Questions about sick roses continue to fill my inbox and the aisles of garden centers. Many roses, including the tough-as-nails Knock Outs, did not rebound after our brutal ...
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The trouble with roses 2
As rose troubles continue to plague gardeners, we will look this week at a few more common problems. Last week, we covered black spot, anthracnose, rose mosaic virus and rose ...
From roses to pheromones to copper, how Bordeaux grows wine grapes
In May, I spent 10 days in France, including a weeklong river cruise through Bordeaux wine country. Our group of four longtime female friends arrived in Bordeaux a few days before ...
Rose rosette disease is easily spread and fatal
There’s a rose disease showing up in Indiana and it’s deadly. Called rose rosette disease, sometimes referred to as RRD, is a killer, affecting the $400 million domestic rose ...
How to prune Knock Outs and other tips on care of ‘everyday’ roses
There still seems to be a lot of confusion about how to care for some of the newer roses in our landscapes. Knock Out, Drift, Flower Carpet, Oso Easy, Storybook, Simplicity and ...
Rose thorns are just one the hazards in the garden
Most of us connect stepping on a rusty nail with tetanus, the bacterial disease sometimes called lockjaw. But nearly one-third (31 percent) of injuries that resulted in tetanus ...
Rose of Sharon seedlings plague Indiana gardeners
G.K. of Indianapolis has “Rose of Sharon bushes, which sprout babies everywhere. How can we get them out of our lawn without killing the lawn or doing back-breaking weeding by ...
November garden checklist
Indoors Houseplant growth will slow so apply less fertilizer and water. Move plants closer to windows or to sunnier exposures if plants are dropping leaves. Pot up ...
October garden checklist
Indoors Keep poinsettia in dark for 15 hours a day for eight to 10 weeks until red bracts begin to show. Houseplants may drop leaves, especially if they spent the summer ...
July garden checklist
Indoors Keep an eye on houseplants that have been set outdoors to make sure they are watered properly. Hot summer breezes can quickly dry them out. Propagate houseplants ...
