There are many varieties of roses to choose from when planning your garden and the selection can be confusing. To aid in your selection, roses are broken into eight main categories that basically describe the growth behavior and final product. Within those categories exist a dizzying array of varieties, but if you make type decisions first based on the overall results you are looking for, you will not be disappointed.

The first type of roses is the Old Garden Rose or Old Fashioned Rose. These are the earliest type and typically mean any variety that predates the introduction of the Hybrid Tea Roses in the late 1800s. They tend to be very hardy and easy to grow, but they are most notable for the heavy fragrance they tend to produce. Historically, they were used to make perfume and medicines. These are the roses that you see growing in large bushes even when neglected near older homes and properties.

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Pruning and deadheading are important parts of your rose care routine. There are as many different opinions about how and when to prune as there are roses in need of pruning.

While individual rosarians may have their favorite “tried and true” methods, this article is geared towards new rosarians who have no idea where to start. As time goes by you may feel the urge to modify these techniques or even develop some new ones of your own. That’s great. Variety is the spice of life and anything that doesn’t kill your roses can’t be that bad, right?

Rose pruning isn’t as complicated as some people make it out to be. In fact, there are only four basic rules and a few common sense ones. If you keep these basic rules in mind every time you pick up your pruning shears, you’ll be rewarded with beautiful bushes that reflect the care that you put into them.

Heat is one of the worst enemies that roses face, and the months of July and August can be scorchers. Not only are your roses at risk of heat damage, but the accompanying humidity breeds insects and fungal diseases.

Here’s a look at what we can do to keep our roses beautiful and healthy until the cooling days of autumn arrive.

Make sure that your roses have all the water that they need. Remember to water from the roots and not from the top to avoid fungus development and to make sure that your bushes can drink their full.

This article on rose gardening was written with the intention of making it very memorable to its reader. Only then is an article considered to have reached it’s objective.

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