GET READY FOR ROSES: To prepare everblooming roses for the blooming season in October and November, prune them back about one-third their height in late August or early September. Also remove any dead ...

Technically there is no difference, but in practice there is. Blush is an American term for rose wine. Roses are made when red grapes are crushed and some of the juice is bled off to intensify the ...

Roses act as a magnet for aphids, as the plant provides a source of nourishment in the form of sugary sap. These insects feed on the phloem juice of plants, which is rich in sugar, and roses offer ...

Roses require meticulous care in spring to ensure healthy growth, with particular attention needed for their leaves in the coming weeks. The balmy, rainy showers of April create ideal conditions for ...

10:40, Wed, May 28, 2025 Updated: 10:43, Wed, May 28, 2025 Garden roses attract aphids because the plant offers the pest a source of food in the form of sugary sap. Aphids, like many insects, feed on ...

Over the past 60 years, black spot has gone from being a disease largely confined to the south of England to the scourge of rose growers throughout Britain. It is an unsightly fungal disease that ...

Roses require a good deal of attention in the spring to ensure they flourish, but gardeners should be particularly vigilant about their leaves in the coming weeks. The warm, rainy April showers create ...

18:56, Sat, Apr 19, 2025 Updated: 18:56, Sat, Apr 19, 2025 Gardeners are being urged to give their roses extra care in the coming weeks due to April's increasing temperatures and rainy showers. The ...

Garden lovers, brace yourselves for some green-fingered wisdom straight from a gardening expert. BBC presenter and experienced landscape artist Karen Gimson has dropped a golden nugget of advice for ...

Sawflies can be a significant threat to roses, causing unsightly damage as they munch through foliage, leaving skeletonized leaves in their wake. These pests, which resemble small wasps, lay their ...