Entries for the 'ROSES' Category

Growing a climbing rose involves some work and expense. When trained according to the espalier technique, the results can be spectacular.

Growing roses is not as difficult as some people make out, but there are some practices that are vital for success.

Roses are still the “Queen of the Garden” but unfortunately, they are also heavy water consumers, a fact that makes them problematical for gardeners in a dry climate. Here are some tips for growing roses on less water.

Many home gardeners in dry climates are reluctant to grow roses largely because of their high consumption of water. Here are some tips for having your roses and some water to spare as well.

Transplanting a large rose shrub seems at first sight to be a daunting task, but this is not so if the correct procedures are carried out, and at the right time.

There are a number of aspects to success with roses such as designing correctly, and pruning professionally. It’s important as well, to know their basic growing requirements.

There are many things to consider when selecting the rose varieties most suitable for your garden. The starting point though is having a clear design direction at the outset.

Roses can be such a magnificent part of the garden, yet the home gardener is too often disappointed with their performance. Correct procedures at planting, go a long way in ensuring decent results

Despite the inconvenience of planting roses in the winter, the benefits of bare-root planting far outweigh this drawback. Read on to find out why.

The mild winters common to Mediterranean climates means that pruning woody plants in general, and roses in particular, ought to be carried out differently than in cold, temperate climates.

Being clear as to why we prune roses, should help you get better results from your roses.

To avoid disappointment from your rose bed, it’s important to know how to care for the plants in a Mediterranean climate, especially during the winter.

Successfully growing roses has much to do with preparing the soil properly, and maintaining the plants correctly. It all starts though with clearly understanding the roses’ design function in the garden composition.