When the first frost of the season descends upon your garden, unprepared roses feel it first. The key to preventing cold damage in roses is knowing when to start preparing them for dormancy and ...

Yes, there's a point when it is too late to prune roses in the fall if you want to minimize cold damage to your plants. Olga Seifutdinova / Getty Images You may be tempted to rein in your roses before ...

November’s temperatures in much of Kansas have proven to be unseasonably warm, but rest assured, the colder days of winter are not far away. For gardeners, that means giving attention to garden plants ...

I will be leaving for a two-week vacation on Nov. 10 and was wondering if I should prune back my hybrid roses and cover them before I leave? — Tyler Jackson, Crystal Lake It is probably best to ...

Hybrid teas, grandifloras, and floribundas are descended from roses native to regions that do not frost at all and are not naturally resistant to cold. The guarantee of a rose bush’s survival through ...

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Timing is important in everything including winter protection of roses. Don't jump too quickly but depending on the winter temperatures where you live, protection should usually be provided by early ...

Winter can be tough on rose plants, and this is especially true when the temperatures are extremely low and the winds are ...

Late January to early February is a crucial time for roses, and if you want them to thieve in spring, then now is the time to ...

It is time to think about winterizing roses. You don't have to do it yet, but you ought to arrange your schedule to get this chore done by about the first or second week in October, or when raking of ...

The cold isn't for everyone, or everything, and that's even true in the garden. But when it comes to most varieties of roses, they tolerate the colder months pretty well if properly protected from ...