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.

Timing is important in everything including winter protection of roses. Don't jump too quickly but depending on the winter temperatures where you live, protection should usually be provided by early ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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