Rose Bush Care & Maintenance

Proper pruning will help keep your Rose bushes healthy, blooming, and looking their best. The best time to prune is early spring. If you prune in the fall new shoots may be killed by the first frost.

Why Prune?
Pruning helps provide good shape and growth. Cut off old or diseased canes to help your rose maintain an attractive, full shape. It also helps promote growth of new shoots, and buds, this will produce more blooms. Pruning opens the form helping air circulation. This help to prevent fungal diseases.

How to Prune!
Choose an outward-facing bud to make the Rose grow outward this will allow more light and air into the center. Cutting above an inward facing bud causes the Rose to grow straggly shoots into the center. Cut about a ¼ in. above the bud on an angle. A cut to close to the bud will prevent it from growing. If you cut to far away the remaining cane length will die. Use a sharp pruning shears to make clean cut. A frayed cut will leave the Rose open to attack from frost, bugs, and fungus.

New Roses
If you are planting new Rose Bushes, prune further than normal to help the shoots grow stronger. Cut the canes down to 8-10 in.

The truth is that roses are not good shade plants. To bloom their best, they need at least 5 to 6 hours of direct sun. Shady situations cause all sorts of disease problems, especially blackspot. But what if you have a shady garden want roses anyway? Well, you're like a lot of people. And many have good success. The key is to plant in the sunniest possible spot (shade all day just doesn't work), water in the morning so plants dry off quickly, and choose disease- resistant, free-blooming varieties. Some of the best roses for shade are the floribundas and shrubs.

Tips on Planting in the shade:

It is best to have strong bushes.

Remove the existing soil and place a root barrier between the rose bed and the tree roots, where trees are causing the shade. You can use a cement hardboard which is about ½" thick and will last indefinitely. (You can find this at local Building supply center in tile and flooring area) Twenty-four inches should be deep enough to keep out most roots. This material cannot be cut with any ordinary saw, but can be cut by just scribing three or four times with an ordinary ice pick or by hitting with claw of hammer. You can then lay it over a board and break along scribed mark.
Mix in the removed soil well-rotted compost, manure and peat moss, together with sufficient limestone (Dolomitic) Also to this mixture-and this is important-add Superphosphate as recommended on the bag, and also some rock phosphate or bone meal, as this proves both an immediately available source of phosphate as well as a slow release source to cover a period of years. Return this mixture to the bed. This produces stronger canes, more leaves, and is the secret to really beautiful blooms. This mixture will produce and maintain a healthy rosebush. A rosebush grown in the shade needs all the help it can get.

Last, make sure you supply ample water not only to the roses but also to the trees-or they will find a way to steal it from the rose beds. . Also, provide plenty of manure, compost, and a little more dry fertilizer than is normally used in a bed with full sun. Add a tablespoon more to a large handful.

Climbing roses are not true climbers. Help your Climbing Rose to an erect form. For maximum blooms you need to bend the canes of the rose to make side shoots grow. The more shoots you help the rose produce, the more blooms it will yield. Training also includes thinning old unproductive canes, enabling stronger, younger canes to produce more flowers. As the canes of a climbing rose grow, bend them in arcs and tie them in place so they grow horizontally or downward. Canes that grow straight up produce flowers at the tips only. The more you bend the cane the more side shoots it will produce. Climbing roses must grow for 2 or 3 years before they bloom. In the spring is the best time to bend and tie the canes because they are most flexible. After the rose blooms is best time to prune. The climbing Roses that bloom once a season should be pruned as soon as new growth appears in the spring. The repeat bloomers can be pruned after they finish blooming.

Plant Climbing Rose about 12 inches from the support with roots facing away from support. As the canes grow, tie to the support. Tie loose enough to allow growth. Slowly flex the cane tip to a horizontal position when they are long enough to bend into an arc. Remove the flowers before they fade in the first season.

Spring
Begin tying the canes to support.

Mid Summer
Remove faded Flowers. Cut blooming side shoots back so that three or four leaf groups are left on branch. Continue bending and tying canes with new tip growth.

Late Summer
Prepare climbers for winter. Leave late blooming flowers on plants to help the roses adjust to winter.

Late Fall
Mound Soil around base to prepare for winter.

This fungus is easy to detect and takes a short time to defeat. Black spot is one of three major diseases that effect Roses it is also the easiest to treat. It appears in the form of black patches on leaves and stems, it thrives in humid and rainy conditions. The first sign of the fungus is black dots on the rose leaves. As the fungus grows the leaves turn yellow and fall off. Treatment works even in advanced cases. Blackspot spores travel in the air or on surfaces that brush infected leaves. Spores can survive the winter in soil.
Treating blackspot is an easy process. Remove dead or damaged leaves and begin regular weekly applications of fungicide. Benomyl and Daconil are two of the most effective types.

Preventing Black Spot

Spraying Roses with a liquid sulfur-lime mix can often prevent the fungus. Copper fungicides, such as Bordeaux mixture are very effective.

Other Common Diseases

Mildew
Spray regularly with fungicide which can be purchased at Garden Supply Center's

Mosaic Virus
Which is carried by insects onto the leaves. Causes the leaves to yellow and slows growth. Severe cases you must remove the plant to avoid spread!

Japanese Beetles
These insects like to chew holes in the leaves and flowers. Shake them off and purchase traps.

Worm borers
Worms that drill into fresh new shoots to feed off the soft centers of canes. Cut off and destroy infested tips about 1" below the damage!

Early autumn is the best time to see results of your rose garden. By this time of the year, you should see your roses bloom fully. They will appear full and colorful. Your rose garden will need plenty of water.
Early autumn is the best growing time for your rose garden; you will also need to start preparing your rose garden for the cold winter months.

During the months of September and October, daily watering is fine. But do not use too much water.

When caring for your rose garden in early autumn, it is important to use water-soluble fertilizers until the end of September. It is also suggested that you use bloom-boosting fertilizers on your roses as well. At the end of October, you should stop fertilizing your rose garden. Your roses will now start to transition into hibernation mode. In addition to fertilizing and watering your rose garden through the months of October; you will also want to spray them.

Spraying Roses will combat black spot and mildew formation on your rose blooms. When the roses in your rose garden start to retreat, you can begin cleaning up your rose garden and planning for the spring months.

To clean up your rose garden for the winter, it is important to remove all the leaves from the ground and remove any leaves that are hanging from your rose bushes.
Removing the leaves from around your rose bushes will help to prevent any places for insects and disease spores that wish to propagate on or near your rose bushes.

Most rose species only need light winter protection. Species of roses like Hybrid Perennials, miniature roses, Hybrid Musks and Bourbon roses can also withstand the winter months quite well. Protecting these types of roses from any frost damage that may occur is very easy. All you need to do is pack a couple inches of compost or mulch around the base of the rose bush and its roots. Although some roses can sustain pretty well through the winter months, some types of roses will need extra care to get through the winter.
For fragile roses like the hybrid tea roses, You should purchase or make a rose collar to surround the rose bush. You will need to make sure that the rose collar surrounds a foot of the rose plant.

The rose collar should then be filled with compost or soil so that it will stay in place. Placing a rose collar around your rose bushes will protect your roses from the cold winter winds and any frost that may occur during the cold winter months.
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'Don Jaun' is a Climbing Rose that can easily grow to cover a wall or trellis. Its Graceful arching canes carry a wealth of Red Flowers when in bloom. It can bare large fragrant blooms up to 5in. wide. Its long canes form captivating designs even when not in bloom. The classic Rose shape of its flowers make it excellent for cutting and displaying in a vase. 'Don Jaun' is most often used as a backdrop for many gardens. It needs to be supported for best results. Train this climbing rose over a post and rail fence to create an attractive division of property lines.

Polyantha Rose, means many flowered. It produces many clusters of light pink blooms all summer. When in full bloom 'The Fairy' looks like a flowering shrub. A single stem can hold 25 or more buds and flowers.
'The Fairy' is a great Rose for containers used on porch or patio. It is bushy, compact, and abundant flowers make it ideal for growing in a terra-cotta pot, planter box,or in the ground. Protect the blooms from fading by protecting it from direct afternoon sun. Move roses growing in pots to a protected porch or garage for winter. When pruning this rose, check the center of the cane, if it is not white and moist, then cut farther down the cane.

The 'Rainbow's End' has dazzling flower's. On average they only grow to 1" to 1-1/2" but they feature the elegant form found on champion Hybrid Tea Roses. The golden yellow petals are edged with light pink accents that deepen to fuchsia under long direct sunlight. The blooms will remain yellow if grown in shade or indoors. Rainbow's end can also fill out a slope with bushy growth and color, if you prune them low, it will help them spread. For roses which produce small blooms like Rainbow's End pinch off buds when they emerge until there is only one bud per branch. This will produce fewer but larger blooms. The Rainbow's End Flowers all summer long is good for cutting. Plant in full sun in well-drained, humus-rich soil.

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Blue roses were traditionally created by dyeing white roses. Because roses lack a gene to produce delphinidin, the primary plant pigment that produces true blue flowers. Delphinidin gives blue hues to flowers like violas and delphiniums. It also gives the blue-red color of the grape that produces Cabernet Sauvignon, and can be found in cranberries and Concord grapes. "Blue roses" have been bred by conventional hybridization methods, but the results, such as "Blue Moon" are more accurately described as lilac in color. However, after thirteen years of joint research by an Australian company Florigene, and Japanese company Suntory, a blue rose was created in 2004 using genetic engineering. Blue roses traditionally signify mystery or attaining the impossible. They are believed to be able to grant the owner youth or grant wishes. This symbolism derives from the rose's meaning in the language of flowers common in Victorian times.

Red roses: Have traditionally signified true love, passion, beauty, and courage. They can also suggest respect and congratulations. A single red rose is a universal symbol of love and is an accepted way of saying "I love you." A thorn less red rose is meant to express love at first sight.

White roses: have traditionally meant innocence, secrecy or quiet, sacredness, youth. They can also be used to say, "I miss you." They are often carried by brides to connote a happy and pure love. White rosebuds are thought to symbolize young girlhood.

Pink roses: have traditionally been given to communicate thanks, happiness, admiration, honesty, and grace. Pale pink roses are sometimes given to express sympathy. The pale type of roses can also signify sweetness. Dark pink roses are traditionally given as thanks.

Pale purple roses: are sometimes called lavender roses and sometimes referred to as lilac roses. In either case, they can symbolize love at first sight or enchantment.

Yellow roses have long stood for friendship, joy, new starts, freedom, welcomes, remembrance, jealousy, and delight. Yellow roses are traditionally sent to new mothers, recent graduates, and newlyweds as a type of congratulations. Yellow roses with red edges have often stood for new love or deep friendship.

Peachy roses: traditionally communicate appreciation, gratitude, agreements, and sincerity. The paler type of roses mean modesty while the darker variety are sometimes used to express desire.

Orange roses: signify desire and enthusiasm.

Black roses: do not exist, but florists create black roses through dyes. These express death and goodbyes.

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