Roses are always sure to bring beauty to your garden, but there are quite a few things you need to know before planting these ...

The first half of July is your last chance to fertilize roses to keep them blooming all summer. In our climate, feeding roses later in the summer can encourage late growth that will be damaged by a ...

Here’s where the problem starts. I can tell you that February and March are the best months to plant these roses. Planted early, rose bushes will produce roots into the soil and be well settled ...

Roses, however, are generally sold with tags showing what the flowers look like. Hybrid tea roses are a good choice for gardeners who want long-stemmed cut flowers.

Tea Roses produce a large single flower on a single straight stem. Floribundas flower in clusters on fairly long stems; their flowers are smaller than a Tea Rose.

We want to create a vase-shaped bush about 16 to 24 inches tall with 4-6 canes for a Hybrid Tea and Grandiflora roses and 6-8 for a Floribunda rose. The shorter you prune the canes, the bigger the ...

In the past 20 years, old garden roses have gained in popularity. They are a very diverse group with many different categories, such as China, noisette, Bourbon and tea (the forerunner of hybrid tea).

Roses don't like to be moved around, Colen said, so think carefully about the site before you plant. r Before planting, improve your soil with dehydrated cow manure or other organic material.

“Old Garden Roses are classified as those that existed before 1867 and are known for their hardiness and fragrance,” says Patricia Carmody, executive director of the Fairmount Heritage Foundation.

By Andy Johnson, Jr., Mankato May 11, 2010 May 11, 2010Updated Sep 2, 2014 ...