dwarf king rose

QuestionI would like some information on the dwarf king rose such as height, how far apart to plant, and anything else you can tell me. thank you AnswerDwarf King is a good mini and was in 1957 bred by

yellow tea rose bush and frost

QuestionQUESTION: I was unable to cut my rose bush back for winter, so i waited until spring when it was warm and turned green and i trimmed off the dead pieces. then 3 weeks after I trimmed we had 2 weeks of

feeder stem?

QuestionThe long stem coming from the bottom(base)of the rose. It has different characteristics from the other stems. I think that I am suppose to cut if off. Seems like I read that this one-which

rooting ? stealing roses f/ my neighbor : )

QuestionHi, Ive tried many times to get the shoots or cuttings from my neighbors roses to grow. No luck even tried covering a vine that was low to the gound so it would get side roots etc. Any help would be apprecia

growing bush from a cutting

QuestionI live in Weatherford, Tx (close to Fort Worth). I was wondering if it is possible or how difficult it is to grow a bush from a cutting. My daughter has some beautiful bushes at her home nearby,

rose plants are dieing

QuestionI have about 98 rose plants 18 are hybrid tea this year I have noticed that I am losing 5 plants the leaves never really came out only scraggely leaves and the buds that form turn a dark color and lo

over-fertilizing roses

Questionhi, I think I may have messed up and need help to fix it. I have recently built a flower bed and planted a total of nine roses of different types and kinds. I went to Tyler to get some plants and the next da

fungus + knock out roses

QuestionI live in Tampa, Fl and purchased some knock out roses from a nursery 2 weeks ago. They looked great. Ive been preparing the bed. Yesterday I noticed some white rings (looks like dried wate

Growth at the base of my roses

QuestionI have been seeing a growth (tumor like) at the base of my roses for some years now. I can remove most of the tumor and there are small worms about 1/8 long inside. The roses bloom well and seem health

Rust

QuestionIm new at gardening and I believe I got the black thumb, no matter what I do things arent working well, maybe because of the heavy clay soil that we have here, I live in zone 9 in San Ramon Ca & I planted a

Potted Roses problems

QuestionQUESTION: Hi there, My question is in regards to my potted rose plant. This week Ive noticed these small black/dark brown fruit-fly like insects crawling around the soil and around the edge of the pot. There

rose rootings

QuestionMy daughter received a cut long stemed rose from her boyfriend that has started showing new growth on the stem. I would like to know if there is any way to root this rose. It is in a vase and the

rose hips

QuestionI have several rosa rugosa in my front yard, eight miles northwest of Boston, where they are exposed in winter to salt and sand from my street. They look healthy and have doubled or tripled in size. I left t

blooming to quick

QuestionMy roses bud beautifully. Once they open, they spread quick and wide. Is this normal, can I slow the process to enjoy the blooms longer? I think these are climbers if that matters. I just r

Rose buds wont open properly

QuestionI have five rose bushes. Two of them (JFK especially and one other Im not of the name, its a beautiful red rose) well, the have gotten brown edges on the the buds before opening, they are slow to open

Mr Lincoln Rose Bush

QuestionHello, I have a MR Lincoln Jackson & perkons rose bush. I have had it for about 3 yrs. About a month ago all my rose were budding very good. Then we had a hard frost. All the new growth died back on all 5 ro

Mr. Lincoln and Oklahoma

QuestionI failed to prune my rose bushes in March of this year. Now they are too tall and in full bloom. Can I safely cut them back now? AnswerRoses can be pruned even in the summer. But what you do is

Mysterious Death of Single Rose Bush

QuestionIve got several rose bushes in my yard, all are growing wonderfully (I live in Northern VA) except this one bush. It was budding at the beginning of spring however in the last few days it has dried up

Orange Mold

QuestionI am finding orange mold on the bottom side of the leaves of some of my roses and it seams to be killing them. What is it and what can I do to stop it? AnswerWhat you are describing is a fungus called rose

pesticide damage to roses

Questionzone 9 (near San Jose, CA) A few of my roses are not leafing out - just have these stubbly green fringes instead of leaves. I think there might have been Round-UP residue in the sprayer when I applied