Archive for November, 2006



The Joys of the Autumn Growing Season

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 5:18 am

Our objective of this article on rose gardening was to arouse your interest in it. Bring back the acquired knowledge of rose gardening, and compare it with what we have printed here.
There has been an uncalculatable amount of information added in this composition on rose gardening. Don’t try counting it!

September and October are your rose’s finest hour. If you have faithfully followed our suggestions up to this point, you should start to see full, colorful, magnificent blooms as your reward.

Your work isn’t quite through yet, however. While fall is the best growing time, you also need to start thinking about the coming winter months.

Your bushes are working hard to produce blooms which will delight you and make you proud. They need a lot of water to fuel the process. Continue watering deeply and do it as often as is needed to maintain growth. If you are going to be showing your rose blooms then watering daily is fine as long as you do not use too much.

It is the normal style of writers to add additional information with the intention of lengthening the length of an article. However, we have provided a short and concise article with only required information on rose gardening.

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Choose The Hybrid Tea Rose For A Touch Of Classic Elegance

Monday 27 November 2006 @ 5:20 am

The Hybrid Tea Rose is a modern rose, the offspring of 2 old timers getting together: the Hybrid Perpetual and the Tea Rose. These magnificent modern flowers grow on long stems and bloom throughout the year. Although this rose gives off only a faint scent, it makes up for this shortcoming with its many petals and tall stature. The Hybrid Tea Rose has been referred to as “your basic rose on a stick.” These are the most popular roses to give or receive on special occasions.

A Thorny Issue

Many gardeners avoid the Hybrid Tea Rose because they’re turned off by the idea of thorns. Well, good news — there are several thornless varieties! When shopping, look for roses with tags that read “smooth” on the label. You can find these roses in every color of the rainbow, except blue.

You Look Marrrrvelous

A Hybrid Tea Rose will look fabulous in any garden. They are happiest when planted in rows by themselves. It’s much easier to tend to them this way. Space your plants approximately 24 inches apart to ensure a good growth pattern. Plant in the spring.
Be sure to keep this area weed-free. These roses, like most flowers, do not enjoy the company of weeds.
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Your Rose Garden Planting

Saturday 25 November 2006 @ 4:19 pm

Sometime during the year you will probably plant roses in your rose garden. There are many opinions on how to do this but I will tell you what has worked for me.

First let me distinguish planting rose into the rose garden that are dormant plants compared with those grown in pots or containers.

Roses which are dormant and bare roots grow well but usually don’t bloom as long as those in the containers or pots. The latter are usually growing and not dormant.

If you are buying dormant plants make sure that you are getting #1 grade. These will give you a much better crop during the summer to your rose garden.

Preparing The Soil

Pick an area that will get at least 5-6 hours of sunlight a day. Sun is a very important part of the growth cycle of your rose garden.

The soil should be a good loam and can be mixed with some clay. The loam should be down to a depth of at least 12-15 inches. Dig the soil out for the plant so that it will fit the plant with no damage to the roots and that the first bud spike will set about an inch below the surface.

I would also suggest that at the bottom of the hole you use a fork to loosen the dirt.

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The Versatility of Shrub Roses

Friday 24 November 2006 @ 3:01 am

The name, Shrub Rose is somewhat confusing because a rose, any rose in fact, is actually a shrub. Most varieties of roses can be considered shrub roses including hybrids, modern roses, old garden roses, and even miniature roses. The term “shrub” refers to the appearance of the rose plant, which in general resembles that of a bush or shrub. Shrub roses are a great colorful alternative to use anywhere you would plant another type of shrub.

Shrub roses can be used as a screen or hedge plant for privacy, as a border, in the background, and any other way you can think to use this bountiful bush. Although the flowers from Shrub Roses carry little fragrance, they do come in a wide assortment of colors. Pink, red, white, and yellow are all common colors for a shrub rose’s abundant and vibrant flowers. Don’t be surprised if you find anything unusual here about rose gardening. There has been some interesting and unusual things here worth reading.

Unlike many other roses, Shrub Roses are perfect for planting anywhere. They’re “plant-friendly” and can mingle into any mixed assortment of flowers. In addition, Shrub Roses are very winter-hardy and they have excellent disease tolerance. These round easily-maintained bushes are not typically considered a “small” plant. Many older Shrub Roses can grow up to six feet in height. If desired, Shrub Roses can be trained to grow like hedges.

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6 Important Tips For Rose Care In Your Rose Garden

Wednesday 22 November 2006 @ 6:06 am

Many people could not resist a rose’s beauty and scent. Imagine this coming from your rose garden. These flowers are known to be a bit complicated to grow, but anyone could start rose gardening in the comfort of her own backyard. Good rose care will keep it beautiful.

To make sure that your most prized rose garden is in the pink or even red of their health, simply follow these tips on rose care dealing with most of their health dilemma:

1. Black Spots on Leaves in Your Rose Garden

This disease is commonly known as black spot. Black spots appear as circular with fringed edges on leaves. They cause the leaves to yellow. The solution is to remove the infected foliage and pick up any fallen leaves around the rose. For the rose care artificial sprays may be used to prevent or treat this kind of rose disease.

2. Stunted or malformed young canes

Known as powdery mildew, this is a fungal disease that covers leaves, stems and buds with wind spread white powder. It makes the leaves to curl and turn purple. Spray with Funginex or Benomyl to treat this fungal disease that could ruin your rose garden.

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Winter Protection for Roses

Monday 20 November 2006 @ 6:53 am

Most modern roses grown in the require protection during winter months in most areas of the country. Rapid temperature changes and even brief freezes can injure and often kill unprotected roses. Getting the plants ready for the winter is also a good time to remove any diseased wood or foliage to prevent re-infection during the spring.

The first considerations need to be taken at the end of the growing season. The roses need to be kept well watered before the first freeze to keep adequate moisture at the roots. Make your last application of fertilizer to the plants no later than September in milder climates and August in colder ones. Allow the last blooms to remain on the plant to encourage the development of rose hips and place the bush into dormancy. Once this has occurred, you are to make the final preparations for winter.

Hilling or mounding soil around the base of each plant is an excellent way to protect bush roses. Begin by removing fallen leaves and other debris from around each plant. Removing and destroying diseased plant debris will help reduce disease problems next season. Then loosely tie the canes together with twine to prevent the canes from being whipped by strong winds. Extremely tall canes can be cut back to 2 1/2 to 3 feet.

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Pruning

Thursday 16 November 2006 @ 5:53 am

When discussing roses, the conversation will almost always turn to pruning. When and how often you prune is essential to the overall appearance and healthiness of your plant, but how you do it is the most important factor. Many novice rose gardeners often do not prune at all out of fear of damaging the bush, even though that is the very tactic that will ruin a lovely garden.

The reasons for pruning are to improve the appearance of the bush, stimulate growth, and control the quality and quantity of blooms. You will not kill a bush by pruning and, in fact, if a bush is doing poorly, severe pruning will give it the best chance of recovery. The general rule of thumb is moderate pruning for healthy bushes and aggressive pruning for the unhealthy. Under pruning your roses will result in spindly bushes with poor bloom quality.

The first thing to do is to purchase a pair of decent pruning shears available at any home and garden center. For very large bushes, you may also want to bring along a pair of large loping shears. Wear a long sleeve shirt to protect your arms and gloves to protect your hands. Make sure that all equipment is sharp and clean. All cuts should be made at a 45 degree angle about ¼ of an inch above outward facing growth and should slant away from the growth.

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Joyful Autumn Rose Growing

Tuesday 14 November 2006 @ 5:54 am

The autumn months of September and October are when roses perform at their peak. After faithfully following proper rose procedures up to this point, now — at last — you should begin to reap the rewards of full, vibrant, glorious blooms.

Your work isn’t quite done yet, however. Although autumn is the best growing time, it’s also the time you must prepare your rose bushes for winter coming onslaught.

Producing those beautiful blooms you are so proud of is hard work — for your rose bushes, too. They need a lot of water to fuel the flowering process. Continue to water them deeply, as often as needed to maintain growth. Watering daily is okay if you are showing them off, just be careful and observe closely so that you do not over-do the watering process. You want beautiful blooms, not drowned roots.

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How to Choose the Right Roses for Your Garden

Monday 13 November 2006 @ 5:30 am

There’s an enormous selection of roses that you can grow in your home garden. With such a large selection to choose from, your decision may seem more like a difficult task than the fun that it should be. In order to make this process easier, there are a few important factors that you should consider prior to choosing your roses.

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Color

How will the color of your roses effect your garden? Look at different catalogs, as well as your neighbors’ gardens, to get an idea of the colors you like best.

While the color of your roses might not seem very significant, you should consider the colors of other plants and flowers that your roses will share the garden with. Will the assortment of colors look nice, or will they clash? For some, color-arrangement is a priority; while for others, it’s no big deal.

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Planting Roses in Pots

Friday 10 November 2006 @ 4:34 am

In years past, serious rosarians would never consider having a potted rose on their property unless it was just waiting for its home to be prepared in the garden.

Times have changed and potted roses now have a place in the lives of condo and apartment dwellers, city slickers who don’t live within sight of a tree, and anyone who has an empty space on their terrace or patio in need of the beauty that only a rose can bring.

Not all roses are good candidates for growing in pots. The following varieties have been found to do best. However, you should feel free to experiment with any other varieties, even climbers, and see how they make out.

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