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Tips For The Rose GardenerRose gardens are probably the most popular type of garden in the world,
ranging from Marie Antoinette's famous gardens before the French
revolution to a few shrubs tucked in a tiny backyard.
With their
wonderful scents and lovely blossoms, it is no wonder these surprisingly
sturdy plants are so popular. After all, no other flowers are used as
frequently as roses to symbolize love and friendship. If you'd like to
grow beautiful roses in your yard, try a few of these simple rose
gardening tips.
1. Roses need to eat regularly, just like any other living thing. Start
feeding your roses before you even place them in the planting hole by
adding a scoop of compost.
2. Use specially formulated rose food to help your roses really bloom.
If you prefer organic methods, give your roses each a small scoop of
Epsom salts, a banana peel, and some rotted compost. They will
absolutely love these homegrown garden remedies.
3. Roses need to breathe. Be sure you don't allow other plants to get to
close to your roses. Keep weeds away from the base of your roses with a
2 to 4 inch layer of rotted compost or chip mulch, but be sure you don't
place these weed barriers right against the rose's stems.
4. Mulch also helps keep your roses from getting too dry. Mulch retains
water, so your roses need to be watered less frequently during the
summer months.
5. Trim out dead wood. Rose canes that are brown and dead may even be
harboring insect pests, so remove them immediately. Always make a clean
cut instead of crushing the canes as you remove them.
6. Prune out canes that cross over other canes. Those sharp thorns
damage the rose's outer skin as easily as they snag your hands. Always
prune a cane above a bud that faces away from the inside of the plant.
This bud will react to the pruning by sending out a new shoot.
7. If your roses are infested by aphids, spray them with insecticidal
soap.
8. Always remove pruned canes and spotty leaves from the ground. If you
don't, any fungus on them will re-infect your roses when there is a
heavy rainfall.
Finally, the most important rose gardening tip may just be to wear long
sleeves and thick gloves when you are working with your roses. A rose
thorn can really hurt, especially if it becomes deeply embedded in your
hand.
Author: Gray Rollins
About the author:
Gray Rollins is a featured writer for RoseGardenSecrets.com. For
more gardening tips and for more on starting your own garden visit us.
http://www.rosegardensecrets.com
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