ROSE ARTICLES

OUCH!! Gardening can make your back, legs, hips, shoulders, and arms HURT! If you jump into a full day of raking, pruning, digging...

A question that I have been asked a number of times this year is “How long does the average rose bush live?” This is a question that...

Most of the time when you go out into the garden you see what you expect to see. Beautiful foliage on strong plants topped with wonderful...

The hobby of growing roses encompasses a vast array of ‘people, places, and things’, and can lead to interesting outgrowths such as...

We’re talking about Miners ... Leaf Miners. You’ve seen these squiggly lines on your rose leaves - - what is doing this and how can you...

Spider mites are not really spiders. Spiders have two parts to their body, and the mites only have one. But they are related. Think of a...

Oh, my goodness! I’ve never seen so many. Blind shoots on nearly every bush, some having more than one. Can I repeat myself, by stating...

Good Rosarians try to keep the foliage on their rose bushes green, clean and healthy. However, in spite of our best efforts, sometimes...

Photosynthesis is the unimaginably complex biochemical process by which plants manufacture both the glucose (plant food) and oxygen that...

Having several degrees in the botanical field of study, I always approach any garden plant, including roses, as if they were just that...