Gorgeous, fragrant roses are highly desirable and a favorite among gardeners. Although healthy rose bushes can provide beautiful blooms for years, they are often challenging to grow. The trick to ...

Roses need at least six hours of direct sunlight daily, ideally morning sun. Some shade is beneficial if it's extremely hot. Roses thrive in soil that drains well and has a loamy texture. Avoid ...

“If you don’t know where you are going, you are going to end up somewhere else.” This sage adage, credited to Yogi Berra, pinpoints the importance of planning. If you are a novice gardener and you ...

In the North, planting roses in the spring while the roses are still dormant is the best time. In the South, where the ground does not freeze, fall is the ideal planting time. Summer planting is ...

Roses need no introduction. But there are so many varieties, requiring so many different levels of care, which is why it's important to factor maintenance and attention into your decision on which ...

As a gardening educator, one of my biggest challenges is to get people to do the right thing at the right time. Take planting roses, for instance. Nurseries generally get in their new roses in January ...

Black spot disease is the "most common and troublesome" affliction affecting rose bushes, and gardeners are being urged to ...

Here is the complete beginner’s guide to growing roses. Learn to make homemade rose fertilizer, how to site your plants and how to select cultivars. Roses are some of the most popular and beautiful ...

Sometime during the year you will probably plant roses in your rose garden. There are many opinions on how to do this but I will tell you what has worked for me. First let me distinguish planting rose ...