Although roses sometimes don’t go completely dormant, they experience a period of slow growth and partial dormancy in the ...

There are so many jobs to do in your yard to prepare for spring that it’s easy to run out of time before they are all completed. However, certain jobs, like pruning roses, must be done at the right ...

Prune rose of Sharon in late winter or early spring—this avoids disease and protects summer blooms. Pruning shapes the plant, improves airflow, and can rejuvenate older bushes if cut back heavily.

Question: Ground-cover Drift roses have done well in our landscape but are now thinning and full of old flower heads. Can I prune and fertilize them at this time of the year? Answer: Roses continue to ...

February is traditionally a key month for pruning in the garden. George Washington's Birthday observed (Monday) has long been touted as the day to prune roses, but any time late February through ...

Question. When pruning my Drift Roses, I notice nearly a dozen slugs. Are the iron phosphate slug baits safe to use at the base of the plants? Answer. Populations of plant-feeding slugs and snails are ...

Our exceptionally long growing season means we typically cut repeat-flowering roses back twice a year. The first pruning is done anytime from late January to mid-February, and the second in late ...

The Knock Out rose is likely the most planted rose in southeast Louisiana landscapes. Since its introduction in 2000, the Knock Out rose has ushered in a whole new way to look at roses and use them in ...

A: Wow! That fuzzy guy with a small red head is a voracious tussock moth caterpillar. Be careful, they sting! When caterpillars are a problem, Bacillus thuringiensis, or bT, spray is usually a good ...