Rose indentification

QuestionHello, My name is Nicola and I need help identifying the name of a rose. My Fiance bought me them for our first date and I would love them for my bouquet. All I know if that they look like traditional eng

knock out rose bush

QuestionQUESTION: Ihave a double knock out 2yr. old bush. it looks extremely hardy & we have to prune it about every 2 mo.for the past mo. the roses have diminished in size to the size of a quarter or less. they had

White spots on Knockout Roses

QuestionOur knockout roses have been getting these white spots on their stems (stems only). The white spots are powdery like and poofy, almost like the little white web balls that you see spiders make when they wrap

Roses Didnt Bloom This Year

QuestionQUESTION: I have had two climbing roses for over ten years. They have always bloomed with abundance, however this year they just grew (well I might add) but without budding and or blooming. I liv

Winterize rose cuttings

QuestionQUESTION: After 3 years I finally propagated my minature rose with leaf cuttings. I am in Zone 4 and it is now Oct. 1. How do I winterize the cuttings as it gets too cold outside in our winter. T

pruning rose, fragment memories

QuestionIn san francisco, 94122, fog area. My fragment memories container rose grows stems 5-7 feet tall thus flowers are too high. How do I grow the plant to get shorter stems. AnswerRose bushes are li

knock out roses in winter

QuestionI have fairly big knock out rose buses. How far do I cut them back for winter? when is the best time, and what is the best spot to trim to? Also, can I use hedge trimmers since pruning shears would take fore

care of knock-out roese

QuestionI live in Maryland and purchased some knock-out roses this summer. I have them in a stone bed. They are not a year old and and approx.2 tall. Can you help me with the care and pruning? &nbs

A large fur ball on wild roses this year

QuestionThis year, for the first time, we have noticed that all of the wild rose bushes in the area are laden with what looks like a large brown fur ball. Is this a fungus? If so, what causes it and what

Root question

QuestionI recently acquired a piece of a rose bush root from a bush that had been transplanted (unsure of what kind of rose, but it usually had large white to peach colored flowers). I was wondering if this root was

Sawfly

QuestionI am a new rose gardener and discovered too late this year that my roses were infected with Sawfly Larvae...given the lack of insecticides available, what is the best recommended treatment or is it too late

PLANTING CLIMBING ROSES

QuestionHOW DO YOU PLANT CLIMBING ROSES. WHAT DO YOU PUT INTO THE HOLE TO HELP START THE GROWTH. AnswerBecause a climbing rose is going to be a larger plant than a bush rose, it will need a bigger hole. If you dig

Apricot Princess Roses

QuestionHi, I am in zone 4 and put in a number of these prolifically blooming roses, and want to know how to best protect them for winter. The Minnesota Tip method seems way too much. AnswerEven thoug

roses and evergreens

QuestionDear Lynnette, I have small, round, white balls on my rosebushes and evergreens in South Jersey. Can you tell me what they are and how to treat them? Thank you for your help. A

roses for hedging

QuestionQUESTION: i would love a wild rose (alba) as an interesting hedge but can you recommend one that only reaches about 1 metre high, say 3 foot 8 inches? which is the height of the surrounding wall pillars? o

Climbing Rose Pruning

QuestionHi there I have two very tall roses at the front of my porch. With winter coming wed like to put up Christmas lights but these canes extend over 9. Should they be pruned back? Is it ok t

roses that change color as the day gets warmer

Question I had a rose bush the roses started the day red as the day dot warmer the red went out to the edge of the flower. could you tell me the name of it. AnswerSome roses are bred to change colour with the weath

Approximate of 40 yr. old rose bush

QuestionIn spite of my plea and warning, a tree trimming contractors crew has destroyed my 40 year old Rose shrub. The trunk is about 6 inches across at the base. What should I charge my contractor to replace the sh

Black

QuestionQUESTION: I noticed very tiny black seed type flakes on the table where I had placed a vase of fresh cut double knock-out roses. What are they? Do I need to treat the bushes? The leaves look perfectly fine.

lacey rose leaves

QuestionA while back the leaves on my rose bushes got white spots that looked like water spots. Now the leaves all look lacey and full of holes. I dont see any insects on the leaves. What could be causin