Q:I'm closing up my mother's apartment in West Sacramento and would like to take a very old rose bush back with me to San Francisco. It is a miniature rose from my grandmother's house that has grown ...
Roses experience dieback for a variety of reasons, but as long as more than half of your plant remains healthy, you may be able to save it with some careful pruning. Proper care, maintenance, and a ...
Protect roses in winter by shielding the crown—the most vulnerable part of grafted plants. After the first frost, prune to 2–3 feet, tie canes, water occasionally, and add mulch for insulation. Use ...
The snow that slowly melted was great for landscapes! Inches of snow do not equal the same number of inches in rainfall, but enough snow fell to provide a good dose of water for plant roots. And it ...
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6 essential tasks to complete now to ensure your roses not only survive, but thrive this winter
“To revive roses in winter, you should perform your heavy prune in the late winter - removing any damaged, dead, diseased ...
Q: This past summer was my second year of growing a Hope for Humanity rose bush. Later in the summer it shot up to nearly 6 feet with loads of blossoms. That doesn't seem normal. Was there something ...
Nothing compares to a rose bush laden with blooms sending its heavenly scent into the evening air. But growing roses can be intimidating for the casual gardener. They're prone to problems like black ...
Garden expert Richard King, at Dino Decking, shared his top tips for cultivating a beautiful rose bush in the garden. From now until March, bare-root roses are the "best choice" to plant in the garden ...
Q. Can you recommend fruiting pomegranate varieties for theVista area? We have a bush that produces fruit, but it is sweeterthan those I find in the market, without a touch of tartness. Iprefer the ...
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Gardener makes alarming discovery while examining recently pruned rose bush: 'I would ... probably have cried'
"Kind of fascinating." Gardener makes alarming discovery while examining recently pruned rose bush: 'I would ... probably ...
I received an email from the Platts who garden in La Habra. They have six hybrid tea tree roses, six floribunda roses and five Iceberg roses. Like all of Southern California, La Habra is under water ...
When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans nearly 20 years ago, wrecking neighborhoods and leaving debris littered across the city, one plant stood tall amid the chaos: the Peggy Martin rose. The ...
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