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Roses: Stars of the Summer Season

Free PDF Download: Pruning Climbing Roses and Preparing New Rose Beds
Landscaping with Antique Roses
28 Antique Roses for Specimens, Hedges, Containers, and Climbers
Free PDF Download: Pruning Climbing Roses and Preparing New Rose Beds
Landscaping with Antique Roses
28 Antique Roses for Specimens, Hedges, Containers, and Climbers

Roses have the reputation of being finicky to grow, so many gardeners avoid them. In fact, they aren’t so difficult if you pay attention to the basics: selecting a suitable variety for your setting, fertilizing, pruning, and so forth. Check out the links on this page for expert information and informative videos on growing roses.

 Free PDF download Free PDF Download: Pruning Climbing Roses and Preparing New Rose Beds
With rose pruning and rose prep, the right information can make all the difference in the outcome. Download a document you can print and keep on hand for easy reference.   Get the download…
Landscaping with Antique Roses Landscaping with Antique Roses
Instead of creating a rose garden, plant a garden that contains roses.   Read more…
 28 Antique Roses for Specimens, Hedges, Containers, and Climbers 28 Antique Roses for Specimens, Hedges, Containers, and Climbers
Whether they traveled from the Old World with immigrants or have been passed from generation to generation right here, these roses have stood the test of time.   Read more…
 Blog: Roses are Plants, Too Blog: Roses are Plants, Too
Rose grower Paul Zimmerman takes a common-sense approach to integrating garden roses into your landscape by looking at them as nothing more than flowering shrubs. Get timely advice on planting, pruning, rose varieties, and more.    Visit the rose blog…
Video: How to Prune Climbing Roses Video: How to Prune Climbing Roses
Peter Kukielski, curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden, demonstrates best practices.   Watch the video…
 Video: How to Prune Shrub Roses Video: How to Prune Shrub Roses
Timely pruning will keep your shrub roses looking at their best.   Read more…
Video: Planting Garden Roses in Containers Video: Planting Garden Roses in Containers
Andrew Schulman, a landscape designer and Fine Gardening author, demonstrates how to plant roses in containers. He also offers tips for chosing a container and for watering container roses.   Watch the video…
Feeding and Mulching Roses Video: Feeding and Mulching Roses
Landscape designer Andrew Schulman shows how just a few steps will ensure the health of your roses and suggests a new use for an old remedy.   Watch the video…
Slideshow: Roses and How to Grow Them Slideshow: Roses and How to Grow Them
Heirloom and hybrid roses come in many colors and types. They have a reputation for being high-maintenance plants, but they aren’t as difficult to grow as you might think.   Read more…
eBook: Landscaping with Antique Roses Landscape with Roses (eBook)
HGTV series host Jeff Cox and master photographer Jerry Pavia teach rose lovers how to use the world’s most versatile flower to produce dazzling effects in virtually every kind of landscape.   Learn more about this eBook…
Roses in the Plant Guide Roses in the Plant Guide
Discover dozens of stunning varieties, and find information on how to grow them.   Visit the Plant Guide rose page…
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