The best time to plant roses depends on your local climate. In the North, planting roses in the spring while the roses are still dormant is the best time. In the South, where the ground does not ...

“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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When the first spring thaw occurs, gardeners can often be seen walking around their gardens. We're enjoying signs of spring (ooh, crocuses!), ...

January is the month for tending roses in Southern California, if you want a healthy crop of colorful blooms come spring. Here are a few of the many options for classes in rose pruning and care: ...

If you want a rose bush full of flowers, there is one task you can do now to help the blooms flourish come spring ...

Caring for roses isn't difficult. Here's how to care for rose bushes and the tools you'll need to do it properly and safely. rosarian (expert rose gardener) and curator of the Cranford Rose Garden in ...

Now’s the time to prepare your garden roses for the coming growing season. The three primary purposes of pruning are to remove damaged and unwanted canes, promote optimum blooming and reduce size of ...

Like many of you, I had a few plants that flowered through the winter. But my roses were the rock stars in the winter, blooming right through December, even though the temperatures were chilly. Roses ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

The Queen of the Garden provides more beauty, colors and fragrance than any other flower. If given the right attention, roses will perform beyond your expectations. But it’s all about timing. Roses ...

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 ...

Late January to early February is a crucial time for roses, and if you want them to thieve in spring, then now is the time to ...