Leonardo da Vinci famously mused in the fifteenth century that “we know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” Just as mind-boggling, the U.S. Forest Service tells ...
“To revive roses in winter, you should perform your heavy prune in the late winter - removing any damaged, dead, diseased wood from the plant – and feed your roses with a balanced rose fertiliser to ...
Five things to do in the garden this week: 1. Build a compost pile as you would craft a lasagna. Construct the pile by alternating 2-inch layers of brown (dead leaves, wood chips, straw) and green ...
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 ...
The rose is one of the oldest flowers in cultivation and is still considered one of the most popular garden flowers today. The flower is so popular that in 1986, Congress named the rose our national ...
Gorgeous, fragrant roses are highly desirable and a favorite among gardeners. Although healthy rose bushes can provide beautiful blooms for years, they are often challenging to grow. The trick to ...
(WHTM) – Roses are popular flowers to give and receive in bouquets for romantic holidays such as Valentine’s Day and anniversaries and are the source of lots of art from famous paintings to poetry.
Roses are a good choice for our Las Vegas climate and soils if kept healthy. If they are not healthy, they suffer in intense sunlight, summer heat and soil problems. When roses are healthy, they can ...