Roses

How And When To Prune Roses?

by CoolGarden May 21, 2013 No Comments

Rose bushes that are not pruned can grow into large tangled messes with small and inferior blooms. The following should allow you to grow an attractive well shaped and sized bush with large lovely blooms. Pruning at the right time can be just as important as how you prune. Bushes should not be pruned untill they begin comming out of dormancy. This can be as early as January in warm weather areas to as late as April in very cold areas. In colder areas do not prune untill all danger of frost is past.

Using the proper tools is also very important. You need a good set of pruning shears, the type that have one side for cutting and one side for supporting. The shears must be sharp, otherwise they can tear your canes instead of cutting them.

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Roses: Month-By-Month Care Guide

by CoolGarden January 20, 2013 No Comments

Although roses come in different varieties, each with specific needs, the following month-by-month care guide will give you general tips to keep your rosebushes healthy all year long:

– January: If you haven’t done it yet, cover the ground next to your rosebush with mulch or snow to prevent the root from freezing.

– February: If the ground is dried out but not frozen, water your rosebush. Do so in the middle of the day, which is usually the warmest time, to prevent freezing.

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The Most Famous Diversities Of Rose

by CoolGarden September 27, 2012 No Comments

When numerous individuals contemplate of gardening, their ideas turn at first to roses and there is no wonder. Roses are among the most famous and definitely most charming, kinds of flowers there are. Moreover, they are large portion of both the gardening interest and the professional flower commercial enterprise. There are even rose shows and other flower shows where maestro gardeners showcase their charming creations with pride to an awe-stricken crowd.

If your supreme aim is to get the huge prize at the subsequent rose show or merely take pleasure in some roses in your garden, it is important to acquire a sense for the some diversities of roses in the marketplace. Roses are among the most diversified flowers on the marketplace; they appear in nearly every shade of the rainbow and in blossoms varying in size from a part of an inch to nearly a foot in width similarly with vibrant colourbond sheds. Below are discussed some of the most frequently perceived rose diversities which include Pimpinellifolia roses, Boursault roses, Wichuraiana roses, Setigera roses and Sempervirens roses.

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Long Stem Roses (Hybrid Tea Roses)

by ksenija May 28, 2012 No Comments

Long stem roses are widely considered to be the most popular roses for all occasions. What many people think of as classic long stem roses are in fact Hybrid Tea Roses. A mixture between the Hybrid Perpetual and Tea Rose from China, these long stem beauties have long pointy buds with up to 30-50 petals per bloom.

Since the first discovered Hybrid Tea Rose in 1867, there has been an explosion leading to thousands of long stem rose varieties coming in virtually every color except for blue or black. These long stem roses tend to flower continuously and can grow 2-6 feet tall. High susceptibility to disease and less fragrant smell, when compared to other types of roses, is often attributed to the great deal of inbreeding that has taken place to achieve the attractiveness of long stem roses.

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Caring For Wild Roses

by ksenija April 22, 2012 No Comments

Wild roses are source of all other rose species. They are found in the wild, hence their name — wild roses. They have small single flowers with usually five petals. These are normally not pruned, but it is during the early stage of growth that they must be shaped so that they will not grow too wildly.

Sometimes, wild roses are easy to detect because of their color. Their colors can range from pink, yellow or white. They will become very hardy, and, given the chance, will grow into large climbers or bushes. Because of their hardiness, they become resistant to diseases and pests. The flowers will appear only during summer and will sometimes be followed by attractive hips during autumn.

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Design Your Own Rose Garden

by ksenija April 16, 2012 2 Comments

The texture and the fullness of the rose is unlike any other flower, and they come in a wide variety of scents and colors that range from a very bright yellow to a dark deep red. It is curious that such a beautiful flower is also equipped with such a thorny stem. Roses originally came from the northern hemisphere, and there are over a hundred species growing in mostly temperate regions. Although the rose as been the flower of choice to express ones love for many years now, it was used originally for medicinal purposes in medieval times.

Rose gardens are not only one of the most beautiful types of flower gardens to have, they are without a doubt the most difficult to grow and maintain. This doesn’t mean one should not give it a try, it just means you should research the subject so you are well prepared. One of the biggest challenges you will run into when doing research on rose garden material is finding the time to continue searching.

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