Question
2nd summer having, not blooming; why? does grow good tho

Answer
Hi April, Miniature roses need the same care and feeding that the larger roses need. More than anything, they need TONS of sunshine.  Without a solid full day of sun, these roses will sulk.  You will be able to water and feed and cuddle them but if you don't give them all the sun they need, there will never be blooms on those rosebushes.

So if you are putting this in a pot on the window, it won't bloom.  

If it is under the shade of a tree and gets some basic light, it won't bloom.

If it is in sun half the day and light shade the other half, you might see a little bloom here and there. If you are very lucky.

But they need SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN.  You can't give any rose too much light. They need it like you and I need air.  They breathe sunlight.  They can't bloom without bathing in footcandles from sunrise to dusk.  

OK, let's suppose you do have your little rose bush in a bright sunny position at the center of a garden.  And there are no blooms.

Another thing roses need is to be fed.  There are special fertilizers labelled "rose food" because these roses have special diets.  

Most flowering shrubs are perfectly happy with a fertilizer that is high in Phosphorous.  These are fertilizers with the N-P-K label and the middle number, the P, is the biggest.  (N stands for Nitrogen.  P stands for Phosphorous. K stands for Potassium.)  We usually push the middle number as high as we can to get the most flowers.  And that usually works.

But with Roses, you need more.  Roses need a LOT of Nitrogen in addition to Phosphorous.  

So you must feed your little Rosebush with any special Rose fertilizer.  Preferably one that is a slow-release -- the kind with pellets that you only apply once and the pellets slowly dissolve for two or three months.  

April, if you take care of these two things, I guarantee your Rose bush will bloom.

If not, you can take your little Rosebush up to the sink and spray it a few times.  Because as we all know...

April showers bring May flowers!

Sorry -- I couldn't resist.

I don't think you'll get to the shower part anyway.  The sun and fertilizer will work.  If you do not have the sun it needs, then you will simply have to move to another house.  But tell me first -- maybe there's more to this story.  Thanks for writing!