Planting

QuestionWhen is the best time to plant a rose bush in Buffalo, NY? I bought one yesterday. If I have to wait to plant, will the bush die in the meantime? Where is the best place to plant roses? An

wild branch on my rose bush?

QuestionHi, One of the branches (starts at the ground) on my rose bush has a wild look about it. The leaves are thinner and packed closer together than the rest of the bush, the thorns are much more numerous but sma

Seven sisters leaves turning white

QuestionMy friend has a seven sisters plant that she has had growing for atleast 3 years. It has done fine in the past but this year a good bit of the leaves are turning white, mostly on the top, but on the bottom a

Colour Change, neem oil

Questioni have had my Gentle Giant for almost a year now. From time to time she is a magenta pink to a light pink.It seems that she more light pink towards the ending or the begging of a season.Why does she change c

small rose bush dropping leaves

QuestionOn Easter I received a small Yellow Golden Sunblaze rose bush 12 high with 13 small blooms which is indoors in a 62 degree house. I put it in the sunny porch and it is now outside on a 70 degree

Double tree rose

QuestionI purchase a double-decker tree rose, and the top rose bush was beautiful the first season, then died. Can I prune the stalk above the bottom bush? AnswerDouble decker tree roses are interesting but c

rerooting Knock Out Rose

QuestionI have a very large back yard and would love to plant Double Knock Out Roses everywhere. I would like to know if I can reroot from one of my Knock Out Roses to start another one instead of buying so ma

Knockout roses, powdery look to them

QuestionI have a group of five bushes. Three are doing fine...blooming, growing significantly this spring. Two that are side by side have a white powdery look to their leaves and they ( the leaves) are k

memorial garden - zone 8

QuestionI want to create a sort-of memorial garden on my property, using a mix of different plants, with roses being the main theme. Id like to use a climber and perhaps create a hedge as well as using some fo

relocating roses

QuestionMy grandmother is finally moving out of her house, and since my grandfather (who is now deceased) was so fond of his rosebushes, I decided to take 3 of them to my house. the are well aged and very heal

Leonidas Rose trouble

QuestionHello! I have a Leonidas rose that developed an aphid problem. I took care of the aphids by spraying a dormant spray on them(while still dormant) and rinsed it off with water the way the directions said to.

Wild rose hip

QuestionHi, I have an awful lot of wild roses growing in a field Ive recently bought. Id like an organic way to get rid of these, can you recommend anything, or do I just need to get the spade out and dig them out.

worms on rose bush

QuestionI have a knockout rose bush that is app.4yrs. old. The last 2 years Ive noticed the leaves being eaten and webbed looking in appearance.Finally this year in early spring I have seen aphids but more worrysome

yellow foliage on double knockout rose

QuestionI planted double knockout roses about two weeks ago I noticed some of the foliage especialy inside that is yellow but i dont see any sort of spots AnswerIf the roses have just been planted, the yellow leave

New growth on newly planted roses growing twisted

QuestionFloribunda Leaflets QUESTION: Hello! I live in College Station, Texas (about 45 minutes west of Houston), and I have recently planted a hybrid tea rose variety and a floribunda variety in separate lar

yellow roses

Questionwhy do the edges of my buds look like they are burned? they bloom and when they open the tip of the edges look brown> AnswerIt is a rose midge that is causing your problems. These tiny winged insects lay

Non blooming rose plant

QuestionQUESTION: I have read with great interest the recommendations for how to treat non-blooming rose plants. This is my 3rd season and although I see no signs of a bud, the plant has robust leaf growth, more so

Mystery Bug is eating my roses

QuestionI live in the South, near Shreveport, LA and I have two Yellow Rose bushes. Just recently they have been getting eaten and I can not find any bugs on them on the stems, leaves or even the buds. I have found

Too much dead

QuestionMy roses bushes & I live in NC - bushes are at least 3 years old and have done well. This season, there is a lot of dead which I have trimmed and only one stalk that is green. Anything I can do? I refu

Lots of grass growing in my rose garden

QuestionI have 3 rose bushes, what exact kind I do not know. My yard grass decided to take root in my rose garden. Can I use weed and grass killer around the rose bushes. If not what can I do to get rid of all of th