Everyone loves roses, whether it's an elegant bush of bright red blooms or a bed of pink blossoms. Another way to add roses to your garden is via the climbing variety, which can grow along fences, ...

There are a few factors to consider if you want your roses to flourish. Roses need at least six hours of direct sunlight daily, ideally morning sun. Some shade is beneficial if it's extremely hot.

As a gardening educator, one of my biggest challenges is to get people to do the right thing at the right time. Take planting roses, for instance. Nurseries generally get in their new roses in January ...

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.“ "Stop and smell the roses.” “Every rose has its thorn.” Perhaps no other flower is more referenced or more recognizable, than the rose. Even a complete ...

It’s easy to think growing roses should be done by experts or professional gardeners. But, if you’ve just bought a house and it has established roses, or you have a blank spot in your garden, you may ...

Roses are a highly polarizing plant in the garden community – while many enthusiasts adore their iconic blooms, and won’t hesitate to add another to the garden, other gardeners find them simply too ...

A clean, healthy stem cutting can form the basis of a brand new rosebush. Take the following steps to obtain a rose stem cutting. Look for a 4- to 6-inch piece of stem near the top of the plant (never ...

Can You Plant & Grow Roses In the Fall? If you're a rose lover, then you'll be happy to know that the springtime isn't the only time of year you can grow your favorite flower. "Either spring or fall ...

Roses are the flowers of romance, and can grow well in Iowa with relatively little maintenance. Learn which roses are hardy and disease resistant for your Iowa garden. Roses have been loved by many ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The Lenten rose, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As we near the busy outdoor gardening season, it’s time to stop and smell the roses. As cliché as this sounds, there’s no time like the present to consider ...