container planting

QuestionHi: I have had success with tree roses growing in large pots. Will I get good results with a climbing variety. My pots are 18 diameter and 15 deep. Thanks for your response. Lu AnswerThose Roses wont last f

Burnt Orange Rose Name

QuestionMy fiance is having a horrible time trying to find the right rose for our floral arangements for our wedding. Our colors are chocolate and burnt orange. We have seen some pictures of the burnt or

Rose - branches breaking off

QuestionMy About Face has had 2 large branches break off at the base. The branches appeared healthy with new buds at the tips. The end of the branch that was attached to the shrub looked like it had been sealed off.

Starting a rose bush

QuestionMy mom passed away March 15th and she has a peace rose in her yard that I would really like to get a start off. I have no idea where to cut of how to do this. AnswerThere are two ways you can start a

Rose Pest: Lime Green catapillar

QuestionI finally discovered what has been munching on my yellow climbing rose leafs....a pale lime green catapillar. I didnt notice any horn antennae. I removed him of course but how do I keep them from

Min Roses

QuestionI live in Atlanta GA and I bought some miniture roses from the store despite there apperance. The flowers were dry and dead looking. I planted them in my yard in hopes to bring them back. I do have some flow

Yellow rose, changing color

QuestionHi, Lynnette, hope you can help me. I live in Odessa, Texas, Zone 7, and had a beautiful pale yellow rose but the blooms are now all tinged with pink. I much prefer the original color and want to

i am a new gardner

Questioni purchased i little place that has a little front yard to it. it seems the previous owners never pruned the roses. can i cut back some of the brunches now in middle of June or it will kill it? Answer

falling leaves on bush

QuestionI live in the pacific NW close to Seattle area. I had a rose bush in a patio planter and the leaves turned yellow and some leaves were falling. I thought it needed to be replanted so I moved it to a spot in

Floribunda Playgirl

QuestionI have Playgirl in full sun. She blooms around the bottom of the bush but not on top. The top growth is nothing but leaves. I read somewhere that this rose is to be planted in semi-shade. Could this be the p

Strange, ugly canes

QuestionIve been rose gardening for 20 years and Ive never seen this. I have a huge Betty Boop floribunda approx. 10-11 tall.Last year I noticed one stem way up top that looked weird-covered in thorns,too many buds

Roses not leafing out

QuestionI planted 2 bare rose bushes about 3 weeks ago. I havent seen any leafs coming out yet and the branches are brown. How long should I give it before giving up on them? I am watering diligently. Thanks

plz help

Questionmy rose is dieing what can i do to help AnswerHi Rachel- Modern hybrid tea roses usually dont have a long life span. If they live 2-5 years that is a long time for a modern rose. If you supply

SICK ROSE TREE

QuestionI BOUGHT A HOUSE A YEAR AGO WITH A BEAUTIFUL ROSE TREE CLIMBING UP MY HOUSE AT THE FRONT WALK. I IT BLOOMED ALL LAST SUMMER WITH LITTLE DELICATE WHITE ROSES - NOT THE FRAGRANT KIND ON A ROSE BUSH. B

All colors changed

QuestionI have three rose bushes. One was a delicious orange, one peach and the other orange with red tipped petals. All of them have changed to your basic red. Should I add something to the soil?

no blooms

QuestionHi, I planted 2 rose bushes that i brought back from our land in Michigan and out there they grow every where very small roses but beautiful anyway i brought 2 back to chicago and this is the 2nd year not o

nearly wild rose bushes

QuestionOn our nearly wild rose bushes, there are some shoots shooting out of the bush. When would be a good time to cut them so the bush doesnt look so straggly. AnswerThe best time to prune a rose is when t

Gardenia

QuestionRecently I planted a Gardenia in my front flower bed. At the time it had many buds, within two days they all bloomed. Beautiful, but within the next couple of days the leaves started turning yellow....what i

pink knockout roses white spots on leaves

QuestionHi, I have pink knockout roses that have white spots on leaves and it looks like a beetle may be eating the leaves. How do I take care of these problems. I just planted the bushes a couple of wee

brown spots on rose leaves

Questioncan you please help me/ I have a huge climbing rose that last year I needed to prune back at least one third because of brown spots on leaves. I thought is was because it was so wet- but here is it again h