Author: NRS Editor
Pruning Climbing Roses
Climbing roses should be pruned for the same reasons you prune other roses: for plant vigor, for plant shape, and for abundant flower production, but they are pruned a bit differently than other roses. As with any other pruning, you will need sharp, clean pruners.
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The Right Amount of Water For Roses
By Kitty Belendez, Master Rosarian
Roses are NOT drought tolerant plants. They love water. But, how much water is enough? Well, that’s a tough question to answer. It depends on many factors: weather, soil, drainage, age of plant, size of plant, if the rose is grown in a container or in the ground, if mulch or polymers are used, and sometimes even the rose variety to a certain extent.
February 16-18, 2018 – Tenarky Winter Workshop in Bowling Green, KY
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February 4, Sunday – Chris VanCleave, “The Redneck Rosarian”
Chris VanCleave, nicknamed “The Redneck Rosarian”, is an active member of the Birmingham chapter of the American Rose Society, serving two terms as President, and is running for vice-president of ARS this year. Chris will be speaking on several subjects, including “Growing Rose Societies with Social Media”, the RoseChat Podcast, and how he grows his own roses in his rose garden in Birmingham, Ala.
In 2007, he created the RoseChat Podcast that has reached over a half a million listeners with news and information on growing roses. He chronicles his gardening adventures and explores an intrinsic mix of life, faith and gardening on his website, RedneckRosarian.com.