Our previous column included notes on pruning and propagating roses, and beginning a project to add roses, by first ...

When it comes to planting roses, many people may dream about an elaborate backyard garden featuring many varieties of roses. But for some, the only type of garden they can realistically grow is in ...

With their timeless beauty and grace, roses are often considered jewels of the garden. They also have the reputation for being persnickety plants that are high-maintenance and heavily dependent on ...

Give the rose suitable annual companions to enhance its beauty. That list is a very long one, and includes most any sun-loving annual flower, from petunias and geraniums, to marguerite daisies and ...

ON A TRELLIS: If you want to train roses on a trellis, arbor or fence, you’ll want to choose varieties of climbers, ramblers and old garden roses that produce long vigorous canes, such as the noisette ...

Math was not my favorite subject in school, so I have always been a little wary of mathematical concepts. But growing roses introduced me to the disease triangle, which is one bit of geometry triangle ...

Windy winters can weaken rose roots, but the right fall prep helps keep plants steady. A few simple steps now can set the ...

From cool weather edibles and bare-root trees to flowering shrubs and summer annuals, these are the best plants to grow in ...

Black spot is the most common disease roses face in the autumn and can cause the plant to lose all its leaves and not produce ...

When shopping for roses, look for varieties that are well suited to your garden’s microclimate and ones that have proven to resist disease. (Photo by Nanette Londeree) Let parts of your garden grow a ...