Rose cane core deterioration or rot.

QuestionI live in Zone 6. I have a problem with my roses that I have not been able to find in any of my books. When I prune or dead head, I quite often find a hole in the center of the cane which looks l

WHATS WRONG WITH THIS ROSE?

QuestionMY HUSBAND MOVED A HOUSE LAST SPRING AND SOME OF THE PLANTS AROUND IT. THE HOUSE WAS 40 YEARS OLD. ONE OF THE PLANTS WAS A CLIMBING ROSE. I WAS EXCITED ABOUT CLAIMING IT AND PUT IT IN MY YA

Pruning & feeding

QuestionHi Lynnette, First a few particulars. I am located in Milwaukee WI and planted several roses last summer. I have a couple of Knockout shrubs, two climbers (Josephs Coat & Blaze), and a couple of minatu

Newly Transplanted Rose Dug Up by Puppy

QuestionHi Rick, I planted a Tropicana rose on Saturday. Yesterday afternoon, much to my surprise I discovered that it had been dug up. My puppy had never bothered anything in the flowerbed before, but s

Rose Planting

QuestionI am a first time planter of roses. I bought a variety of hybrid tea roses and planted them on the sunny side of the house. How many feet do you put between roses when planting? I put 2 fe

Rose diseases last year

QuestionLost a 2-yr-old Winnipeg Parks to what seems to have been a bacterial infection last summer: It just withered & died while other Canadian winter-hardy roses flourished (Morden Centennial & Morden Blush). Wha

which groundcover rose?

QuestionI am looking for a red groundcover rose edging a lawn and a naturally acidic sandy soil forest edge. Will a Meidiland rose handle it. Red trail sounds great, Fire Meidiland has also been su

Roses-pruning

QuestionHI Lynnette-- im new at roses. This year I pruned, fertilized and things are coming along great. My question is 3 fold 1)WHen the roses come out how often should I cut them from the bush and where abouts (h

Roses - requirements

QuestionWhat issues would there be growing roses on the California Coast where there is not too much rain? AnswerHi, Elaine--as long as you can ensure water from some other source, it should be fine. Soaker h

Cotton Burr Compost

QuestionGreetings. Actually, my question is a three-parter: 1. How does cotton burr compost perform in rose bed amendment compared with other alternatives? 2. How could it be improved? 3. What should I look for

what to plant with my roses?

QuestionI live in the goulburn valley area, therefore have hot dry summers and cold, frosty winters. We have landscaped our front yard, and will be planting approximately 30 standard roses. The roses I have chosen a

Mulching for roses

QuestionI live in Illinois and use grass clippings and leaf mulch from my yard in the fall to protect my roses over the winter. Should I let this mulch around my roses throughout the growing season to hold moi

Cl. Pinkie soil

QuestionI live in zone 9a (TX Coastal Bend) and have just purchased a climbing pinkie. My main concern is the quality of my soil. It is very clay-like with poor drainage. I am really not sure as ho

Beginning roses

QuestionI would like to know if I cut of one piece or stem of a rose bush can I begin another plant from this or do I need seeds? My friend has long stem red roses and I trim her roses yesterday. So inside a p

black roses

QuestionHello, i live in Philadelphia PA. i would like to know if i am able to grow black roses, and where i can find them. my next question is, what other colors do roses come in? AnswerHi, Jim--to da

growth of David Austins

QuestionHi, Lynnette. Im Lynnette, too, and I live in Los Angeles, which I think is zone 10. This is my second year growing roses. Most of the roses I planted last year, I pulled out this year and gave

colors

QuestionI live in the High Desert which is Hesperia California. I moved a pink rose bush from being close to the house to an area that gives it more sun. The blooms are no longer pink. They are red. What happened?

rose changed, gone wild??

QuestionTexas zone 7-8 I have had roses for several years, growing only, no in-depth knowledge of a roses life. I have a Blue Girl that I moved last year because it seemed to be struggling because of too much

Name that rose!

QuestionMy house and yard has had several owners, all of whom loved flowers. I inherited several roses, and have added approximately 50 more! Most of the originals I have easily identified. But for

no flowers or buds?

Questionplant seems to growing fine but no flowers or buds. why? ...roses... AnswerHi--most likely, they have grown some blind shoots--excess foliage that wont terminate in a bud. Simply pru