When to prune Roses

QuestionI live in Wisconsin and spring is here. I have a knockout rose bush that I planted last June. I am wondering when I should prune this. Do I need to prune in the Spring to get it started? Or

Soil leaching from heavy wet seasonal rain

QuestionMy roses are all very sick. We have a clay soil and after receiving 3months of heavy rain the entire 38 rose bushes have black spot and they leaves are yellow/green and all the new growth is very small thin

little green worms and bugs on my mini roses

QuestionMy miniature roses have tiny little light green worms Ive found crawling on the branches and black, brown, and green little bugs on the underside of their leaves. Most of the day they are indoor plants

roses - old and uncared for

QuestionI have two roses that I have not pruned in a very long time. One is a bush type that is beginning to show signs of dieing at the bottom. the other is some kind of climbing rose. My question is th

white fuzz on rose buds

QuestionI have some white fuzz on my rose buds. Do you know what it is and what I can do about it? AnswerSpring weather can often cause mildew to grow on a rose. If you leave it on the rose then it will disto

Question about yellowing leaves

QuestionI bought a Blaze Climbing Rose 6 days ago. I havent been able to plant it as we have intermittent thunder storms and if it isnt raining it is overcast. There are many blooms already on the climbe

Kordana Roses (Mini)

QuestionMy husband just bought me Kordana Roses from the Walmart. I would like to plant it outside. How do I go about this? Its the first time Ive had any type of roses. I live in Johnstown,

combining rose types

QuestionWould you recommend planting knockout roses among hybrid roses? My father had a rose garden(floribunda & hybrid tea roses) which I am having trouble maintaining and now has several open spaces. &nbs

Iceberg roses

QuestionI have two small iceberg tree roses that were in full bloom (April). My gardener decided to trim them with a hedge trimmer to shape them and cut every single rose and bloom off of the bush. Will

Rosebush drying up

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Lynnette, I bought two rose bushes about a month ago and transplanted them from their original wrappings. One bush is doing great but the other is fastly drying up. The good one is now produc

White Ice? Rose Tree

QuestionI purchased a rose tree growing in a pot..it is approximately 3.5 feet tall and is in full bloom. Im considering planting it, but we have a lot of clay dirt in my area, I think zone 7 in NC. I need advice on

Yellow spot on my KnockOut Rose Leaves

Question spots on my rose leave Can you help me with this? AnswerAny number of things could cause those yellow spots. However is almost looks like something was dripped on them such as a spray. There are other ros

Slow leafing climber

QuestionI have a 5 year old climbing rose (Don Juan) that took 4 years to bloom but once it did, it was exquisite. That first bloom was last year. This year I pruned it the last week of March back to the main

red spots on my jfk rose petals

Question my jfk rose my jfk rose has red spots on its petals and i was wondering is it normal or is there something wrong AnswerI will have to take a guess as I dont know where you garden. Pink spots on roses are

Is my rose dead?

QuestionHi, I live in Colorado, zone 5. I have 5 jackson and perkons rose bushes. Last year one of my Abraham Lincoln bushes died and I replaced it with the Veterans Honor rose. It did good throughout the year.

Shrub Roses

QuestionQUESTION: I have several shrub rose bushes which were planted last summer and did terrific. I took good care of them and had beautiful growth until late fall. This spring I have not yet seen any

transplant shock

Question I bought two rose bushes before it was time to plant them, a golden showers and a Don Juan, so I planted them in pots in the house. When it was time to plant I put the golden showers in the ground first and

knockout roses leaves turning brown

Questioni recently purchased 25 1 gallon knockout roses i watwered them well two of them started dying so i fertilized them with sprinkle on miricle grow rose food now the leaves are turning brown and they are not b

dividing large rose root

QuestionI have an old rose with a large root with to spurs and healthy shoots above each. I do not want to lose the plant. May I divide it by cutting it in half? Do I need to seal the cut places? State: CT Answer

my yellow rose bush

Questionmy rosebush leaves are getting black spots then turnyellow the flowers are beautiful on the new groth.my red rosebuds start turning black on the edges of the bud so theyseldom open up. what should i do? Ans