Just outside Salem proper lies one of the region’s most spectacular floral displays – Schreiner’s Iris Gardens. During bloom season (typically May through early June), the gardens explode with color ...

With warm, humid weather providing ideal conditions for bacteria, it's helpful to know how to spot common pests and diseases ...

OPENING my front door I breathe in the smell of red and pink roses as I watch the sun rise over our woodland-side crescent. The only sound comes from the neighbour’s chicken coop as I hear a ...

From timing to aftercare, here’s everything you need to know to prune roses confidently and keep your garden thriving.

Master Gardeners recently visited a lovely garden but to our dismay we had to tell the owners that all their roses were ...

While roses have grown and thrived in the wild for centuries, the breeds and varieties available now that produce those magnificent blooms are a bit more precious. Pruning a rose bush can be scary at ...

The beginning of June belongs to the roses. But this most-loved flower in the world causes gardeners frustration because they can be disease and insect magnets. 5 things you shouldn’t do if you ...

The beginning of June belongs to the roses. But this most-loved flower in the world causes gardeners frustration because they can be disease and insect magnets.

All roses benefit from annual pruning in late winter or early spring. Pruning encourages flowering and promotes proper air circulation in and around the plant, which in turn reduces the risk of ...

When the electronics consultant moved into the house with his wife, Ann, their builder had cleared only 20 feet of the 1-acre property. The remainder was a thicket of wild roses, Russian olive ...

Roses are one of the favorite shrubs in gardens but if left without some pruning they get large with ugly brown stems and very few flowers.