Chemical Safety in the Rose Garden - Roses
Rose gardeners often use more chemicals in the garden than other home gardeners. If you choose to treat your roses with any chemical sprays or powders you should first be educated about chemical safety. Where chemicals are concerned nothing is ... [... more]
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Preventing Black Spot on Roses - Roses
Rose gardeners everywhere hate the dreaded fungus known as black spot. Many gardeners have already discovered the impossibility of eradicating this annoying fungal pest from their garden. However, proper landscape planning and rose garden ... [... more]
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Roses and Cane Borers - Roses
If you've had difficulty with rose canes dying and are unsure what caused their demise, cane borers could be the mysterious pest. Cane borers are larvae that bore into your rose canes and then consume the center of your canes leaving them hollow. ... [... more]
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Controlling Aphids on Roses - Roses
Aphids are one of the most common rose garden pests. Allowing aphids to go unchecked causes damage to your rose plants and blooms. Fortunately aphids are easily controlled using simple nontoxic methods. Aphids are tiny insects that feed on the ... [... more]
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Thrips and Roses - Roses
Once the spring weather arrives many rose gardeners have trouble with rosebuds that don't open. Thrips are commonly the issue. Thrips can be difficult to deal with, but you can control them and save your rose blooms by following several easy ... [... more]
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Roses and Powdery Mildew - Roses
Powdery mildew is that annoying white fuzzy fungal pest that affects rose gardeners everywhere. Constant vigilance is necessary to deter this annoying foe from your rose garden. Don't fear, there are a variety of ways you can keep powdery mildew ... [... more]
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Bare Root Roses - Roses
Bare root roses are becoming available at local garden centers and on-line. Many a newbie rose gardener has been ushered into the world of roses with a bare root rose purchase. Below I'll tell you what to look for and how to plant your new ... [... more]
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Understanding Rose Grading - Roses
Rose gardeners everywhere are purchasing roses to beautify their gardens this spring. When buying roses either at a local store or on-line it's important to understand the quality of roses you're purchasing. One of the most important measures of ... [... more]
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Deer Deterrents for Roses - Roses
Deer and roses are often angrily mentioned in the same sentence if you live in the country and enjoy rose growing. While no method is fool proof there are several easily employed deterrents to keep deer from using your roses as a nighttime salad ... [... more]
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