brown curling yellow leaves

QuestionI live in Arizona, Zone 8 at about 4,000 feet. I have had great success with my rose bushes until I bought a Hybrid tea rose John F. Kennedy #2. The leaves are turning yellow, edges are curling b

No buds for several years--3 bushes

QuestionHi, This problem has perplexed me for several years now. I have three rose bushes that are not producing ANY flower buds. Last year, one bush that never got very big, produced one branch that f

red sunblazer rose

Questionwhen can i transfer this from 8 or 10 pot to ground - was given on mothers day, kept it inside a week as instructed, cut off wilted parts, set it out. now it looks healthy/budding. the weat

Should i grow it?

QuestionI am currently looking at growing a specific cultivar of rose Grey dawn to add to my garden. but i want to know if it will sulk or if it with thrive here in my zone 9a garden. I really dont want to waste my

my rose bushes changed

QuestionAll of my hybrid rose bushes seem to have reverted to a red climbing rose bush. There was an old climbing rose bush already growing that my grandmother planted years ago. Now all of my rose bushes have becom

growing roses from a rose stem

QuestionMy husband gave me two dozen red roses. The stems have all grown new shoots. Can I plant the stems somehow and grew a new plant? AnswerFlorist roses are grown in a nice warm greenhouse and most are really f

caribean roses

Questioni live in the Caribbean not in Florida area but in Haiti ,we do not have the same sandy soil,i used to grow roses from Florida, but they lived like 2 3 years and not quite well ,few flowers ,and

Old Rose Issue

QuestionQUESTION: I have three older rose bushes. One is an old Josephs coat climber, one is a Peace hybrid tea, and the other is an old species of Mr. Lincoln hybrid tea. Each of these bushes have been

problem with one white rose bush

QuestionHello, I only seem to havethis problem with one bush out of 25. Last year and this year the buds evolve from being ok to the bloom getting terribly deformed with holes in them. These holes atre like concentr

Princess Diana Roses

QuestionI am a new rose gardener. Do Princess Diana roses only bloom once a year? I love the rose and picked it for its beauty but was not sure about pruning it or is it too late? I was expecting more blooms. Answe

weed block

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Lynnette, I recently purchased a knock out Rose Tree. It has been in the ground for 1 week. Today I noticed all the roses have black wilted edges and a few leaves have turned yellow. I water it

Roses beget more rosebuds

QuestionI have a Pegasus rose that is about 4 years old. This year, several of the rosebuds have opened only to reveal what looks like more rosebuds growing inside. Ive never seen this before. (I l

rosebuds

QuestionDear Lynette, I live in the outskirts of Rome, dont know if that can help you much! Winters are pretty cold but I would say that spring and summer are similar to northern California weather (Im f

mulch

QuestionHi Lynnette, I am still struggling with black spot on my knockouts, I thought it was under control because the new groth was clear and they were blooming beautifully but the 100 degrees and the muggy nights

wilting rose buds

QuestionI have a Josephs Coat and it was doing fine...about a month ago it was loaded with buds and they all wilted over. I pruned them all back and applied a 2n 1 Systemic... the plant had all new growth, ver

Double knock out rose - over or under watering?

QuestionHi! Im in zone 7b (upper SC). I purchased 4 dbl knock outs a couple weeks ago. Almost immediately, they drooped and seemed to turn almost grayish. I was told to water them every day - sometimes twice a day

rose leaves turning black

QuestionQUESTION: I have a new garden with 11 tea roses from a reputable seller. I have 4 plants that have leaves turning black or dark brown in large swaths (not spots) and not yellowing. The underside of the

yellow roses changing colour

QuestionSir, I have a double yellow rose that has changed to a white rose ?? How can I make it go back to a yellow rose?? It is planted in a east facing bed and faily sheltered. AnswerRoses have blood l

small potted rose tree

QuestionQUESTION: i have a small potted rose tree that is giving me beautiful orange/red roses. i dont know if i am supposed to move it into the ground - keep it in the pot - move it to a larger pot and if i s

Missing /destroyed buds

Question We have some type of bug, Havent actually seen it that is eating the buds off our climbing rose bushes. Either the bud completely disappears or the inside where the petals form will be gone. The bushes are