Rose care begins with choosing the best plants for your area. Provide roses with the proper conditions, and you set them on the path to happy, healthy growing. Before long, you will be enjoying out-of-this-world spectacular flowers!

Plant Choices and Placements

Given the numerous rose varieties available, you will find plenty of options. When planning, make sure the roses are designated for your growing zone. Explore some garden design ideas by viewing many types of roses, including climbing, modern, Old Garden, and shrub/landscape.

Spring and fall are both suitable seasons for starting roses. Be sure to plant where your roses will get 6 to 8 hours of sun. And allow generous spacing in-between plants, so there is good air circulation. This helps to prevent avoidable issues.

Tried and True Rose Care

Here are some general rose care tips to keep your plants thriving.

*Watering will vary depending on rainfall, but water when the soil is dry, being careful not to wet the flowers or leaves. Deep and infrequent watering is best. Hydrate your roses in the morning so all is dry before nightfall.

*Feeding is important, as roses need a lot of nutrients to stay healthy and keep diseases away. Wait until 6 weeks after planting to start feeding new roses. Then, new and established roses can be fertilized in early spring and during growing season.

A balanced fertilizer such as 10-10-10 is commonly used. You can mail a soil sample to a local agricultural office for testing. They will then provide recommendations for amending the soil if necessary. Stop feeding roses late summer/early fall, when they ready themselves for winter dormancy.

*Pruning is generally done in early spring, to improve the overall look and blooming power of the plant. Deadheading, the removal of spent flowers, can be done all summer when blooms are abundant. Here are some handy tips on tools needed and pruning steps by rose type.

*Flowers for bouquets are one of the many benefits of growing roses! Use shears or scissors with sharp blades for clean cuts and long-lasting flowers. Cut the blooms that have just opened, and do so early in the morning before intense heat.

Prevent to Protect

Don’t let your roses succumb to deer and insect damage! Keep your prized flowers safe with dual protection Bobbex Rose. Made of organic ingredients, Bobbex Rose is a topical spray that dries on clear and adheres to plants, so it won’t wash off and helps with moisture retention. Keep insect diseases and deer browse damage away safely and effectively. Gorgeous roses can be yours, when you keep plants covered with Bobbex Rose.

Exquisite Flowers to Grow and Treasure

Growing roses is an attainable dream! Get the garden ready, plant your roses, and keep them healthy and safe. You’ll soon witness the magic of unfurling blooms and a landscape dressed in inexplicable beauty.