"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For this guide, we spoke to Nita-Jo Rountree, Seattle-based garden designer and author of Growing Roses ...

Roses need at least six hours of direct sunlight daily, ideally morning sun. Some shade is beneficial if it's extremely hot. Roses thrive in soil that drains well and has a loamy texture. Avoid ...

“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 ...

With their timeless beauty and grace, roses are often considered jewels of the garden. They also have the reputation for being persnickety plants that are high-maintenance and heavily dependent on ...

If you want to be surrounded by the sweet aroma of roses all summer, you'll want to take note of our expert advice on when is the perfect time to prune. The most effective way of keeping your roses ...

Roses are an iconic symbol of love and romance, making a popular Valentine’s Day gift for spouses and significant others. More cut roses are sold than all other cut flowers combined in the United ...

I have grown hybrid tea roses for years but I am tired of the repeated spraying needed to keep them free of black spot and mildew. My friend says there are varieties of roses that are resistant to ...

Roses have a reputation for being difficult to grow and disease-prone. But who’s really to blame? We are, said Peter E. Kukielski, a rosarian and the author of “Rosa: The Story of the Rose,” a new ...

The American Rose Society would like to change that way of thinking. “One of our big things we like to tell people is that growing roses is easy if you choose the right rose for the right place,” said ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Learning how to prune a rose bush can seem like a daunting landscaping chore, but with the right ...

When shopping for roses, look for varieties that are well suited to your garden’s microclimate and ones that have proven to resist disease. (Photo by Nanette Londeree) Let parts of your garden grow a ...