If you know exactly when to fertilize roses and get the job done at the right time, you will certainly reap the rewards: a show of bigger, better blooms, and healthier plants in the long run. As a ...

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Now — spring to early summer. Because most roses bloom most magnificently in spring, so you can see them in bloom to choose which one you want to buy. Winter is the time to buy bare root roses, ones ...

Get rid of dead or diseased wood. Do away with the top third of the bush. Clean out all twiggy stuff. Cut out crisscrossing canes to stimulate new canes. Make all final cuts just above outside-facing ...

Roses have a reputation for being difficult to grow and disease-prone. But who’s really to blame? We are, said Peter E. Kukielski, a rosarian and the author of “Rosa: The Story of the Rose,” a new ...

A rose bush brimming with fragrant blooms is a summer sight to behold, and a rewarding one for gardeners who have pruned and prepared through winter. But once that first flush fades in June or early ...

After a long summer of tending to your rose bushes, it can feel a little daunting to know frost and heavy rain are on the way during the winter months. But don't panic just yet, follow these expert ...

You should be finished with your pruning of old roses and planting of new roses. Clean up dropped leaves and old mulch around pruned roses. Rayford Reddell, a rose grower in Petaluma, recommends the ...

New growth on your roses in March is a reminder that it is time to purchase fertilizer. That sounds easy enough until you face the bewildering number of choices on the nursery shelves: granular or ...

Roses in full bloom are a sight to behold - and now is the time to make sure they keep coming back. A rose bush brimming with fragrant blossoms is a summer spectacle, and a rewarding sight for ...