Seeds From Cut Roses?

QuestionMy question is can you get seeds from a cut rose? I love roses but they are sometimes a little expensive. I also hear that roots grow from the leaves from roses! Is this true or false? AnswerRoses from a Fl

late season frost on new growth

QuestionI live in Huntington, WV zone 6. I have several knockout roses that were planted 3 years ago. They have been thriving. I pruned them back a few weeks ago and fertilized last week. New

Climbing Rose Bush not Flowering

QuestionWe have a climbing rose bush that has stopped flowering. It was a burgundy color flower when is was flowering. In the last several years it has stopped. We tried fertilizer, Miracle grow an

something on mini roses leaves

QuestionI have a some mini roses, they like heathy but I have noticed these tiny white things on the top of the leaves. They look like tiny pieces of thread. They are all over every leaf. What are they and how do I

disease resistance

QuestionQUESTION: im designing a rose garden and i would like some help with names for roses that are desease resistance, lots of blooms,and continuance of blooms ANSWER: There are many disease resistant roses but n

indoor rose bush

QuestionMy husband got me a potted white rose bush for our 3rd anniversary and its been slowly dying ever since. Its leaves slowly turn light green then wither and die. It gets this spider web sort of st

Bayer All in One

QuestionI grow roses in containers in the SF Bay Area. My biggest and most enduring problem is powdery mildew. Last year I purchased Bayers Advanced Garden All-in-One Rose & Flower Care (the systemic to

roses-zone 8

QuestionQUESTION: Something has begun to eat the buds off my roses. Squirrels? If this is the case, what can I do that will not harm my dog? ANSWER: Gardeners that experience trouble with squirrels or ra

Webs cocooning my rose bush - help!

QuestionI live in Miami, Florida and have a beautiful new Tiffany rose bush that suddenly was cocooned on all the leaves and stems by very fine webs with small whitish green mites in the webs. I have thoroughl

roses/frost

Questionmy rose bushes were starting to leaf out, and we went into a freeze for several days. now the leaves are black and hanging. what do I need to do, or are my roses toast? I live in Ohio. Ans

Aphids

QuestionIs there any other way to rid my roses of aphids other than commercial products? I have a dog and cat that like to spend in the yard. I live across the bay from S.F. where it tends to be a little warmer Ans

butterfly bush [buddelia?]

Question how do i prune my butterfly bush? AnswerButterfly Bushes MUST be pruned hard every year. Skip pruning and these shrubs will become wild, surly purple monsters with lots of branches and fewer blooms.

mildew on roses

QuestionI have 3 miniature roses in pots sitting on my deck. They get full sun about 8 - 9 hours a day. They all have white mildew on their leaves. My husband sprayed with a rose care product said

brown along edges of rose buds

QuestionI finally have roses on my bush I planted about 2 years ago. I live in El Paso and last year, we had a lot of rain compared to most years. Everything is coming up quite nicely this spring, but my

rose of sharon tree

QuestionI live in Murfreesboro, Tenn. and recently we had couple weeks of super cold weather, after my rose of sharon had leafed out,now the leaves are dead. My question is will it leaf back out later now that

why roses have thorns

QuestionI am the president of the Maine Rose Society, and have been asked these questions by a teacher in OK City: Why do roses have thorns? How have they developed roses without thorns? Are roses more o

Sunny mini brite Kordana

QuestionHow big do they grow, and what care do they need? AnswerDid you mean Vanilla Kordana? If so it is a floribunda and grows to about 18 inches to 24 inches tall. It needs the same care as a bigger roses. Sprin

Help on Rose

QuestionHI, I am having some problems with my roses. I want someone to IDs these roses for me please? I live in Katy(Houston), TX - Zone 9a Also, 2 questions. #1. Yellow Rose picture -- The green leaf is turning y

rosres and proper sunlight

QuestionCan I plant roses on the west side of my home. It get no morning sun however it does get 5 to 6 hours of good afternoon sun. I live in alabama AnswerRoses need a minimum of 6 hours of full sun and aft

Pruning shrub roses in Detroit Michigan

QuestionHello! Im a little late getting started this year. Is it too late to prune my shrub roses? Ive got Carefree Delights out back and Flower Carpets in front. Thanks! AnswerYou wont do any har