Heavier pruning of roses is usually done in late winter or early spring, when the plant is dormant. However, lightly pruning roses in summer is also beneficial to help manage disease, encourage more ...

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

People love roses, and roses are among the more commonly planted landscape shrubs. Proper care is important as roses go through the hottest and most stressful time of the year. Even with good care, ...

Some people seem to have a natural knack for growing a good-looking summer yard – those head-turning homesteads currently firing on all-color cylinders (rain and hose-watering permitting). On the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman planting a red rose in the garden - Maryviolet/Getty Images There really is nothing quite like the scent of roses drifting ...

A stunning flower garden with roses and other plants and a natural stone pathway running through it. - Mira Drozdowski/Shutterstock If you simply adore roses and are always looking for new varieties ...

Author and award-winning gardener Pollyanna Wilkinson has shared easy-to-follow advice for gardeners deadheading their roses this summer. Like pruning, deadheading is a common gardening practice that ...

The official summer gardening season begins when the Seven Sisters rose blooms. Realizing that the official, astronomical date for the first day of summer is June 20 and that some say it is the ...

Dear Master Gardener: This is my first time growing roses. Am I supposed to deadhead the flowers if I want rose hips? Answer: Most roses will have new blooms continually throughout the summer if ...

Humid Southern summers can cause powdery mildew and other diseases to attack perennials. Discover ten perennials that thrive ...

Our exceptionally long growing season means we typically cut repeat-flowering roses back twice a year. The first pruning is done anytime from late January to mid-February, and the second in late ...