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

An expert rosarian offers advice on how to block or minimize powdery mildew, black spot, rust and more in San Diego gardens.

Fertilize roses starting in early to mid‑spring, once frost danger has passed and growth reaches ~6 inches. Continue feeding throughout the growing season—after each bloom cycle—with gradually reduced ...

Why May matters: Roses direct energy into stems and foliage this month, making timely care essential for strong growth and plentiful blooms. Six essential steps: Tasks include refreshing mulch, ...

“Roses in bloom” are sweet words that are typically music to a rosarian’s soul. But sometimes a bloom might strike a discordant, puzzling or even a very strange note. Do you have a cane on one of your ...

* What it is: True Bloom is a new class of rose bred by famed breeder Ping Lim – a blend of the easy-care performance of shrub roses and the classic beauty of hybrid teas. Dubbed “hybrid tea shrub” ...

Kathy has macular degeneration and is losing her sight, but the bright pinks, reds, whites and yellow roses in near or full ...

We are well into bare root rose season, which began in January and continues to May. This is a good time to add roses to the landscape: mail order nurseries and garden centers offer lots of rose ...

It takes a lot of energy for roses to produce flowers year after year and roses are heavy feeders from the soil. Most balanced fertilizers, especially those formulated for roses, contain ...