Roses Are Plants Too!
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Roses Are Plants Too!
When Are My Roses Dormant Enough For Some Light Trimming?
It's never a good idea to trim roses in late fall. But just when can you do a light trim on your roses?
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Roses Are Plants Too!
Why do some roses do well own-root and some don’t?
Some own root roses seem to grow faster than other and some seem to not do well on their own-roots at all! Why is that??
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Roses Are Plants Too!
Planting Roses where roses used to be. Do you have to remove all the old soil??
The common wisdom is you need to remove all the old soil if you are planting new roses in a bed that recently contained roses. Is this still true? Is…
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Roses Are Plants Too!
Rose History (cont): European Breeders Draw a Line Between Garden and Cut-Flower Roses
We learned in our last pots the line between roses bred for the garden and for the cut flower industry in the US began to blur. But meanwhile in Europe....
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Roses Are Plants Too!
“Help Me Find Roses” The single greatest rose resource we have – and need to support.
There is a website that in my opinion is the greatest rose resource we have. And I bet many of you have never heard of it. Well, now you will!
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Roses Are Plants Too!
The middle ground between own-root container grown roses and field-grown budded roses
Last week we talked about why it seems own-root roses take longer to get established than budded ones. This week we talk about a method of growing that may be…
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Roses Are Plants Too!
Why do own-root roses sold in pots seem to take longer to get established?
With more and more roses being sold as own-root roses in pots, gardeners are noticing they seem to take longer to get established than budded bareroots. Why is that?
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Roses Are Plants Too!
A Sure Sign of Fall—Black Spot on Your Roses
Do your roses get blackspot every fall. Relax, it's not just you!
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Roses Are Plants Too!
A Few Fall Rose Chores
A little extra work in fall will really help your roses get through winter in great shape. Here are few tips.
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Roses Are Plants Too!
Beyond Knockout – The Next Generation of Garden Roses
The Knockout Family of roses has showed many gardeners that garden roses are actually quite easy to grow. But what is beyond Knockout???