By: Peter Bourke | 2009-10-20 | Gardening Any gardener worth their salt will tell you that taking care of roses in winter is extremely important if you wish to continue to have good blooms next season. Protecting and caring for roses in winter should be a top priority activity for anyone who loves growing them. After all, you wouldn’t abandon something you treasure and love to the vagaries of harsh weather, would you? To learn how to take care of roses in winter, talk to others who grow them. read more
By: Sherry Russell - Powers | 2008-05-18 | Gardening The care of fresh cut roses is best done if you cut your roses when partly opened, preferably on a sunny afternoon day. Dont cut more stem than you need (unless the plant has grown too tall), and make the cut one - quarter inch above a five -part leaf. Immediately... read more
By: Lanny Hintz | 2007-02-05 | Gardening Roses are one of the most popular flowers all over the world. It has grown to be a symbol of love and is a favorite bouquet to be given for any occasion especially V-day. If you love the sight and smell of roses growing in your very own backyard and... read more
By: Joey Singer | 2010-01-10 | Gardening The rose is a very beautiful flower, often considered to be the queen of all flowers. The inherent beauty of the rose is peerless; no other flower can ever compare to it. Gardeners who have successfully cultivated their own rose gardens prize the fruit of their own labors highly and take a lot of effort to read more
By: Lanny Hintz | 2007-02-07 | Gardening Roses have been considered as one of the most popular and beautiful flowers all over the world. It has long been a symbol of beauty and loveliness. Having blooming roses in ones garden is such a sight to see aside from the sweet fragrance it radiates around the place. If... read more
By: Colin Clifford | 2007-08-17 | Home & Family Floribunda roses were created in 1909, the first polyantha/hybrid tea cross, Gruss an Aachen latin for many flowering read more
By: Landy Centeno | 2010-03-20 | Gardening Have you ever seen a rose tree garden? Rose trees are roses grafted twice; a rose plant/bush is grafted to a standard, then the standard is grafted to the rootstock. Rose trees may have several grafts leaving the rose tree with several colors when blooming. Being able to see a rose tree with 3 different color roses is a sight to see and can be a perfect accent to any herb garden, or rose garden. read more
By: Peter Bourke | 2010-01-10 | Gardening Learning how to care for roses is not hard but, regrettably for some, they uphold a reputation for being difficult to care for. Frankly I find a rose garden very easy to look after and so rewarding as they are loved by all & happen to be one of the most elegant and popular flowers that have ever graced the worlds gardens. To care for roses requires no more attention or effort than caring for any other plant and it does not take all that much extra effort to get them looking their absolute best read more
By: Lee Martin | 2010-01-10 | Gardening The information on how to take care of rose bushes. How much fertilizer and when. How much water and sun time. read more
By: Gail Kavanagh | 2005-11-15 | Womens Interest As well as having medicinal uses, the beautiful, aromatic Apothecary s Rose (Rosa Gallica) and other scented rose hybrids, have long been associated with beauty and romance... read more
By: K. Finch | 2008-05-25 | Gardening For many years, lovers have given roses and poets have written of their merits. Now, you may be considering showing how much you love roses by planting your own rose bushes. No doubt youve heard a lot about how to take care of roses - the diseases to watch out... read more
By: chris j meagher | 2010-01-10 | Exotic locations Regardless of your gardening experience it pays to have books about rose gardening at hand, as you can never know it all. read more
By: Angie Noack | 2005-09-14 | Gardening We wait for! Begin your deep watering program In early May, heavy rains could still be left over from April. If thats so, then adjust your watering schedule accordingly. Otherwise,. read more
By: Peter Bourke | 2009-11-09 | Gardening Growing roses can be a difficult and time consuming process. They need a lot of special care and attention to stay healthy and keep growing those beautiful blooms that are so highly prized. With all of the pruning and cutting that must go into outdoor roses, many people are turning to indoor roses as an easier option. read more
By: Peter Bourke | 2009-10-30 | Gardening Most rose lovers involved in the care of rose bushes consider it an honour primarily due to the popularity of the rose and its breath-taking elegance & perfume. Having existed for thousands of years, roses are a predominantly well known as perennial in virtually every country and all thats required to begin the simple, but rewarding experience of watching your own roses grow is a smidgen of garden savvy. read more
By: Flower Guru | 2009-01-07 | Gifts Roses are the ultimate symbol of romantic love and enduring passion. Representing true love stronger than thorns, red roses are known universally as the lovers roses. Red roses not only convey romantic love, but also sincere love for a friend or relative. These bold blooms also offer congratulations and convey beauty, courage, respect, and creative spirit of love. Valentines Day would hardly exist without this bold and dramatic bloom. read more