They say every roses has its thorn – and, for many, it's that eyewatering price tag. Thankfully, there is a way to fill your garden with these elegant blooms without it costing the earth: by opting ...

Clear plastic shoeboxes make for suitable rooting cases. Learn how to grow a rose from a cutting and a slip using the hardwood or softwood propagation technique. Roses are surprisingly easy to root. I ...

Rooting cuttings is a time-honored technique. Starting roses from cuttings can be an easy and low-cost solution to get more plants in your garden. Learn how to root roses and consider checking the ...

Question: My mother-in-law says that you have to prune roses to the ground and cut off all branches. I tried this a couple of years ago and now my roses have turned into “wild” roses. What is going on ...

The best time to plant roses depends on your local climate. In the North, planting roses in the spring while the roses are ...

Do you still have bare-root trees or roses waiting to be planted? With so much winter rain, planting got put on hold for a lot of bare-root purchases. But it’s time to get those naked-looking plants ...

Planting bare-root roses in autumn is the secret to beautiful blooms next year. An easy (and cheaper) alternative to potted roses, bare-root roses tend to establish more quickly in the garden, often ...

“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 ...

Get in on the bare-root rose rage. The most coveted roses are selling right now, but they don’t come in a pot. These roses come home with bare-naked roots completely soil free. Anne Jaeger will show ...

For Mother’s Day I was sent a bare-root rose bush. I put it into water in a pail. A week later I planted it. Now the thorns are all black and the buds are getting dried up. I have been watering it ...