spots on stalks

QuestionI have brown spots on the stalks of my rose bush.What is this and can it be treatable without cutting back so far? AnswerThe brown spots are a fungus and can be treated with any rose fungicide for Black Spo

id this rose?

Question Close up of rose This rose was taken from a cutting at the house I grew up in. It flowers once a year like a banksia, the buds are pink, the flowers open white. The flowers are a little smaller than tennis

Yellowing Container Rose

QuestionI planted a Grandmas Yellow in a container 18 inches wide and 18 inches deep about 3 or 4 weeks ago. Before I planted it, it was bushy and full of buds. A few days later several of those buds and

Will dog urine kill climbing roses?

QuestionMy husband and I planted 3 climbing roses last spring that did very well and produced beautiful flowers all summer. Upon inspection this spring, it appears that they are dead! Our new neighbors l

cherokee rose

QuestionCan the Cherokee rose be found in the woods growing naturally or can it only be found at a nursery to plant as a landscape plant? AnswerCherokee Rose has a short blooming season in late March and April. The

my climbing rose bush

QuestionLast October I planted a climbing rose bush. It was not very large and I didnt have the money at the time for a trellis, so I didnt put it on a trellis. By now it has grown significantly and we w

JFK Rose Bush

QuestionI planted a John F Kennedy Rose Bush about 5 years ago. Every year it makes beautiful white roses. This year its making the same white roses , along with tons of smaller red roses. How did this happen ? Im a

Grafting wild roses

QuestionI wish to graft a red tea rose onto a wild rose to increase to number and frequency of blooms. How do I do this? AnswerSounds like a nice idea but it cant be done. Usually when they graft a rose, it i

rose disease on hip?

QuestionHave a shrub rose. (?variety) Beside the hip is a small round greyish growth,some seem to have tiny holes in them. Do you know what this could be? Live in Colorado.This shrub gets water from lawn watering. T

rose bare root

Questionreceived a rose bush from J&P roses bare root planted it per the instructions in a pot about eight weeks ago the plant while green on the stalks at the top are not beaaring any leaves yet help me please. wat

rose buds tipping to side

QuestionI have quite a few rose bushes and on a few of the bushes one or two buds tip to the side almost parallel to the stem. What causes this? AnswerThere is a little insect called a Rose Midge and the mother bug

roses with tiny sticky little dots on buds and leaves

QuestionAre these aphids or something else? The are not black but light colored and are causing the roses to open with ragged prtals. I have used a combination fugicide/insecticide. What do you suggest. I am i

princess diana rose

QuestionWe have had this bush for about ten years. Originally it would flower heavily once and then grow stems for the rest of the year. For the past 2 years we get stems only. Can we do anything to correct this? T

Please help Edith means the world to me

QuestionLast fall my parents moved from my child hood home.My mom had a rose that has been passed down from my great great grandma. Edith I also new her she meant a whole lot to me. and she taught me lots of things

rose in a large planter

QuestionHi Lynnette, I moved last summer. My new home had a very large round planter containing a leggy rose bush. The bush was covered with beetles. I got rid of the beetles and thought Id have to get rid of the

Roses Losing Leaves and Black Spot Fungus

QuestionI have a rose garden that I began last spring. It is in red clay (the only soil we have unfortunately). I was told by one expert that roses actually love red clay because of the moisture it holds

roses wont open

QuestionMy roses put out many buds, and start to open, but then get shriveled up and wont open. Please help. I live in San Diego, CA AnswerThere is a little insect called a rose midge which lays its egg

How to grow a climbing rose as a bush

QuestionWe planted a climbing rose in front of our house, but we would not like to have a pergola, a trellis or a garden arbor that could block the view of the house. What would be the the best strategy to train our

pink to red???

QuestionI planted a pink rose bush at the end of my house over 10 years ago. Every year it has blossomed beautifully with medium size pink roses. This year it began blooming red with the exception of a f

Yellow Blaze Climbing Rose

QuestionHi. Zone? Im not sure, but we live in/around Toledo Ohio. We moved into a home where the woman was an excellent gardener. I believe I have a yellow blaze climbing rose on our fence on