Sun for Don Juan

QuestionI live in Dallas/Fort Worth, and Ive never grown roses before. I wanted to try out a Don Juan, I read that theyre pretty good for first-timers. I have a spot on the southeast corner of my east-fa

rosebush

QuestionWe were moving into a new house and had an rose bush my mother-in-law had bought for us we wanted to take with us.It was health so i dug it up and planted it in your new yard, what can i do to insure it will

organic gardening w/roses

QuestionThis is a two or 3-part question. I am going to start keeping bees, and I do not want to harm them w/pesticides, etc., so I wish to be as organic as possible in my gardening...Im ordering nematodes to contro

Supporting climbers and pruning young roses

QuestionHi Lynette, I have 2 questions for you. First one is, what would happen if I didnt support a climbing rose? Would the canes just arch over to form a large, rounded, umbrella shaped shrub looking thi

rose bush dropping leaves

QuestionWe have a fairly healthy rose bush taht has started to lose its leaves. There are no spots on the leaves and it gets plenty of water and sun. Why is this happening? AnswerWhen a normally healthy rose starts

leaves turning yellow and falling off

Question Hi my name is viney breakfield I live in Illinois but am closest to St Louis. It is spring and I started a Don juan rose bush in the house next to the window along

Later Winter Freeze Follow Up

QuestionQUESTION: Hello! I pruned my roses the last weekend of February and fertilized them. We had a late freeze blow in and blast the roses with snow and 40 mile an hours winds for 24 hours this

cows eat rose bushes?

QuestionI have a fence that seperates my yard from my pasture. I want to plant rose bushes on that fence. I need to know if the cows will eat or otherwise bother my rose bushes? AnswerCows are mainly browsers and j

Orange roses

QuestionI have a Tuscan Sun and Rio Samba rose bush and both of them seem to be pink instead of orange. What can I do to make them orange instead of the pink with yellow? AnswerTuscan Sun and Rio Samba are bo

Transplanting Roses

QuestionGood Morning, I ran across your site on Roses and I am hoping you can or might help or guide me. I live in East Tennessee and have had some type unknown bag roses from Wal-Mart...stop laughing they really ha

Rose trees roots seem to have been eaten by insects

QuestionHi there. I have 3 rose trees in a pot that i have now enjoyed for a couple of years. Every winter, I put the pots in the garage to protect it from the harsh winter here in PA. This time however, something w

Climbing roses.

QuestionMy husband insists on pruning my 2 climbing roses to mere nubs every spring. I thought we should let them be natural. What would cause yellowing of the leaves? Thanks for your time. AnswerThere are two type

silver on rosebush leaves

Questionwe planted 2 rose bushes last year and they seemed to be doing fine and then towards August we noticed there was silver on their leaves and then then ended up with holes where the silver was. What is the bes

Ground cover roses

Question Pergola and slope behi I am looking for something to grow up a steep slope behind a new pergola and trellis. Once planted it will be difficult to access. Someone has suggested a rose such as Naz

types of roses

QuestionWhat is the difference between floribuda roses and shrub roses? AnswerTechnically a floribunda is a hybrid tea that has been crossed with a polyantha. From this cross you get more flowers from the polyantha

Troubles by sudden decline of healthy Iceberg rose

QuestionQUESTION: I have 8 potted icebergs that I have had since 2002. To say that over the years they have become breathtakingly beautiful, is an understatement. But this spring, suddenly, with no signs of sickness

How to train a climbing rose over a bay window

QuestionWe have bought two Claire Austin (David Austin) climbing roses and would like to train them over a small bay window. The bay window is west facing and has a flat roof. What is the best way to train this rose

How to care my roses

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Lynnette Payne, I have 13 patio roses growing in big pots.I baught them last year all because of my passion for roses. The summer has come and I have no idea how to care them. As they gone throu

Seven Sisters clippings

QuestionHow does one get a start from an older Seven Sisters rose bush? I want to start some from my Mothers in Chattanooga, Tn. I live just below Knoxville, Tn. Thank You, Janie AnswerSeven Siste

roses are being stripped

Questionwe have two different kinds of roses, bush and climbing, and every year in the fall something strips all the leaves from them. we live close to brownwood, texas 76823 AnswerIt is hard to tell what is eating