Summary: Discover top rose types for your garden: hybrid tea, floribunda, hybrid perpetual, climbing, shrub, and dwarf roses. Each has distinct traits, growth patterns, and care needs. We all love roses – who doesn’t? In America, as in most of the world, it is the flower favored above all others, and indeed it is the … Read more
All too often, rose catalogs use the word “hardy” to describe roses that are not capable of surviving the average northern winter without careful protection. That is why so many gardeners decide that they cannot grow them. They buy roses that die in the winter, and the conclusion is that in their area, roses are … Read more
Despite being arguably the single most popular garden plant in the world, growing roses can be a real pain (and we’re not talking about the thorns). Not only are they very demanding, but garden pests also seem to find them every bit as attractive as humans do. Of the many pests that will attack your … Read more
The Winter care and protection of roses concern the condition of the plants, the severity of the weather, and the methods and materials supplied by the gardener. Preparation of the plant for Winter conditions is the first step. As early as August, new fast-growing basal shoots should be topped to check their rapid growth and … Read more
The Sunny Knock Out® Rose (aka: ‘Radsunny’ RAD-sun-nee) is a perennial, deciduous rose developed by botanist Bill Radler of Wisconsin. It is a hybrid member of the Rosaceae family of plants. The plant’s botanical name is Rose Sunny Knock Out ‘Radsunny.’ You may hear it referred to as: So how do you grow and care … Read more
Are coffee grounds good for roses? From experience, a growing number of rose gardeners appreciate the blooms their plants produce when adding banana and coffee grounds to their mulch or trench composting in their rose care program. The best results for exquisite blooming plants over time are achieved by building soil with organic matter, such as … Read more
When growing roses, one glance at the perfect form, good color, large size, strong stems, and healthy foliage at a Rose show convinces many visitors that “this grower” really knows how to grow roses. The truth is, each grower’s method of caring for their rose plants is as interesting as it is different. In this … Read more