Constance Spry

QuestionI have a huge Constance Spry. It is now about six years old. The shrub is healthy and vigorous, but in all those years it has had only two or three blooms. It is in fairly full sun, up against the back of th

black spots on roses

QuestionI live in S.C. zone 7b. I have 80 rose bushes and trees. 50% of them have black spots on the leaves and some on them stems. My first mistake I know was water them in the evenings. Im not no exper

knockoutrose bush

QuestionsprinklerI live in So Texas, red dirt soil. I planted my knockout rose bush in spring of 2008 and now the lower leaves are turning yellow, not all of them but most, and then turn brown and crispy. The

blaze roses

QuestionI planted my roses 6 months ago. They were blooming beautifully for one month only. I expected more flowers for longer period of time because the label said blooming from summer to frost. Whats wrong? Answ

when to fertilize roses

QuestionHi, you mentioned in my last post that alfalfa meal is good to put around the roses next spring. I assume that acts as a fertilizer? Should I use that along with another fertilizer, or singularly

small shriveled leaves

Questionmy rose bush has a lot of green leaves but they never get to normal size. They are small and shriveled. It keeps growing. Never gets buds or bigger leaves. What is going on? AnswerIt sounds like your rose i

Rosa raguso

Question Roses I have a bank of Rosa raguso (100 feet) and the lower branches have lost leaves and have no flowers. Is there anything I can do to solve this problem? I am located on the St. Croix river in New Brunsw

transplanted rose wont bud

QuestionI transplanted a rose bush from a containter into the ground. I have had it for 3 years and it has bloomed often. I pruned the leaves but not the roots when transplanting. I am now getting

cracked bark at base of tree rose

QuestionThe bark at the base of my tree rose, Honey Bouquet, has cracked and pulled away from the trunk. Is this a problem? My water basin may have allowed the trunk to get too wet, so I have corrected that now. I a

yellow leaves with black spots

QuestionI live in Memphis, TN (I do not know what zone). I have recently acquired several rose bushes that are in a container. Our property has lots of trees and shade. I keep the rose bushes in a

CL Don Juan

QuestionI have a very happy and healthy CL Don Juan, planted with southern exposure. It went in the ground in May. It will not bloom. The leaves are beautiful, no bug or leaf problem. Directi

Brown tipped leaves

QuestionI am a novice rose care giver. I have a nice potted bush that all of a sudden has brown tipped leaves on the older growth. New growth does not exhibit any brown, yet. I live in southern Cal

When to prune a large rose bush

QuestionI am helping a neighbor lady clean out her flower bed and there is a large rose bush in it. Is it too late in the year to prune or could it be done now? We are near the coast in Virginia, the weather i

Daughter memory

QuestionQUESTION: Im looking for a rose to give as a gift to parents whose daughter died recently. Her name was Kiah - her nickname was Hollywood. Any ideas? Friends gave my husband and I two Mothers Love rose bushe

Tree Rose sun protection

QuestionI live in an extremely hot, sunny climate(California), where it is sunny for about 8 months in a row. How can I protect the long stems of my tree roses from the sun? AnswerRose trees are usually made

cutting back roses

QuestionI have 2 old climbing roses on an arbor. The wind snapped the support post of my arbor and I need to take it down and replace them. I will have to do some heavy pruning to get the roses off the a

carpet rose

QuestionHi, I just bought 3 carpet roses. The instruction says that I should plant them 3-4 feet apart. Is the spacing providing more health to the plant? Can I plant them just 2 feet apart? Than

Rose losing leaves

QuestionLast fall my roses lost all their leaves except for a few at their shoot tips. Ideas on cause and/or prevention? AnswerThe bottom leaves of a rose are the first to grow in the spring and so they are t

climbing roses in containers

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Lynette, I live in a hilly area near Florence, in Italy. Iwant to plant 2 or 3 banksiae Lutea roses or banksia banksia roses to cover a south east facing pergola.The pergola is on a roof terra

growing roses from cuttings in a greenhouse

QuestionHi Lynnette, Do you have an abc kind of instructions to follow to grow roses from cuttings in late summer-early fall in greenhouse growing to have them ready for display by spring? I am eager to learn