Wondering what gardening jobs to prioritise in March? This month offers a final window to plant bare-root roses – but it's a fleeting one. Miss the moment and you’ll need to wait until next year. For ...

No garden is complete without roses. They make perfect spring flowers, summer flowers, and fall flowers and therefore are a must-have for any outdoor retreat. If you’ve fallen in love with certain ...

Clear plastic shoeboxes make for suitable rooting cases. Learn how to grow a rose from a cutting and a slip using the hardwood or softwood propagation technique. Roses are surprisingly easy to root. I ...

There are many ways to propagate roses, from taking cuttings to layering and grafting, or even growing from seed. There is no definitive method – each has its pros and cons. Try the different options ...

A few well-timed May jobs can transform your roses – encouraging repeat flowering, stronger growth, and healthier plants ...

If you've never bought bare-root plants before, be prepared for the flurry of questions that pop into your head as you open the package after it arrives at your doorstep. The first question may be: Is ...

Rooting cuttings is a time-honored technique. Starting roses from cuttings can be an easy and low-cost solution to get more plants in your garden. Learn how to root roses and consider checking the ...

When is the best time to trim confederate rose bushes? I would like to root some of the branches I cut off. — Jessica Confederate roses (Hibiscus mutabilis) are often killed back by winter freezes, so ...

Bill Dickerson plants a bare root rose. Also Rick Pudwell discusses choosing the correct plants. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local rose expert Bill Dickerson demonstrates ...

My rose bush has leaves with pale spots and some holes. What’s causing that, and what can I do about it? Usually, the primary ...

The snow that slowly melted was great for landscapes! Inches of snow do not equal the same number of inches in rainfall, but enough snow fell to provide a good dose of water for plant roots. And it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You cannot replant cuttings from roses that have been patented. Those include many of the new hybrid types. Start by cutting a ...