Rose Gardening 101

Whether you’re creating an elegant Victorian-style formal garden or just want an unusual addition to your casual rose garden, a rose tree makes eye-catching feature. While rose tree care does take a fair amount of work, when you know how to go about it, you can get excellent results without much of a struggle.

Do you have a rose bush you love but you’d love even more if it were in another part of the garden? With a rose, transplanting takes some care and planning, but your rose is likely to come through just fine as long as you follow a few basic guidelines.
When to transplant
In most climates, the [...]

One of the best things about knockout roses is how easy they are to care for and pruning Knock Out roses is no exception. Still, if you want to keep your Knock Outs in optimum health, there are a few things you’ll need to know about pruning them.
When to prune
If what you want to prune [...]

No rose garden is truly complete without climbing roses. Care of these free-flowing beauties is in some ways easier than care of shrub roses, but there a few things that are a little different. When you know how to prune climbers and how to protect them in winter, you’ll have healthy, bloom-laden branches all summer. [...]

Black spot is a common rose disease that is caused by the fungus Diplocarpon rosae. Should your rose bushes develop the telltale signs of black spot, remedial measures must be taken immediately. Otherwise, the bush will begin producing fewer blooms and the rose’s ability to survive the winter months will be jeopardized.
Telltale Signs of Black [...]

Pruning and deadheading are important parts of your rose care routine. There are as many different opinions about how and when to prune as there are roses in need of pruning.
While individual rosarians may have their favorite "tried and true" methods, this article is geared towards new rosarians who have no idea where to start. [...]