For the adventurous, pots allow for growing almost any rose you want. You could encourage a large climber to grow as a shrub ...
Roses are among the oldest flowers in cultivation, although many have earned a reputation as fussy or difficult to grow. Some of the newer shrub rose hybrids, however, are disease-resistant, carefree ...
For beautiful summer roses in USDA Hardiness Zones 6 and lower, plants need protection during winter temperatures. Learn how ...
The end of the summer and early fall can be a very special time for a certain heirloom shrub, the Confederate rose (Hibiscus mutabilis). The charming flowers are quite unique in that some varieties ...
Birth month roses are the perfect addition to any yard. There's a special rose for each month of the year, discover which you ...
Pruning shrub roses is important to keep them healthy and looking beautiful for blooming next year, and one gardening expert has explained the best time to do it. Winter is a time when the garden ...
* 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” ...
A vigorous and easy-to-care-for shrub rose is Sunny Knock Out (Rosa hybrid 'Radsunny'). The Sunny Knock Out rose is a small- to medium-sized rose, with a strong, rounded growth habit. The leaves are ...
SOPHIE THOMSON: Plants have to be pretty tough to withstand the harsh conditions in my Adelaide Hills garden, because it's hot and exposed. Which is whyRosa'Mutabilis' is one of my favourites. It ...
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Should I Cover My Roses In Winter?

We'll tell you when and where in the South you need to cover roses for winter and the proper steps to winterize your rose garden.
I'm thinking about planting a rose-of-sharon plant, but the ones I've had in the past were terrible self-sowers. My mother-in-law tells me there are some varieties that do self-sow. Is that true? And ...