Once the first winter freeze has hit, you will want to take protective measures to keep your rose plants safe through the ...

Timing is important in everything including winter protection of roses. Don't jump too quickly but depending on the winter temperatures where you live, protection should usually be provided by early ...

Yes, there's a point when it is too late to prune roses in the fall if you want to minimize cold damage to your plants. You may be tempted to rein in your roses before winter winds whip through and ...

Rose gardens are a treasure but often require some extra work to protect them from winters harsh weather. When it comes to providing protection for roses in winter, there are about as many techniques ...

Roses have a mostly undeserved reputation as finicky plants that require winter protection. “That’s only true of a few kinds of roses,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The Morton ...

November’s temperatures in much of Kansas have proven to be unseasonably warm, but rest assured, the colder days of winter are not far away. For gardeners, that means giving attention to garden plants ...

Millions of Brits grow roses in their gardens, and many hope for big, healthy blooms when spring arrives. However, experts ...

Winter rose care can vary quite a bit, depending on where you live. For gardens that experience frigid winters in USDA Zone 7 and below, roses are completely dormant, and most need protection to ...

Winter is a difficult season for roses. Rapid temperature changes, sometimes as much as 20 to 30 degrees in 24 hours, are very hard on plants. Unseasonably warm temperatures in January and February, ...

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It is soon going to be time to get those roses covered for winter. Many of us like to wait until November and we always cross our fingers that the weather will be cooperative so that we can wait that ...