Rose Care Articles

March Rose Doctor

June Rose Doctor

Welcome to the happiest time of the year for rosarians, June is the month we celebrate our National Floral Emblem, The Rose. It is time for us to enjoy everything we love about our roses. Try these few steps to make this time special.

May Rose Doctor

After uncovering my roses this year, I was alarmed to find that the voles had spent the winter under my blankets. They chewed the bark on many of them so I had to cut back the canes to the ground on many of them. I had put mouse killer in the garden but they choseContinue reading “May Rose Doctor”

April Rose Doctor

Your bareroot roses have arrived, now what do I do? The past few years I have started my new roses in large pots with potting soil containing mycorrhiza. This gets the rose bush a start of a great root system. In September I plant them in their garden location to get established before winter setsContinue reading “April Rose Doctor”