Sunflowers, herbs, and many other plants are easy to propagate. You can multiply them by sowing seeds, dividing bulbs and tubers, or starting cuttings from the stems or leaves of most herbaceous ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

Roses need no introduction. But there are so many varieties, requiring so many different levels of care, which is why it's important to factor maintenance and attention into your decision on which ...

Should you find yourself in the countryside this weekend, look out for Britain’s biggest rose exhibition. Admission is free and the exhibits adorn almost every hedgerow. The star plants, dog roses ...

I can think of no other shrub that blooms over such a long season or comes in as many colors as roses. When you factor in their wonderful fragrance, it's not surprising that roses are among the most ...

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 ...

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, ...

As a gardening educator, one of my biggest challenges is to get people to do the right thing at the right time. Take planting roses, for instance. Nurseries generally get in their new roses in January ...

Caring for roses isn't difficult. Here's how to care for rose bushes and the tools you'll need to do it properly and safely. rosarian (expert rose gardener) and curator of the Cranford Rose Garden in ...

Roses are universally loved with good reason! They’re lovely plants that offer undeniable romance and charm to your garden, whether they're groundcover roses edging a walkway or climbing roses ...

Q. Over the past few months, I have redone my garden, amending the soil, planting new plants and so on. There were several old rose bushes that I kept, but two of them keep sending up long, vigorous ...

Our area is great for growing roses, even though we usually have to supplement natural water. Southwestern Idaho is steppe country, only a bit moister than desert areas. Our annual precipitation is ...