Sandra on October 13th, 2009

Roses, like people go through periods of relaxation and times of stress. Their worst stress is when the sun is beating down on them and they are thirsting for water.

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Sandra on October 12th, 2009

Deadheading roses is one of the easiest forms of rose care but gardeners often neglect this. It’s easy to forget to deadhead roses particularly when the season advances and the roses have been blooming for quite a long time. Here is an easy way to deadhead roses.

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Sandra on September 29th, 2009

If you need some ideas to help you plan your rose garden here are some tips that should be quite helpful.

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Sandra on September 25th, 2009

I find it helpful to draw up a list of qualities that I want from my new roses before I hit the rose nurseries. But before doing this I run through a few questions like the following.

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Sandra on August 18th, 2009

You may have noticed how a patch of yellow roses can liven up a whole rose garden. It’s as if a ray of sunlight has settled into the garden to show up all the other colours.

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Sandra on August 9th, 2009

Some gardeners prune their roses almost right down to the ground so that the bush is left with canes that are only a few inches above the ground. I think it’s nothing short of murder.

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