Attracting Beneficial Insects
Attracting beneficial insects to your garden is very important. They will help keep any pest issues under control without the use of…
Growing Roses
General Care
The little things, done consistently, are what keep roses healthy — deadheading, feeding, watering, mulching. None of it is complicated. Here's how I handle the everyday care of Garden Roses.
Deadheading
The climbing rose Colonial White in full bloom along a porch roof. Deadheading should be the simple process of removing old blooms from your…
Feeding
A great way to hide a lampost! There is a ton of information out there on feeding roses. Most of it quite complicated and involves using all…
Grooming A Rose During The Growing Season.
Town Place - Private Garden There seems to be this general rule that you can't trim roses during the year. This is supposedly saved only for…
Mulching
The garden at Peter Beales Roses in the UK Never under estimate the importance of mulch when it comes to plants. Mulch helps keep the soil…
Own Root Roses' First Season
R. Californica Plena You've purchased our first own-root rose in a band or pot, planted it and it's doing well. Of course, you want to make sure…
Watering
Weeping Standards add height and stunning focal point to any garden A page devoted to watering your roses seems a little silly, right? After all…
What Is A "Sucker"?
Dr Huey. The most widely used understock in the United States and can take over a garden You hear the term “sucker” a lot when it comes to roses…
When to Cut Back Perennials
I always tell everyone to not cut back perennials until late winter or early spring. The reason is because a lot of benefiical insects…