. Every ever-increasing area has its own “micro-climate”
Somewhere in a rose-growing country, the season will prove to be one of the worst for blackspot in recent years. This can often be attributed to a very early and
Question: We live in the northeast and could use some tips on caring for our roses in this colder climate. Maria, Worcester Massachusetts Answer: Most home gardeners living in the
The Nicholas Sweetbriar Rose is no “Johnny come lately,” but a rose of ancient lineage, a consort of king and commoner, of lords and ladies, and a native of Europe
Since the advent of the floribunda roses, a new field of usefulness has been opened for the rose family. A very potent medium for the Summer round colorful decoration of