"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For this guide, we spoke to Nita-Jo Rountree, Seattle-based garden designer and author of Growing Roses ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Pruning serves a greater purpose than just shaping or tidying up your rose bush. It is important for ...
Roses are a staple in many gardens, but they need a little bit of care and attention in the autumn months to ensure they ...
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Tom Karwin, On Gardening: The season for roses

"Roses are going dormant, so the fall season is the time for annual care for roses in the garden," writes columnist Tom ...
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 ...
Pruning rose bushes is a process that intimidates many otherwise confident gardeners. The problem arises, I think, from the kind of advice that is commonly offered by rose enthusiasts, "rosarians." ...
Speas, past president of the Winston-Salem Rose Society, was giving me a crash course in rose pruning, demystifying the complex nature I have often associated with rose care. Apparently, roses aren’t ...
Experts from Washington State University say you should begin in early November by removing at least the top third of the ...
Black spot is a fungal disease affecting rose bushes that can lie in wait over winter and return in spring. To avoid it, ...
RHS chief horticulturist Guy Barter shares the plants that benefit from a late-autumn tidy — and which ones to leave until ...
Roses have been America’s favorite flower for well over a century. Thus, it’s surprising that we still can’t agree on the best time or way to prune them. Tradition says roses shouldn’t be cut back ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Learning how to prune a rose bush can seem like a daunting landscaping chore, but with the right ...