Roses wintered in a greenhouse

QuestionI received a rosebush last year and did not want to put it in the grown next to another rosebush that is fighting disease.I planted it in a large pot and it did very well. When winter approached I put it in

Cecile Brunner How to Slip?

QuestionMy late Mom pinched a slip from the Cecile Brunner of our old home in Portland over 30 years ago. She took it to her home town 200 miles away, plunked it in the ground and today it stands bushy at 15 f

when to transplant

QuestionI live in Northern KY, actually just outside of Cincinnati, OH (I think I am in zone 6a) and was wondering when is the best time to transplant a climbing rose? I am unsure of the type of climber, but it prod

Pruning Roses

QuestionHi Lynnette, We live in London, UK and have a new interest in roses. 3-4 weeks ago we purchased a mix of very young Bush and Climbing roses without green stems. These are all now potted and living in our ki

looks like a coccoon

QuestionI just found what looks like a coccoon on one of the canes of my rose bush! I have double-knockout roses, and actually took a picture of it hoping to be able to attach to this message.. Any ideas on what it

Prevention of fungus diseaseson double Knockout roses

QuestionLast year my 2 year old double knockout roses succombed to the perfect storm of an extremely wet/humid spring, close proximty to an evergreen (Sitka Spruce), and Black spot. The bushes developed

Mini standards

QuestionHi I recently bought two mini standard roses. I planted them into large sandstone pots, they had lots of flowers and buds, which quickly went brown and had what looked like a powdery grey/white substan

Propagating Roses by cuttings

QuestionHi Lynnette, Is it possible to propagate roses by cuttings? If so would please tell me what to do? I have a DonJuan that I would like to root if possible by cuttings. Do cuttings grow very fast? Please help

Were do I cut roses to plant my own

QuestionI want to now i want to grow my own roses i have a lot of roses in my yard I bay every time now i want to gut them and grown own we do i cut them on a lob ore any were AnswerYou can propagate roses from cut

pruning climbing roses

QuestionI need to prune my mothers climbing Pauls Scarlet rose right away. Shed told me it was supposed to be done in February (southern western Tennessee), but weve had snow and ice for all of that month! &nb

Planting knock out roses

QuestionI live in The Atlanta, Georgia area and have purchased Double Knockout roses in 3 gallon containers. When should I plant them and should I cover them if we get have any frosty nights after they are pla

double knock-out roses

QuestionI purchased 3 potted double knock-out roses today, 3-11-2010. I live in the Pittsburgh area. When is a safe time to plant them and what do I do with them until it is safe to plant them? The

watering knock out roses

QuestionWe live in Houston, Texas. I am ready to have a small flagstone patio built and want to surround it with knock out roses. The area receives full sun for most of the day. We have an above-ground sprinkl

rose fertilization

QuestionDear Lynette, My roses (all 125 of them!) are in dormancy now with manure fertilizer heaped around the base. I want to know when I should apply my regular rose fertilizer (I use slow release). Th

uncovering rose bushes

QuestionQUESTION: I have planted 9 new hybrid rose bushes for the 1st time. I live in nothwestern ontario,canada.I have buried the roses with soil and covered them with straw.My qestion is when is it safe to stat u

KNOCKOUT ROSE BUSHES

QuestionHI I WILL BE MOVING SOON AND WOULD LOVE TO TAKE MY KNOCKOUT ROSES WITH ME. THEY ARE TWO YEARS OLD WOULD THAT DISTURB OR SEND THEM INTO SHOCK? AnswerThe ideal time to move any plant, especially r

transplanting

QuestionHi! I live in Bedford PA zone 6. We had enough warm weather for the ground to thaw, so I prunned my 3 year old roses back to about 2 foot, (they have leaf buds beginning to swell) and

Fairy roses/polyanthus pruning

Question polyanthus 1 I have 7 Fairy rose plants that were planted last year. I live in Burlington, NC. This March I started to trim them because they looked straggly. I cleaned out all the smaller dead branches. I

Growing roses

QuestionI live in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada which is just east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario. I live in a ground floor apartment with a backyard facing north. I would like to plant some roses but becau

Pruning Rugosas

QuestionHi Lynnette, I have just finished reading your 8/20/2007 entry on caring for rugosas. I am in my third year with about 25 rugosas in my garden, and this is the first year I am pruning seriously. I am in zone