Rose rosette disease continues to devastate KC roses. There is no method of prevention or cure except to remove the plant, leaving you to plant another susceptible rose or trying something new. The ...

Roses don't look their best in the late summer. Plants often are stressed and the flowers are generally smaller and less brightly colored. But, a wonderful fall blooming season is right around the ...

Roses are the jewels of the summer garden with their gorgeous color and fragrance, and they look equally at home in a cottage or formal outdoor setting. And, considering how many varieties are out ...

Climbing roses serve a functional purpose while adding color, texture, and beauty to a landscape. Most types of rose bushes grow like shrubs, but these climbers can be trained to screen for privacy, ...

When Melinda Early moved to New Orleans 17 years ago with her husband, Jim Campbell, she left behind a glorious garden in Ohio. “I had peonies and lilacs and other things we can’t grow here,” she said ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. An evergreen flowering ...

January is the month for tending roses in Southern California, if you want a healthy crop of colorful blooms come spring. Here are a few of the many options for classes in rose pruning and care: ...

As we enter the waning days of summer, many of our plants are just plain tired after enduring months of heat — and they’re showing it. Roses are no exception. They tend to get a bit leggy and ...

(ARA) - Somewhere between 5,000 and 3,000 years ago, a fellow hoping to impress his lady love was the first to give a rose as a symbol of love. We can only imagine her response, but it was likely ...

This Valentine’s Day, Americans will buy nearly $150 million worth of red roses at approximately $50 a dozen. While there’s no denying their beauty, let’s face it — a dozen cut red roses is hardly the ...

It’s not exactly your grandma’s little rose garden in terms of size — and many of its colorful rose bushes are managing to bloom brilliantly in the midst of a white-hot Tucson summer. The Reid Park ...