Roses are a highly polarizing plant in the garden community – while many enthusiasts adore their iconic blooms, and won’t hesitate to add another to the garden, other gardeners find them simply too ...

“If you don’t know where you are going, you are going to end up somewhere else.” This sage adage, credited to Yogi Berra, pinpoints the importance of planning. If you are a novice gardener and you ...

Baldo Villegas grows close to 3,500 rose bushes in his Orangevale garden. He’ll host a winter rose care workshop Jan. 13 in Roseville. Paul Kitagaki Jr. [email protected] Ask any rose grower; ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Roses are going dormant at this time of the year. This is the season for annual care for your roses, including propagating, pruning, and adding plants to ...

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 ...

Most of us like to keep our rose care SIMPLE. S is for Spray-free, (or mostly spray-free). I, M, P are for Integrated Management of Pests. L is for Less Is More when it comes to fertilizers. E is for ...

The beloved chef lends her name to an equally exuberant rose. If you have a shelf of Julia Child cookbooks in your kitchen, you need a row of 'Julia Child' roses in your garden. They're floribunda ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As we near the busy outdoor gardening season, it’s time to stop and smell the roses. As cliché as this sounds, there’s no time like the present to consider ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have a climbing rose I'm attempting to train on a wrought iron fence. I need some advice on how and when to prune and the best way to train this rose. --Charlotte Webster ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Many gardens include at least one rose and perhaps several. Roses are dormant from late winter to early spring (when buds begin to swell), so now is the time ...