Organic rose care

QuestionHi Lynette, I live in Perth, Western Australia and I have inherited a garden with...wait for it...55 rose bushes! Some are in better states of health than others. It is Autumn here now, but over summer

MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY?

QuestionI have 3 rose beds of dark pink knock out roses. i pruned them in january (zone 8B)and they bloomed beautifully 2 weeks ago. Since then, they have all practically defoliated. i spray them r

something eating rose buds

Questionthis morning i had beautiful buds just starting to open - 4 colors - i looked outside this afternoon and all the buds are gone...i do have rose petals on the ground from ones that were open -- only the buds

Mice damage to knockout roses

QuestionI live in Northwestern Illinois and have several knockout roses. Last winter I piled about 12 inches of fluffy compost on them. When the compost was removed two of them had died and all the other

Miniature rose

QuestionHi. I just received a miniature rose as a gift and I cant seem to find indepth care for it online. Its sticker says Kordana Rose, patiented plant PBRAF. Its light pink and unscented. Id like to know wh

shade tolerant

QuestionHi Im looking for a shade tolerant climbing rose that will grow in South Lake Tahoe, California. It will get 2-3 hours of sun April-November. It will have to put up with cold temperatures, lots of snow (thou

Roses diseases

QuestionMy roses have black spot again this year. I have cut all the affected leaves, cleaned the flowerbed out, sprayed w/ a fungicide, and also bakingsoda water (not at the same time). We have had quite a lot of r

trimming limbs and bloom season

QuestionQUESTION: I live in NE Louisiana. I have several types of roses from a rose tree to climbing roses to bushes to some roses that send out limbs up to 4 ft. Are they supposed to bloom all summer? Do I dead hea

cecil brunner roses

QuestionI need my rose bush to bloom again in late June. Is there a way to encourage this? AnswerA quick lesson about roses and their flowering habits. All roses go through a cycle of making a flower. It starts wi

Using miracle grow

QuestionI live in Northeastern Montana, and I would like to know when I can start using miracle grow on my roses. They were planted about 3 years ago, but this year it looks like they could use a little help. Thank

Rose slugs

QuestionI have a serious case of rose slugs. They are tiny and usually under the leaves so I cant pick them because I have about 20 rose bushes. The baking soda recipe has no worked. I tried using a Bayer 3 in 1 sys

what is this?

Questioni have a rose bush and noticed tumor like growths on the stem and sometimes on the stem where the leaf connects that can be the size of a chesnut...i cut one off and cut it open...there were tiny little bugs

Can Roses be grown indoors?

QuestionHi there I have a friend who lives in a flat / apartment. She adores roses. The flat is very light and airy and gets the sun in all rooms. Can you grow a rose in a pot indoors or does it have to be

Yellow leif on roses

QuestionI live in charlotte NC have tea roses in a planter. planted last spring 08 had abondant flower last year. this year a lot of yellow leaves and the bud start to open then the outer peddles start to die and th

Knockout Roses - Overwintering

QuestionI live just west of Milwaukee, WI. We purchased three of these roses last summer, planted them along a deck 3 feet apart from one another and after going through the winter, one of them has begun getting s

yellow spots on rose leaves

QuestionI have noticed mustard yellow marks which are raised but no bigger than pin heads on the under side of the leaves the appearance looks powdery but is firm, I have not seen this before is it a common problem

ground covering roses.

QuestionQUESTION: Is there a rose that works as a great cover for a hill/large sided ditch, that isnt as thorny as the carpet rose? I live in zone five I think (Ohio) ANSWER: Most of the so called thornless r

Propagation

QuestionIs it easy or difficult to propagate a Josephs Coat rose? My neighbor has a bush and gave me some cuttings. I cut them, put a slit on the side, and dipped them in rooting hormone. I then pl

Caterpillars on Knock Out Rose

QuestionI live in Cincinnati and just planted a nice size Knock Out Rose bush purchased from a well known nursery (note:expensive). After planting it, we noticed a ton of black caterpillars in our yard.

quarter sized double knock out blooms

QuestionI live in Zone 10 I am growing DKO in a container I had yellow leaves only to find soil was dry I watered heavily and roses perked up but now blooms are few 4 buds and they are quarter sized. I planted them