10 Mistakes to Avoid With Your Roses
Watch out for these 10 mistakes to avoid with your roses. Planting, pruning, deadheading, & watering lead the list – but don’t forget about the deer.
How to prepare for rose success with winter pruning
This timely post is on how to prepare your roses for success with winter pruning, compared to the summer deadheading. It includes 1 video & 8 resource links,
8 great tips for more rose blooms
Here are 8 tips to help you deadhead your roses more effectively each week, so each type of bush will respond with a vigorous rush of new buds & larger blooms.
Uh-Oh: 7 Rose newbie mistakes
Oops. I’ve been there too, trying to be my rose’s best parent, but then sometimes you find that you’ve eased into some habits that are harming your bushes.
About my Ironwood tools
Without these ratchet tools, I wouldn’t be in the garden as much. They’re my working secret – and more people would benefit from them if they knew about them.
Pruning roses isn’t that scary
Correct pruning encourages cane growth, limits disease by removing affected canes, stimulates bush health, all to direct energy to more and bigger rose blooms.
How to prune your climbing roses
Important elements when pruning climbers include encouraging strong growth from the base of the plant and training stems to fan out for more stem shoots.
Can roses be pruned too much?
Don’t be intimidated by hard pruning. For gardeners who simply want beautiful, healthy rose bushes, there are really only a few fundamentals to follow.
How do I deadhead roses?
Deadheading is simply the removal of finished rose blooms in order to encourage further budding and improve the appearance and vigor of the rose.
How can I help my one sickly rose?
There are many reasons for a Charlie Brown looking bush in your patch. These are my top 5. This often directly relates to the health of that bush’s soil.
What rose tools do I need?
A brief look into the basic tools to get started with in your rose garden. Pruners, loppers, rakes & accessories are shown with links to good manufacturers.
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