Planting bare-root roses in autumn is the secret to beautiful blooms next year. An easy (and cheaper) alternative to potted roses, bare-root roses tend to establish more quickly in the garden, often ...

Get beautiful blooms year after year with these tips. The key to growing beautiful, healthy roses is knowing how and when to plant them, as this helps them establish quickly under ideal conditions.

I must admit that one of my favourite things about growing flowers is the fragrance. To me fragrance just adds so much to the gardening experience. It is easy to add this fragrance to your deck or ...

Wondering what gardening jobs to prioritise in March? This month offers a final window to plant bare-root roses – but it's a fleeting one. Miss the moment and you’ll need to wait until next year. For ...

When it comes to planting roses, many people may dream about an elaborate backyard garden featuring many varieties of roses. But for some, the only type of garden they can realistically grow is in ...

Happy New Year! My New Year’s wish is for nice, slow, soaking rainfalls to help our new plants establish and our established plants thrive. What’s your garden wish for 2025? Bare root fruit trees, ...

Describing a person as a potted plant is not a compliment. It usually means they are a bit boring, someone who does not count for anything or someone who can be safely ignored. Roses potted in ...

A thorough guide to planting bare root roses, from prepping your plant to watering it. A thorough guide to planting bare root roses, from prepping your plant to watering it. Bare root roses may look ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Our previous column included notes on pruning and propagating roses, and beginning a project to add roses, by first identifying sites where roses would grow ...

Q: I recently ordered several bare-root roses from a website I've used before. The website indicated that the roses would be shipped at the "appropriate planting time for my region." (We live in the ...