As we head towards winter, it's important to shower your garden with an extra bit of love. There are plenty of delicate flowers that don't care for cold weather, and roses happen to be one of them.

Some gardeners wait to winterize their roses in late fall when they are completely dormant. However, the Northwest Ohio weather is so unpredictable that by mid-fall we could get a sudden cold snap and ...

It is probably best to winterize your hybrid roses after you return from your vacation. Chicago Botanic Garden staff waits until there has been a hard freeze of around 18 degrees Fahrenheit or three ...

Yes, there's a point when it is too late to prune roses in the fall if you want to minimize cold damage to your plants. Olga Seifutdinova / Getty Images You may be tempted to rein in your roses before ...

Hybrid teas, grandifloras, and floribundas are descended from roses native to regions that do not frost at all and are not naturally resistant to cold. The guarantee of a rose bush’s survival through ...

Sharpen and clean your garden tools before putting them away for the season. Sharpen spades with an electric hand grinder and put the bevel on the inside edge of the spades. It is important to wear ...

As the sunlight fades and the temperature drops, we all spend less time in our yards, but it doesn’t mean that our plants require any less care. In fact, keeping them healthy, especially knowing how ...

It is time to think about winterizing roses. You don't have to do it yet, but you ought to arrange your schedule to get this chore done by about the first or second week in October, or when raking of ...

Yes, there's a point when it is too late to prune roses in the fall if you want to minimize cold damage to your plants. You may be tempted to rein in your roses before winter winds whip through and ...

Do you know why roses make good race car drivers? They put the petal to the metal. The rose is the world’s most popular and acclaimed flower, and represents many aspects of humanity, such as beauty, ...

I have had several questions regarding pruning roses in preparation for winter. The recommendation is don’t prune them until next spring. The recommendation for winter preparation for roses has been ...

You likely do not need to mound your roses for the winter, though it depends on what type of roses you are growing. I see many roses in home gardens that are mounded that do not need to be. Landscape ...