"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For this guide, we spoke to Nita-Jo Rountree, Seattle-based garden designer and author of Growing Roses ...

If you haven't tried growing climbing roses in your garden, then you are missing out on some of the most beautiful, versatile plants and design features. Whether arching over a gate or arbor, or ...

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 ...

Our previous column included notes on pruning and propagating roses, and beginning a project to add roses, by first ...

When you choose to grow roses, you likely imagine beautiful, healthy blooms in hues ranging from red, magenta, and pink to yellow and white. Weather, soil, and watering all play a role in how well ...

Roses are the flowers of romance, and can grow well in Iowa with relatively little maintenance. Learn which roses are hardy and disease resistant for your Iowa garden. Roses have been loved by many ...

Roses need more water than most flowering plants in the garden. However, how much water and when to water them can depend on the variety. Heat waves, droughts, and warmer climates mean more watering.

This article was prepared with input from Frank Wells, a former Permian Basin Master Gardener and an expert rosarian. Frank retired from Master Gardeners and moved away to catch fish. We miss him and ...

Give the rose suitable annual companions to enhance its beauty. That list is a very long one, and includes most any sun-loving annual flower, from petunias and geraniums, to marguerite daisies and ...

When shopping for roses, look for varieties that are well suited to your garden’s microclimate and ones that have proven to resist disease. (Photo by Nanette Londeree) Let parts of your garden grow a ...