Tag: Roses

Rose Gardening in Late Fall

Your hard work is almost over for the year, but don’t neglect your roses during these important final months.

Rose Bush Care Gardening Monthly Plan

Here’s a simple guide for monthly rose care. It is ordered monthly so you’ll know what research to do for your roses over the entire year. So here are my monthly tips.

The Uses and History of Rose Hips

If anyone were to ask me what my favorite flower is, I would have to say roses, hands down. If prodded, I’d have to admit that some of the reason I like them is that they are useful in herbal medicine. The ancient Chinese, Persians, Romans and Greeks all appreciated the benefits of the fruit, sometimes called a hip or a haw.

Growing Roses with Liquid Worm Castings (Worm Tea)

One of my favorite topics is the many uses for liquid worm castings, ‘worm tea’, in the garden. This unique organic fertilizer is especially effective when used to grow roses, perhaps the most favored flowers on earth and certainly the most discussed.