For the adventurous, pots allow for growing almost any rose you want. You could encourage a large climber to grow as a shrub ...

Here is the complete beginner’s guide to growing roses. Learn to make homemade rose fertilizer, how to site your plants and how to select cultivars. Roses are some of the most popular and beautiful ...

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 ...

“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 ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The Lenten rose, ...

In the North, planting roses in the spring while the roses are still dormant is the best time. In the South, where the ground does not freeze, fall is the ideal planting time. Summer planting is ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Roses are a beloved addition to any garden, offering beauty and fragrance with their stunning blooms. For Minnesota gardeners, understanding the different types of roses and ...

Roses are red, violets are blue, and the former might explain why your fruit tree never grew. Anyone who has ever tried to grow an apple or a peach tree will surely understand how sensitive these and ...

Christmas roses usually need a more sheltered site to thrive than the spring- flowering lenten roses. A mulch of composted bark or other similar materials helps prevent soil splashing onto blooms ...