Wherever you do decide to grow a mini rose plant outdoors, make sure it's a sunny spot. Just like regular roses, mini rose ...

Rose of Sharon doesn’t require pruning to grow and flower well, but annual pruning helps regulate the fast-growing large shrub or small tree. Regular pruning also boosts the size of the shrub ...

Shrub roses need moist, well-draining soil and to be placed in either full sun or partial shade. In the warmer seasons, they will need to be fertilized and in the fall they should be mulched with ...

CHOOSING ROSES First, decide why you intend to grow roses. The trend these days is to incorporate roses into landscape plantings just like any other shrub. This works particularly well with the ...

How to Plant and Care for Knock Out Roses Like all roses, Knock Outs need full sun, which is considered 6 or more hours of direct sunlight per day. They will not bloom well in shade.

Floribundas, Polyanthas, Shrub roses Minifloras and Miniatures can generally be cut back by about a quarter of the height of the plant and fewer canes and growth is removed than on the Hybrid Tea ...

Once you plant your roses, it’s good for them to have companion plants, which will attract good insects and look nice as well. Suitable companions are sweet alyssum, irises or other bulbs ...

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.

Pair roses with popular blooming meadow sage (salvia), asters, iris and baptisia (plus many more). Roses are attention-getters when next to native plants like penstemon and hyssop (agastache).