pruning rose bushes

Questionthe snow is here is it too late to prune my rose bushes.I usually cut them down in the fall to about a foot... AnswerSnow is like an insulator for roses and can actually save them over the winter. Because t

abnormal rose flower

QuestionIn a friends garden in southern Italy a rose plant has spontaneously developed two twin flowers on a single stalk, as if the developing flower bud had undergone a duplication. Could you tell us whether

too much B1

QuestionI planted some roses (1 1/2 gal) and watered them adding B1 to the water. within days many leaves turned yellow. was this from planting shock or perhaps too much B1 in the water. The plants looked great befo

planting knock out roses between two newly poured sidewalks

Questioni was wondering if the lime (or what ever excrete from the concrete to alkanize the soil) would damage or inhibit the growth or worse of the rose. AnswerSounds like an attractive feature. Cement, especially

type of rose

QuestionI came across some prints of roses and the writing is in an older style that is hard for me to decipher. They are prints of red roses and between my wife and myself we got 3 out of the 4 figured out. There i

deer-damaged roses

QuestionI have several rose bushes that have been eaten back many times by deer. They now all have very thin stems and barely eke out a rose or two. They used to be wonderful rose bushes before the deer started comi

wood chippings on rose bed

QuestionIf a membrain is used between the soil and wood chippings would the wood chippings pose a problem to new roses? AnswerThere usually is no problems with wood chips being used on newly planted roses. I have u

moving roses

QuestionI live 26 miles west of Portland Oregon and have several roses to move. I read your answer about moving them in the spring. Do I prune them before I dig them up? After I replant them? or not at all in the ye

watering roses

QuestionI use a drip system to water my roses. I like to feed my roses with granular fertilizer which I spread around the base of the roses and mix into the soil just so the fertilizer is covered. If I have only one

winter pruning of roses

QuestionQUESTION: (eastern side of england uk, with a particularly cold winter 2010/11) my booklet guide from a large and well know cultivator of roses in england tells me to prune back my english rose to approx. ha

minifloras & bareroot roses

Question1. I recently planted several minifloras. The amount of sunlight was stated as min of several hours(not min of 6 hrs), mornings best. I planted in full sun light, is this going to be a problem? 2. When to s

compassion rose

QuestionI was given this rose a few yrs ago by my son who recently died, I planted it near a hedge and it hasnt thrived. I want to move it to a sunny position near where I can see it. Have you any advice about

Leonidas Rose Bush

QuestionDo you know of a company selling this rose bush in the UK. If not can any other country post a rose bush to Uk. Many thanks for your help Answer Leonidas roses I have checked all my rose data bases and no n

Sterling Silver Rose

QuestionI live in the Northern California Valley zone 9. I recently received one of these and was told they are hard to grow here. Is this true? Do you have any suggestions to assist is helping it be a successful pl

Pruning knockout roses

QuestionIs it too late to prune back knockout roses before the growing season starts? Im in the Raleigh, NC area. AnswerThere is no exact time that roses have to be pruned. They can even be pruned after they have s

Sun sprinkles

QuestionI actually have 2 questions. First one, Where can I find the miniature rose by the name Sun sprinkles? I live in Louisville Ky. which is zone 6. My other question concerns a climber rose bush that I have. On

bud union - where to place when planting?

QuestionZone 8 Comox Valley - where should the bud union be positioned when planting roses? So many different instructions. Does it depend on the rose variety or the gardening zone? AnswerThe bud union needs to hav

spindly roses/leaf issues

QuestionHello, Three years ago I invested in some beautiful pink English roses from David Austin. The first two years they were beautiful plants with many bunches of roses. This past year the

Feeding roses

QuestionAfter spring pruning when should fertilizer be applied? As soon as pruning is done or after new growth appears?hb AnswerMost fertilizers will not be activated until the weather warms up . If you garden in a

roses rising

QuestionI have two rose bushes in my back yard and ive noticed that they have kind of rose out of the ground. The base of the bush is popping out about 3-4 inches. Is this because they have no room under ground beca