Like many other plants, roses can greatly benefit from occasional mulching. But, to ensure these prized shrubs reach their potential, you need to choose the best mulch for roses – and know when and ...

Experts highly recommend mulching roses for winter. Mulch around the base insulates roots from damaging freeze-thaw cycles. Cold areas need extra soil and mulch, while warmer areas require only a thin ...

For beautiful summer roses in USDA Hardiness Zones 6 and lower, plants need protection during winter temperatures. Learn how ...

Your roses may be hankering for some mulch at their bases to help hold moisture in the soil, provide additional nutrients, deter pests and disease, aerate the soil, and even easily eliminate weeds ...

Meet Mike in Fredericksburg this weekend! Mike will appear on Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13 at the Spring Home Show at the Fredericksburg Expo Center. He’ll give talks on Saturday at 11 a.m.

I am getting itchy trigger fingers. The birds seem unusually cheerful out there. I can feel it in my bones that spring is on its way, of course. The time is near to begin the "real" cleanup in the ...

Master Gardener Helen Brown presents All About Tomatoes at 9 a.m. Saturday at the UNCE orchard in North Las Vegas. Registration for Master Gardener morning classes beginning in March is now underway.

Fertilising roses in autumn can create new growth, but gardeners will discover they will die from frost and make the plant more vulnerable. In autumn, roses start to go dormant to help prepare for ...

Tea, grandiflora, and floribunda roses are especially so, as they are bred for beauty more than hardiness. Some climbing ...

Roses require more attention than just watering when temperatures soar, so June is the crucial time to prep your flowers if you're looking for a summer bloom. As weather warms up, roses quickly lose ...

It is incredibly easy to care for roses in autumn as long as you stop fertilising them, and instead do a quick gardening job that will keep these beautiful flowers protected all through winter.