New rose pruning

QuestionHi Lynnette,I just picked up on a question recently put by Philip Jones to you, and wondered if I could clarify something....Are you saying that the new thinking is not to prune after flowering for the first

double knock out roses

Questionhi i jst got these roses and im starting to see red leaves i live in miami fl i put thne where when the sun is out it hits them and when it dies out its covered by some trees AnswerMany roses have red

rose of another color

QuestionHello, Four ninety years this rose bush has had clustered per end of branch six to eight buds all pink. This year they are now red. It is not a grafted one or that is I cant make out the graft and all stems

I need a different rose

Questionrose QUESTION: Hello, last year I bought and planted the rose you hopefully can see in the picture. I dont know the name of it, but it is not the kind of rose I really wanted. Would

planted knockout rose tree

QuestionLAST YEAR I PURCHASED A KNOCKOUT ROSE TREE. I KEPT IT IN A POT IN THE HOUSE OVER THE WINTER AND IT BLOOMED MOST OF THE WINTER. I PLANTED IT IN THE GROUND IN EARLY MAY. IT IS NOW JUNE 23 AND THERE IS NO

My poor Fairy Rose!

QuestionHello Lynnette. I have bought a 1 gallon the Fairy in April and placed her in a 16 faux terra pot . Unfortunately (what was I thinking?)I fertilized with liquid 15-30-15 before transplanting, she is no

Hedge Rose

QuestionQUESTION: One of 11 hedge roses we have had for four years wilted, turned brown, and died within a matter of days. We have had plenty of rainfall and I spray daconil and permethrin (Bonide), alternatel

Stimulating rose growth

QuestionTwo of my dozen roses have, over many years lost some of the canes after pruning. The result is growth out of one half of the crown. Is there a way to stimulate new growth where it is now bare? Thanks

Japanese beetle ?

QuestionMy knockoff roses are infested with Japanese beetles. Can a solution of detergent and water sprayed on them get rid of them and prevent them from returning, without injury to the blooms? Illinois (cent

roses with Charlotte in its name

QuestionWhat roses have Charlotte in its name? My mother had many roses in her garden for over forty years and I dont remember the name except Charlotte ______. AnswerCharlotte is a nice yellow and is a David

white spots and holes in knockout roses

QuestionI planted 2 knockout roses last year and they were doing very well with lots of blossoms. This year, I see a bunch of white spots on the leaves and the leaves seem to all be full of holes. It see

Why my long stem roses dont open?

QuestionHello,I live in San Jose,CA.The tag on my roses,when I bought them said,Hybrid tea Chrysler Imperial RedLong Stem Roses.The problem I am having,is that when the rose buds grow nice & big, they dont open up.T

rose petals

QuestionMy red rose will bloom and immediately the petals will fall away. The traditional rose form will not happen. AnswerThere are a couple of reason that petals fall too quickly. The main one is that there

Knock out rose problems

QuestionI live in Summerville SC and planted 4 knockout roses in April. They do bloom, but they seem to kind of lay on the ground, instead of growing bushlike. Two of them have leaves that have turned ye

Weeping Roses

QuestionWe had a late freeze this year and it almost killed all 3 of my weeping roses. I live in zone 8 just north of Seattle WA. I had mulched the plants around the roots well but did not know I needed

roses stripped of leaves and buds are curled, deformed and some brown

Questionwe planted a rose bush last year, and it did ok for its first year. this year however, something is completely stripping off leaves and i have entirely bare stems in spots. new leaves try and come out but ev

very, very small flower or no flowere on the reosea

QuestionQUESTION: i live in Montreal. I have several hybrid tea roses. They have been doing fine until this year . This year they are hardly bloomimg.If there is one or two flower, it is the size of a wild ros

Yellow Spots on Knock Out Roses

QuestionI read your answer about the yellow spots and I am one who has about 30 bushes throughout my garden and all of them have the spots to one degree or the other. I live in West Tennessee. These plants are 2 and

Blackspot

Question Black Spot Hi again Lynette. After a few months of being a new rose grower i have what i believe is an infestation of Black Spot! Im asking you to confirm what i already know is the case, but maybe...just m

Climbing roses

QuestionHi Lynnette, I have two climbing roses planted last november in my garden. The first is Thats Jazz, which is growing well and is already on its second flush of flowers. The other is an Etoile De Hollande whi