For beautiful summer roses in USDA Hardiness Zones 6 and lower, plants need protection during winter temperatures. Learn how ...
If gardens had a favorite food, it might just be bananas. Though overripe bananas are great at attracting hummingbirds, plants seem to prefer the peels. This is especially true for rose bushes, which ...
When you think of a rose, the stereotypical red or pink, tightly coiled, long-stemmed (and overpriced) blooms likely come to mind. Roses are your grandma’s flower, right? But there is actually a lot ...
When the autumn air turns crisp and the last petals fall from the rose bushes, the question is always there: Should you get out the shears now or wait until spring? Many gardeners believe rose bushes ...
Caring for roses isn't difficult. Here's how to care for rose bushes and the tools you'll need to do it properly and safely. rosarian (expert rose gardener) and curator of the Cranford Rose Garden in ...
Welcome to our gardening adventure, let’s grow it together! “A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.” – Matshona Dhliwayo This is the month to start pruning and shaping your ...
Q: When should I prune my rose bushes? They never really go completely dormant, in that they keep their leaves and ...
Summertime is high season for Seattle’s rose growers and lovers. They’re a passionate bunch. John Harmeling is one of the best-known among them. He’s a consulting rosarian, a rose whisperer of sorts.
QUESTION: I planted three floribunda rose bushes in a small garden last year, purchased from a well-known rose breeder. By midsummer all three looked like the enclosed photo. After some research, I ...