There are so many roses to choose from. Once-blooming roses like this old-world French cultivar reward you with a brief but ...
What's better than having a beautiful plant? Having one you can easily propagate. Use cuttings from these plants to grow more for your garden or gift friends.
Brighter, lighter, less sweet and a little less “grandma” than true rose, the smell of rose geranium is like old rose blended with a touch of citrus, spice, green herbs and a tiny hint of resin. This ...
Clear plastic shoeboxes make for suitable rooting cases. Learn how to grow a rose from a cutting and a slip using the hardwood or softwood propagation technique. Roses are surprisingly easy to root. I ...
Mother’s Day is coming, and the flower and candy ads are everywhere. There’s nothing wrong with either, of course, but both are fleeting. Instead of gifting your mom a bouquet of roses this year, why ...
Like many of you, I had a few plants that flowered through the winter. But my roses were the rock stars in the winter, blooming right through December, even though the temperatures were chilly. Roses ...
“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 ...
Don't give up on your rose bush just yet. If your rose garden is your pride and joy, it can be devastating to watch as the health of a once-glorious shrub declines. Pests, diseases, and environmental ...
In Hawaii, growing roses is always a rewarding challenge to the gardener. Roses are cool climate plants that do best at elevations of 1,000 feet or more. At lower elevations, insects and disease ...
Want bigger blooms and sweeter fruit from UK beds? See which plants adore cocoa shell mulch, and where this chocolate-scented ...