Winter brings freezing temperatures and strong winds that can damage even the hardiest plants, especially when the weather changes quickly from warm to bitter cold. While many plants naturally slow ...

If you enjoyed all of the beautiful colors and scents your roses provided during the summer, it's your turn to protect them from winter winds and freezing temperatures which can damage or kill the ...

Protect roses in winter by shielding the crown—the most vulnerable part of grafted plants. After the first frost, prune to 2–3 feet, tie canes, water occasionally, and add mulch for insulation. Use ...

A mild winter is accelerating the rose season, which means powdery mildew, black spot and aphids are expected ahead of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Many gardens include at least one rose and perhaps several. Roses are dormant from late winter to early spring (when buds begin to swell), so now is the time ...

The first winter I got brave with pruning, I “tidied up” a lilac on a sunny January afternoon. Come spring, the shrub was covered in lush, healthy leaves… and not a single flower. I’d cut off every ...

We have been blessed by an unusually lovely fall in the northern Great Plains. Unfortunately, the long-range weather forecast promises that all good things must come to an end. Before winter is upon ...

Read on and learn how to feed your roses. Photo by Rosemary Calvert on (Photo by Rosemary Calvert on ) It takes a lot of ...

There is a mix of perennials and shrubs that should not be pruned before winter. Keep in mind that any pruning on a plant encourages growth. Pruning stimulates a growth hormone called an auxin. If you ...