Each winter in our area is different. What works for winter protection one year may not work the next. Winter protection begins with proper selection, proper planting and healthy bushes. A weak bush will not have the proper reserves to take it through our cold winters. Roses are woody perennials. They need to go dormant in our climate. Don’tContinue reading “Winter Rose Protection”
Category Archives: Rose Care
October Rose Doctor
October Checklist for the Rose Garden. With the sunlight bringing shorter days it’s time to start thinking about our winter protection of our rose gardens. You should have stopped your fertilizing by now but is a good time to adjust your soil. I just had my soil tested and found that my PH was 7.2Continue reading “October Rose Doctor”
Pre-Emergent Herbicides in Your Garden
By Diane Sommers, Master Rosarian Of all the things I enjoy about gardening, pulling weeds is not one of them. When I consider all the time I have spent over the years pulling weeds, I know there has to be a better way to manage weeds. Some years I am more diligent than others and some yearsContinue reading “Pre-Emergent Herbicides in Your Garden”
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”
March Rose Doctor
1. Ready to Garden: Now is the time to make sure your pruners and garden tools are ready for the season. Other garden tools may need a bit of upkeep with cleaning and lube also. One of my new tools from last year is my Milwaukee Tool oscillating tool. It comes in two sizes, eitherContinue reading “March Rose Doctor”
