It takes a lot of energy for roses to produce flowers year after year and roses are heavy feeders from the soil. Most balanced fertilizers, especially those formulated for roses, contain ...

Now that it is officially spring, our thoughts turn to pretty flowers and vibrant landscapes, but the groundwork for creating a showstopping usually involves a few down-and-dirty to-dos. So we asked ...

Leonardo da Vinci famously mused in the fifteenth century that “we know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” Just as mind-boggling, the U.S. Forest Service tells ...

I have had several questions regarding pruning roses in preparation for winter. The recommendation is don’t prune them until next spring. The recommendation for winter preparation for roses has been ...

Autumn is offically here, with daylight hours dwindling and the weather becoming noticeably chillier. Luckily, there is a straightforward method gardeners can use to help roses prepare for autumn and ...

(Scripps Howard)This week we focus on the importance of soil preparation as we dig into part three of a five-part series on the biggest mistakes we make in our landscapes and gardens. Among the keys ...

These vigorously growing climbing roses create old-fashioned cottage charm. Climbing roses (Rosa setigera) add old-fashioned cottage charm to your Southern garden. Vigorous and relatively easy to grow ...