What Are the Best Types of Roses to Grow? Roses generally are grouped based on their growth habit and flower form. You may see the words heritage, antique, heirloom or Old Garden roses in descriptions ...

Climbing roses are a charming, romantic addition to any outdoor space. Whether you're designing and planting the perfect cottage garden or you simply want to cover up a dull corner of your yard, these ...

Roses need no introduction. But there are so many varieties, requiring so many different levels of care, which is why it's important to factor maintenance and attention into your decision on which ...

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

Black spot disease can devastate rose gardens, but applying mulch in November creates a protective barrier that helps prevent ...

As a gardening educator, one of my biggest challenges is to get people to do the right thing at the right time. Take planting roses, for instance. Nurseries generally get in their new roses in January ...

The Humboldt Rose Society’s annual plant sale is coming up Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Redwood Acres rose garden, located at the north end of the fairgrounds in Eureka. Consulting rosarians ...

Roses need at least six hours of direct sunlight daily, ideally morning sun. Some shade is beneficial if it's extremely hot. Roses thrive in soil that drains well and has a loamy texture. Avoid ...

Plants, like people, can get an undeserved reputation for being difficult. Such is the case with roses. You may have heard they need a lot of attention — spraying, dusting, and pruning — just to get a ...

Q: I want to plant roses to grow rose hips. I've heard that they're a good source of vitamin C. Are there varieties that make better rose hips? Is there a good time of year to plant roses? A: A rose ...

Gardeners never get too old to learn something new. I have been growing roses for more than 40 years and until recently did not know that roses could grow in locations with less than six hours of ...

I first heard about Fortuniana rootstock a few years ago at a rose society meeting. The presenter, master rosarian Dona Martin, told us that rose plants grafted on Fortuniana rootstock grow larger ...