by Mark Smallwood | Feb 22, 2021 | Rose Care, Rose Questions |
Generally, roses can go without much pruning in the fall. However, if you live in a location that gets wind or that starts experiencing freezing weather in fall, you may want to do what we here in the Pacific Northwest call wind pruning. This amounts to pruning tall...
by Mark Smallwood | Aug 22, 2020 | Rose Care, Rose Questions
If your rose bushes seem healthy, but never seem to put out blooms, the problem almost always comes down to a handful of causes:Need more sunNeed more waterNeed fertilizerRoses like sunRoses need 6 hours a day of direct sunlight. Yes, there are some newer varieties...
by Mark Smallwood | Feb 5, 2020 | Rose Care, Rose Questions
The tallest roses are Grandiflora roses. They tend to grow from 6 to 8 feet tall. Many other types of rose bushes grow tall, including climbers and ramblers, as well as some Hybrid Tea roses. Why do you want a tall rose? Do you want to create a backdrop for shorter...
by Mark Smallwood | Jan 23, 2020 | Rose Care, Rose Questions
The answer to so many gardening questions is “It depends!” But, in general, frost probably won’t cause lasting damage to your rose bushes, provided you take some precautions. Mulch around the base For more details about winterizing your rose bushes,...
by Mark Smallwood | Jan 23, 2020 | Rose Care, Rose Questions
No, there is no such thing as a true black rose. While the black rose has flourished among songwriters, comic book creators, anarchists, Goths, tattoo artists, and others, roses do not contain the genetic material to produce black blooms. That said, who knows if...
by Mark Smallwood | Jan 20, 2020 | Rose Care, Rose Questions
Winter (in the Northern Hemisphere) is dormancy time for roses, meaning there are only a few things you need to do to take care of rose bushes in winter: mainly mulching and some light pruning. Prepare roses in late fall for best results Back in late fall, after a...
by Mark Smallwood | Jan 19, 2020 | Rose Care, Rose Questions
The best time to plant roses is springtime, after the danger of frost has passed. There are several reasons for this: Bare root roses and many new container roses are available from growers and garden shops in springtime The soil is soft enough and warm enough in...
