rose root growth

QuestionI work in an HOA and people are planting rose bushes in areas that are very small, my concern is that they are planting them near the water main that goes to their home. I am wondering about the root g

eaten roots

QuestionI have a squirrel that lives in the front yard - I think he has decided to vacation in my back yard. I went to water my roses this morning and one of them fell right over! The roots were gone and

cutting back hybrid roses

QuestionI do have hybrid roses & I always thought the time to cut them back was after a hard frost/ pre winter. I live in Minnesota. In an answer I just read of yours for someone in New Mexico, you said

American Roses

QuestionI just plant my roses this early spring. Now,that fall is here,I dont know if Ill continue to water them,because there were times that the soil is so dry. Some of the leaves got black spots & if Ill continue

tree

QuestionHI.i have a iceberg rose.or tree i was told .when i bout it they sed i hed to dig it up and put it in side for winter.i think it is a iceberg rose.it is 3 ft hi it is out in blume know.it is star

Dried Roses

QuestionCan you tell me anything about drying roses? I am able to dry out my roses completely but want to know if there is anything I can spray on them to make them less fragile. Hairspray maybe? AnswerI dont reall

Disease on knockout roses

QuestionI have an area with 7 pink knockouts that have been thriving for 4 years. This August the leaves of only one bush browned quickly and it was gone. There were no signs on the other bushes until October &nbs

Florida - Leaves

QuestionFour of my five rose bushes are completely bare. I have one thriving rose bush. What could have caused all the leaves to fall off the other four bushes? I recognize no visible signs of di

Cutting back roses in Phoenix

QuestionWe have four rose plants here in Gilbert, AZ (20 miles SE of Phoenix) that have grown out of control and have not been trimmed back since last fall when I cut them short. Is it really a good idea to tr

strange phenomenon

QuestionWe live in zone 8, central California but in the foothills. This fall my rose has buds coming from the centers of each flower. Not all flowers have them and I have not had this happen before.. The buds

winterizing knock-out roses

QuestionHello, I purchased last summer a knock-out rose. I didnt know anything about pruning, winterizing etc so I left it to survive winter on its own without any help. It did very well in the winter but th

roses and limestone

QuestionQUESTION: A bit out of your area geographically, Im afraid. I am keen to grow roses in the Minervois area of southern France and would like to know the suitability of the soil there. Its one of the principal

rose care during winter

QuestionI have a hybrid tea, Jackson and Perkins black magic, rose in a container on my balcony. I live in washington dc and it is too cold for the plant to survive over the winter. I have no access to an unheated g

fertilizer formulae

QuestionI am staying at Calcutta , India . I have some rose plant in earthen pot whose medium is cinder + coarse sand ,would you please give me a good water soluble inorganic fertilizer formulae and its application

Lake Tahoe Rose

QuestionGreetings, Ms Marisa Parent: Hope you can help me with the following question: I don抰 know which zone includes the South Lake Tahoe area, but I need to know at least one variety (and color) of garden rose

Moving roses in winter

QuestionWe are moving in 10 days. I have two very pretty roses and I would like to take them along. I had planned to have them planted immediately. Someone said this was useless, that the roses should be pruned and

Red carpet roses fading

QuestionHi, ive 20 or so red carpet roses which have been bursting with red flowers, but they have all turned pink now, even the newly opened ones. I live in Auckland, NZ. AnswerThere are two main reasons t

No flower in climbing rose

QuestionI bought bare root climbing zephrine Droubin in July last year and put in the ground as per their instruction. But I do not see any flower yet though the few branches are 3-4 ft long AnswerIt takes a couple

winterising rose for transport

QuestionI live in Manitoba, Canada. I will be moving to a new city in one month, and I would like to take my miniature rose (indoor potted plant)with me. I have no car, so it would have to go on the movi

Planting bare-root roses

QuestionI live in Orlando, Florida area and bought a few bare root roses on 12/31/07. Its been 3 days since my purchase. The temperature here will drop to 24F tonight and 37F tomorrow. Shall I avoid planting them in