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Tom Karwin, On Gardening: The season for roses

"Roses are going dormant, so the fall season is the time for annual care for roses in the garden," writes columnist Tom ...
Our previous column included notes on pruning and propagating roses, and beginning a project to add roses, by first ...
RHS chief horticulturist Guy Barter shares the plants that benefit from a late-autumn tidy — and which ones to leave until ...
Windy winters can weaken rose roots, but the right fall prep helps keep plants steady. A few simple steps now can set the ...
This pruning technique helps plants grow fuller, while stimulating and controlling growth, and it can also make the colors of ...
Fall is the time to begin winter preparations for your roses. Protect them from winter winds and cold damage with these ...
There is a mix of perennials and shrubs that should not be pruned before winter. Keep in mind that any pruning on a plant encourages growth. Pruning stimulates a growth hormone called an auxin. If ...
For those who haven’t come across her before, Niff is something of a gardening phenomenon. You may have seen her on Gardeners’ World, in magazines, or on social media.
Black spot is the most common disease roses face in the autumn and can cause the plant to lose all its leaves and not produce ...
Pruning after a heavy rain might seem like a good time to tackle the task, but you can actually do a lot more damage to your ...
Dormant-season planting offers a budget-friendly way to expand your rose beds, but timing, storage, and proper preparation ...