Spring Care

QuestionI started with roses last year, Knock-out, Carefree Wonder and Delight. All survived the Chicago winter but with the exception of Delight all look quite shabby. Should I cut them back to encourage bushiness

Buying roses

QuestionI live in Ontario Canada. My question is :- When buying roses what is the meaning of #1,#2 etc.Is this form of grading legislated or are they arbitary. Many thanks. Stephen Lee AnswerHi, Stephen--Those numb

rose bush in trouble

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - Hi. I do not know much about gardening at all. I live in Hawaii. Ive had my rose bush for about 7 months. I give it a lot of water

I live in Boise ID which is...

QuestionI live in Boise ID which is zone 6. I have roses that are constantly invaded by grass from the lawn. No matter what Ive tried I cant keep the grass out. I wonder if a ground cover might wor

rose has yellowing leaves

QuestionHello, My Flower Carpet Rose (3rd year) in NJ Z 6, came up this year looking very healthy. In fact, looks better than last year. Except that yesterday I noticed a small number of leaves (near the tip) are tu

scent of kew rambler

QuestionDear Margarett, I live in south west france and would like to plant a Kew Rambler rose to grow up a tree close to where we sit out - I particularly want a rose there with a good strong scent. However,

tomato fertilizer

QuestionLynette, You responded to me some time ago advising tomato fertilizer to stimulate blooms (mine only bloomed once last summer). You recommended higher potassium; is that listed on the label as Potash? Otherw

WINTER PROTECTION

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - I LIVE ON THE SHORE IN CONNECTICUT. LATELY THE WINTERS HAVE BEEN VERY COLD (0-5 DEGREES F) FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. WE HAVE LOST MANY ROSES THAT HAVE

Florabunda

QuestionTexas I put 4 beautiful florabundas in planters outside our church that had evergreens in them. They look horrible. They are dying? I have used a fertilizer on them and they still look bad. How do I keep the

Roses buds

QuestionI am in central SC with 20 bushes. Never hadthe buds look shriveled and develope brown tinges on the edges of the flower, also smaller flowers than other years. Can you help? AnswerHi, Mary--thi

how to grow roses from a slip cutting

Question i am new to growing roses and my mom has a beautiful rose that i would love to get a start from but i cant find one like it anywhere. I was wondering if you could tell me how to take a slip off of it

Rose transplanting

QuestionI live in Indianapolis, IN . Recently bought a beautiful climbing Blaze from (believe it or not) Walmart. Transplanted it into another much larger pot. It was doing wonderfully. Came out and found it h

iceberg color?

Questionhi i hope you can help with this strange happening. we have grown roses for several years and have about 50 plants, and proud to say won a few awards at our local rose show. and some of the people we asked c

Getting a start off a rose bush

QuestionMy neighbor and I have rose bushes between our houses. We are not sure as to who exactly the roses belong to. I would like to get a start off one of the bushes. It looks like a Queen Elizab

carpet tree rose

QuestionI live in Richmond Virginia (zone 7) Last fall I purchased by mail a red carpet rose tree and replanted it in a larger pot. It bloomed late into the fall and stayed green all winter. This spring it has begu

yellow spots on leaves

QuestionHello Lynnette, I have a rose bush and recently, Ive noticed its leaves turning from green to a spotty yellow-green. What is this due to? How can I resolve it? AnswerIt is sort of hard to tell

Blue Rose

QuestionIs there a blue rose? If there is how can I get one? Thank you very much for your time. AnswerAlthough no really blue rose exists, there is a certain amount of blue coloration in many roses. It was impossib

yellowing then leaf drop of roses

QuestionI live in South Florida, USA I have a bachlors degree in ornamental Horticulture but have little experience with roses. My wife and I have just receintly decided to make a nice sitting area/rose garden. We

plants for an island bed

QuestionHi I live in georgia. Recently we created an island bed in the middle of our lawn. It gets full sun. We want to plant a lot of roses in it . I dont know which ones to select. I already have some hybrid teas

Blak spot on Roses

QuestionI live in North Carolina, she sandhills region. I want to know what the best way to get rid of Blackspot on roses is. I have about 10 roses in a bed of compost. They do really well except f