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 ...

Our previous column included notes on pruning and propagating roses, and beginning a project to add roses, by first identifying sites where roses would grow well and then selecting the rose category ...

“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 ...

With their timeless beauty and grace, roses are often considered jewels of the garden. They also have the reputation for being persnickety plants that are high-maintenance and heavily dependent on ...

Improved varieties of roses are now in garden centers. It’s time to look at how these newer roses are different from your Mom’s high-maintenance roses of a few decades ago. Remember when the rose was ...

This image shows Lemon Burst Floribunda Rose, a new introduction from Jackson & Perkins for 2025. The Associated press Mother’s Day is coming, and the flower and candy ads are everywhere. There’s ...

People love roses, and roses are among the more commonly planted landscape shrubs. Proper care is important as roses go through the hottest and most stressful time of the year. Even with good care, ...

The American Garden Rose Selections (AGRS) 2026 winners: • ‘Buttercream Drift,’ introduced by Star Roses and Plants. • ...

Both beauty and beast, the 'Mermaid' rose produces creamy-yellow, fragrant blooms on wickedly thorny long canes that can snatch you off your riding mower. "She's a mean rose," said Mike Shoup, an ...