"Rose Replant Disease"
A garden just outside Prague You may have read, or heard, somewhere that you should never plant a rose in soil where other roses have been. The…
Growing Roses
Planting Roses
Get a rose in the ground well and you've won half the battle. Soil prep, spacing, bareroot versus container — these are the fundamentals that set a rose up to thrive for decades.
Bone Meal. Think Twice About Adding It To the Planting Hole
The Mother Block at my old rose nursery. Planted without bone meal. When planting roses one of the most common instructions is always to “toss a…
Fall Planting. Is It Right For Roses?
We’ve talked in the past about conventional wisdom that some rose chores have to be done during a certain “time”. The most obvious one being…
Planting A Rose In Less Sunlight
The rose Dortmund blooms under a canopy of hardwood trees in a free style garden. It is widely held that all roses need full sun. While a true…
Planting Bareroot Roses
Nothing like a bed of newly planted and mulched roses! If you ever bought roses via mail order you've encountered bareroot roses. Even many…
Planting Grafted Container Roses
Planting a rose in a container is basically like planting any other container plant. Dig a good hole, put in some good organic amendment, fill…
Planting Own Root Roses
Foxgloves and roses always make a wonderful combination. Own-root roses generally come in containers of various sizes. From small specialty…
Preparing The Soil
Roses mass planted closely together are quite a show. Westbroekpark in The Netherlands Preparing the soil is perhaps the most important step in…
Spacing When Planting Roses
Town Place in the UK is a great example of a garden where the roses are planted as a mass. If you are new to roses, or even experienced, you are…
What To Do When Bareroot Roses Arrive Late In The Season.
It's always great to get bareroot roses on time so you can get them straight into the ground. But what should you do when the arrive late.…