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Fall is the time to begin winter preparations for your roses. Protect them from winter winds and cold damage with these ...

From first frost to spring, see how to winterize roses—insulate crowns, shield canes, care for containers and revive plants ...

Pruning climbing roses is very different from pruning bush roses. For one thing, we rarely cut them back hard the way we do bush roses. That would defeat the purpose of planting a climbing rose — to ...

Roses are a staple in many gardens, but they need a little bit of care and attention in the autumn months to ensure they ...

There are two categories of climbing roses: repeat-blooming types and once-blooming types. Although repeat-blooming climbing roses may be pruned later this month or in early February along with repeat ...

Height is an important visual element in a garden, but you don’t need an arbor or expensive structure to gain some lift. Even an inexpensive wooden stake can be put to use for climbing roses. Just ...

When most people think about growing roses, they think of bushes and shrubs. If you haven’t discovered the exceptional beauty and versatility of climbing roses, you’re in for a happy surprise. Roses ...

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August is the month many of us do this. Exceptions include the old-fashioned roses that flower only once, in spring, on last year’s wood: old wood. Prune them around November, after flowering. Those ...

Climbing roses serve a functional purpose while adding color, texture, and beauty to a landscape. Most types of rose bushes grow like shrubs, but these climbers can be trained to screen for privacy, ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I need some advice on pruning a climbing rose trained on a wrought iron ...