Care & Maintenance

Roses and gardeners beware! Black spot can attack plants and leave your garden looking miserable. Here’s a look at how to protect your roses from this notorious leaf disease, as well as some black spot-resistant varieties.

Roses are special plants that need special care. Here are some tips on how to keep your bloomin’ beauties healthy – especially through the cold season.

If you want beautiful blooms, you’ve got to feed your roses a good, balanced meal throughout the growing season. Learn the steps to properly applying organic fertilizers to your roses – then grow the best flower show on the block!

How to deadhead your roses can be a vexing question. Learn a few good techniques from Stan the Rose Man – then try them out on your own rosebushes to find out which one works best for you – and your bloomin’ beauties.

Watering roses isn’t a difficult task, but if you don’t do it correctly your prize bloomers are more likely to fall victim to disease. Learn the easy tips to keeping your roses growing big and beautiful – even in tough weather.

While roses aren’t as high maintenance as you may think, they do require some routine care – including pruning. If you’ve got repeat bloomers, learn how to properly prune them on an annual basis, as well as throughout the season, to help your roses perform their best.

Container roses require annual repotting to keep them healthy and producing optimal blooms. Have your potted roses grown too big for their own good? Then it’s time to replant! Just follow this easy step-by-step guide to help your container roses avoid root-bound problems.

While the beauty of roses is recognized by all, few understand the specific care that will prolong the vase life of cut roses. A little care given right after you receive these special flowers will make sure your enjoyment of them doesn’t get cut short.

Roses that flower only once a year need special pruning to keep them healthy and bloomin’ strong. Follow this easy step-by-step guide to caring for your non-remontant roses – including some climbers, pillars and ramblers – to keep up that good growth and showy flower display.

Don’t let the freaky spring freeze get you – or your roses – down! While you may not see those beautiful blooms as early as you’d like, roses are hardy growers that will make a glorious comeback with the proper care.

Keeping a watchful eye out for pests is just part of your pest-patrol program. When hand-picking and other low-level controls aren’t enough, it may be time to try an insecticide. Follow this simple guide to learn how to spray your roses correctly.

The best way to treat a troublesome pest infestation is naturally – preferably by Integrated Pest Management. If all non-chemical attempts fail, however, and a beloved container rose just can’t pull through, you might be considering taking extreme measures: systemic insecticide. Learn the steps to safely applying this last-resort option.

You can keep your roses their healthiest by watching for problems in the garden throughout the season. If caught early, fungal diseases can be stopped in their tracks – just follow this simple guide to help you safely treat them.

If you live where winters get downright cold – or even just a bit frosty – it’s a good idea to protect your roses so they’ll keep blooming season after season. Learn the steps to helping your rose plants survive the coldest months of the year.