There are so many jobs to do in your yard to prepare for spring that it’s easy to run out of time before they are all completed. However, certain jobs, like pruning roses, must be done at the right ...

The rose has once again been voted the world’s favorite flower, and not just for Valetine’s Day bouquets. Rose bushes are an unmatched feature in landscapes and perennial flowerbeds, and with the ...

Although roses sometimes don’t go completely dormant, they experience a period of slow growth and partial dormancy in the ...

Pruning is an essential aspect of caring for roses. Unlike lower-maintenance shrubs such as hydrangea and forsythia, roses benefit from regular pruning to help keep them tidy and disease-free and ...

If you want the most blooms on your climbing roses next spring, you should prune the right way and at the right time. These ...

Our exceptionally long growing season means we typically cut repeat-flowering roses back twice a year. The first pruning is done anytime from late January to mid-February, and the second in late ...

Modern roses, such as hybrid teas, grandifloras and floribundas, are attractive additions to the home landscape, but they do require care. Proper planting is critical and, after that, important ...

Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...

Also, most pruning of climbing roses is done in early to midsummer after the spring/early summer bloom. How we train them is another difference between bush and climbing roses. By simply pruning them ...

As September rolls in, it is time to focus on giving your roses a little TLC for a stunning fall bloom. Just as you mark your calendar for spring pruning on Valentine’s Day, Labor Day is the time to ...