Growing Roses

The question of spring and fall planting of dormant roses is often asked and is among the most controversial.  I have practically ceased to regard rose planting as divided into

Roses are an all-season crop – the most continuous one in the flower dome. Perhaps for this reason, many gardeners assume that roses can wait if other jobs are pressing

I gladly accede to the request of your editor to write a short essay on the subject of roses, for I know, full well, that if I am successful in

How many roses did you lose last winter?  How many more are borderline cases—weak looking and with a lot of die-back when you start to prune them, but still with

There is an increasing interest in rose shows and, therefore, in timing techniques or methods that enable gardeners to grow flowers in perfect condition for exhibition. Our method of growing

Here’s how simple it is to plant and successfully grow roses. Plant Location Any location which receives sunlight at least half of the day (or in which annuals, perennials, or

Roses don’t have to be grown in rose beds. They can be grown anywhere in the garden where they’ll get at least five hours of full sunshine a day, and

If you are not a present devotee of the rose, now is the time to become one. No need here to go into the qualities that make this flower a

On one of his visits to America, the late rose hybridizer Francis Meilland remarked that the American does not use and grow roses nearly so extensively as he should.  Seldom