buds

QuestionI live in Pittsburgh, and for some reason the petals on the buds of my tea roses turn a dark red/black and do not bloom as well as they used to. What happened? AnswerWhat you describe can happen when

Pruning Roses/Deadheading

Question I live in West Point,Ny- Lower Hudson River Valley. My husband planted 14 various Rose bushes this year- and all lived!Theyve all bloomed , and I know I have to deadhead them. How exactly do you do that?I s

plant now?

QuestionA friend wants to put in roses to complete a memorial garden for his wife. Its Central Texas with temps normally in the mid-90s to lower 80s at night, though its been a little cooler this summer. Can he plan

dropping leaves

QuestionThis season, we planted two miniature rose bushes. The bed was prepared to a depth of 12 with a topsoil/dehydrated manure mixture. They have been sprayed with a rose spray according to directions and watered

rose leaves have black spots

Questioni have a small rose bush in a large container. although i ry not to wet leaves some are yellow with black spots on them. please help thank you dee Answerget to a local garden center/nursery and

transplanting a rose of sharon

Questionwhen can i transplant a rose of sharon shrub?it is 5 years old and we want to move it. AnswerThe best time to move any plant is when it is dormant such as fall or early spring. However if you have to move i

growing roses successfully

QuestionI have been trying for some year to grow roses in my yard. Ihave started with Tea hybrid and so far I have little luck getting good healthy shrubs that yield reasonable amount of flowers. Also, disease get t

roses that wont bloom

QuestionI live in Casper, WY. 7 years ago we planted 3 climbing roses. They are 3 to 4 feet apart on our fence. The red rose has always bloomed. The yellow rose has always bloomed to but the pink rose in the middle

Moving rose in July

QuestionI am in zone 5b. I have an Intrigue rose which I planted too close to the wall (about 6 inches). It is very sparse, with only a couple of canes about 18 inches high. I want to move it out from the wal

Black Spot and Mutation

QuestionHello Again, If the bush dies from the Rosette disease, does the soil need to be removed? If so, how much? Thank you ------------------------- Followup To Question - Hello, I have a peace ro

disease prevention, cure

Questionsouthern British Columbia. I have just started container rose garden, and am reading voraciously as to how to look after them......but really need more information as to how to look after them disease wise.

Deseased climbing rose

QuestionPlease help. I had a beautiful climbing rose which has been attacked (holes in leaves leading to subsequent loss of leaves). Is there anything I can do to save this plant. I am a comp

cutter bees

QuestionHello Lynnette, Are you familiar with leaf cutter bees? I am and understand their benefits as well as their destructiveness. What I am having trouble finding is the best way to be rid of them. &n

drooping blooms

QuestionDear Lynette: I live in Montana. In a small garden spot in front of our home, facing south, I have one rose bush that successfully wintered over and two that I recently planted to replace two plants t

potted rose

QuestionLast spring as a gift at our infant daughters funeral we received a baby love rose in the black pot from the green house as a gift. we potted it in a plastic outdoor planter and it did well. thro

NO FOLIAGE ON MY ROSES

Questioni AM IN NE TEXAS WITH CLAY SOIL AND MY ROSES ARE DROPPING ALL THEIR LEAVES. THEY BLOOM QUITE WELL BUT NO LEAVES ON SOME AND FEW ON OTHERS. THEY DO GET WATERED AND FERTILIZED REGULARLY AND SOME WATER EV

non-blooming roses!

Question Hi- I have a climbing rose planted this spring that is racing up the side of my house with not a bloom in sight.I have another climber that is only about a foot high.That one is blooming but with ver

Roses for snow area

QuestionHi- I recently moved to Alta-actually Blue Canyon, CA. I am literally starting from scratch. Previous owners did no gardening at all! I am at 5000 altitude-Zone 7 I think? We get annu

planting cut roses

QuestionHi Lynette, I have recently purchased some beautiful red and white cut roses for my wife. In fact they are some of the nicest roses Ive seen. It made me wonder if it is possible to plant cut roses in an att

Josephs Coat how to climb?

QuestionHello! I live in Columbus, Ohio (I think thats Zone 7 but am not sure) and I was wondering if you could help me with my Josephs coat. I understand that its a climber and I have it planted right n