Pruning roses is necessary to produce high-quality flowers and keep the plants productive for years. Pruning also keeps them healthy, promotes new growth, removes unwanted canes and/or trains plants ...

“Fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.” – George William Curtis Roses have always been a symbol of love, beauty and warm summer days. You may ask me, why are you writing about roses ...

You will want to finish pruning your roses by early-February (preferably this week in the Palm Springs desert) so that they can rest for a couple weeks before our early spring tells them to start ...

Close up of coral flowers of floribunda rose 'Coral Lions' Whenever we do a poll of gardeners’ favorite flowers, there is one that always comes in the top three – roses. They can live for decades, but ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There’s good news for lazy gardeners this year: You don’t have to prune your rose bushes. After all, no one takes care of all those roses that have been ...

Our long, hot summer is hard on roses. By this time of year, our rose bushes generally look stressed, and the quality of flowers is not as good as those produced in spring and early summer. But our ...