knockout rose problem

QuestionIve had my knockout rose for several years. The bush thrives and normally produces many clusters of beautiful red roses all summer. The bush is about 4 ft tall and wide. Weve had much wet w

Pink Knockout Roses in Clay Soil?

QuestionI am buying 2 Pink Knockout Roses to plant in my backyard. They will no doubt get 5-6 hours of direct sunlight. My question is, Will it be ok to plant them in the Clay Soil directly, Or do I need

white low flying bugs on soil around my outside roses

QuestionBeing a novices my husband and I know absolutely nothing about roses. I have avoided them all my life because I believed them to be very difficult. We planted 4 rose bushes sold at the local groc

Knockout rose leaf hols

QuestionQUESTION: my knockout rose bush - this is its second season - has leaves that look like lace. Lots of holes, pretty much the veins left. New growth seems ok, getting blooms but this lacy looking leaf has sta

Roses changing color

QuestionI took cuttings off a Red Knockout rosebush and rooted it. Last year the bush bloomed red. This year it is blooming pink. Why? AnswerCould be several reasons The fertilizer you use can make a difference. Is

Rose Bloom Color Fade

QuestionWe planted about two dozen Sorcerer Rose bushes two yeas and, except for one issue, they look great: the red color fades. Its almost as if the color is being bleached out. Local sellers think the sun is cau

Transplanting my huge rose?

QuestionHi, I am moving and need to transplant my huge rose plant. Its a Weeks rose and it is called Sunset Celebration. I have read that it should be about 3 to 5 feet tall but mine is almost 12 and she produ

rose TREE

Questionyellowing leaves and purplish spots...the tree was absolutely beautiful a month ago...I cut it back to the fifth leaf and now I dont even have any buds.. most of the leaves are turning yellow..appreciate you

Mostly dead/dying blooms

QuestionI inherited a number of different roses with the house. Dont know what kind they are, but the first couple of years, we had beautiful roses all summer long. The last couple, the roses still put out many buds

brown worms on roses

Questioni have found brown worms under leaves on my roses Answer one of my roses yep yep brown little worms some sort of caterpillar to be 1. make sure you are not feeding the roses anything with high nitro

Yellow rose leaves

QuestionI have planted a number of roses in Eureka, CA, over the past three years. The ones in large pots seem to do the best, and can be placed in areas that get more sun than the plants growing closer to the house

repotted tree rose

QuestionI REPOTTED A 4-5 FT TREE ROSE FROM NURSERY POT TO ANOTHER POT? TODAY , 24 HOURS LATER I NOTICE THE MINITURE BLOOMS ARE ALL STARTING TO WILT! THIS A A YELLLW SUNFLARE TREE ROSE? NOT SURE OF PLANTING ZONE I &n

dead Mr Lincoln

QuestionWe live in Lake Elsinore CA and have a south facing rose garden open to winds which we get from the west every afternoon. Our Mr Licoln, One year old, had been doing beautifully, blossoming, setting ne

small flowers on roses

QuestionQUESTION: I have small flowers on my roses. Could this be a cultural thing? fertilizer? deficiency? lack of water? one of my roses ANSWER: well some roses have small flowers and some have large

Rose seeds

QuestionHi, I have placed my Rose seeds in a damp paper towel and put them in the frig. Now It has been around 45 days and still no sprouting from any of the seeds. I have lots of rose seeds that I order

rose seedlings

QuestionHi. I am inquiring about rose seedlings and how to make my own hybrids. The former first.Where can I buy rose seedlings,and how much do they cost, since Id like a variety of roses and which are the cheapest

changing color

Questiongood evening my name is chezlyn and im a young very green and not as experienced gardner. i would like to know is it possible to change the color of ones roses naturally or is this a hoax? i would also like

sick roses

QuestionI have about 10 rose bushes and they are usually beautiful with bloom all summer but this year I dont think there were a total of a dozen roses between all of them. Yellow and brown leaves, what leaves there

Browning and dropping of rose buds

QuestionRose QUESTION: Hi, Im having an issue with my red pierre de ronsard climbing rose. It grows well and has healthy leaves and stems yet the buds grow to a certain point and then brown and die off, it in

lady banks rose

QuestionI have a 14 year old lady banks rose that my well- meaning aunt trimmed for me. I fear she may have killed it. She cut off all the limbs save a three foot section of the main stem. It is may now