While they can benefit from winter protection ... The cones provide additional protection around small rose bushes and tea roses when mounding soil or mulch. To use a rose cone: While soil ...

Rich, well-draining soil that has "plenty of organic matter" is the best sort for growing rose bushes. Mulching around the base of the rose plant "helps retain moisture, suppress weeds ...

Plant rose bushes in the spring when temperatures are ... to give them plenty of time to get established before the winter cold hits. This especially applies to bare-root roses.

As for diseases, the best strategy is to start with disease-resistant cultivars. “Buy ‘fisherman roses,’” Pscheidt said. “The ...

I thought they'd have lost a lot of leaves over winter, but not this year ... lightly water in. How to make rose bushes thrive Aside from this key piece of advice, there are other things you ...

Whether you're maintaining your rose bushes or preparing your hydrangeas for future blooms, here's a look at the tasks to focus on this time of year.

There are few things as spectacular, or beautiful as our African sunsets. The ‘sunset roses’  that mimic this phenomenon of ...

Spanning four acres, the El Paso Municipal Rose Garden is home to more than 1,400 rose bushes representing over 430 varieties. Visitors can enjoy scenic walking paths, relax on shaded benches ...

Now is the time to start thinking about your rose garden, including adding new bare root varieties, pruning existing plants, and adding fertilizer to prep them for the first big bloom flush in May ...