Roses in our climate are prone to foliage and fungal infections such as black spot and mildew. Wet foliage encourages the ...

Neil Miller is head gardener of Hever Castle & Gardens, which has more than 5,000 roses in bloom in June and July ...

Roses do not have thorns; they have prickles. But there ARE “thorns” in the rose garden. Their names are botrytis, black spot ...

First, around this time of year, you want to go out to your boxwood and take about a cutting that's about six inches long a ...

Everything you need to know about removing spent blossoms including lists of plants that need to be deadheaded and those that ...

Summer is when these insects become active and damage your plants. While most plants can sustain minimal damage, try to stay ahead of these culprits.

The telltale signs are dark brown or black blotches appearing on the leaves, which then turn yellow ... Miller says: “When you plant your new rose bushes make sure they’re planted in an ...

Dobbies Garden Centres in Stockton will be running a Grow How workshop this June, focused on roses. The workshop will provide valuable advice on caring for these beloved flowering plants ...

The rose harvest season has started in the Bulgarian town of Kazanlak, where the traditional hand-picking of the oil-bearing Damascena rose continues largely unchanged over the centuries.

British gardeners are no strangers to warding off bugs, but the key to keeping rose bushes looking their best often lies not in harsh chemicals, but in natural solutions. Feeding and pruning are ...

How to treat black spot on your roses - It’s among the most common rose problems – but there are ways to control it.

This was reinforced by Buisson and Lee (1993), with Carica papaya, where the leaves of plants kept under shade conditions were thinner and with reduced specific leaf mass in comparison to those kept ...