Anyone who has grown rose bushes knows the reward: months of blooms from a shrub that asks for surprisingly little once you understand it. Rose bush care comes down to five things - sun, soil, water,...
Category: Rose Gardening
Planting roses the right way at the start saves years of struggling afterward. Get the spot, the soil, and the planting depth right, and a rose settles in and starts flowering with minimal fuss. This...
Organic rose gardening is back in fashion - though for most of the thousands of years humans have grown roses, organic was the only way. Man-made chemicals only arrived in the last century, and...
Whether you are moving a rose to a sunnier spot or rearranging the whole bed, transplanting roses is one of those jobs that rewards planning. Do it carelessly and the rose sulks for a season; do it...
Pruning climbing roses sounds intimidating, but it is one of the easiest rose jobs once you understand one thing: climbers play by different rules than bush roses. Get the timing and technique right,...
Rose gardening has a vocabulary of its own, and knowing the terms makes every other guide easier to follow - including ours. This glossary collects the words every rose gardener meets, from bud...