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Fall Pruning: Getting Roses Ready for Fall Blooms

Fall is here and how exciting it is to be able to experience that cool breeze in September? Such a blissful breeze of cool air, right?...

Fall Cleanup, Soil Revitalizing & Fertilizing for Roses: Prepare roses for fall blooms

Fall is in the air, can you feel it too? Cooler weather arrives early this year in September. Last year, I recalled that this cool relief...

Favorite companion flowers for the hot summer garden: Create a colorful, blooming garden all year long

In my 4th year of rose gardening, after going through 4 summers, I've come to realize that growing roses alone as a single type of flower...

Summer Series: How I prepare roses for BIG fall blooms & A quick look at my garden in August

How's everyone and their roses doing so far? Are y'all staying hydrated? Since that amazing week-long rain had stopped, boy oh boy, it...

Summer Series: Water, Nutrient & Fertilizing during summer (Deep Dive)

Watering is so critical during summer months to provide what they need so they can thrive under such challenging weather, diseases and...

Summer Series: How-to help your struggling roses

You may be wondering if there's anything you can do to help some of your roses that seem to struggle this summer. The good news is - YES!...

Summer Series: Focus on these things during summer

Summertime is undeniably the most challenging time with gardening. Pests, diseases, and heat are high, the pressure and stress are on....

Summer Series: Watering & Water Blast. Why, What, When & How?

Since 2020, I've experimented with many different natural methods from rose growers in Asia with various hot and humid climates. It's...

Foliar Spray: Another fun way to feed/fertilize your rose

Feeding your roses can be fun, but also a dreading chore at times especially when you have so many of them. The thought of the prep work:...

Green Lacewings & Nematodes for a no-spray garden: What, When & How?

Have you ever wondered if there's a way to manage pests without using insecticide/miticide or pesticide for your roses? Roses are so...

Deadhead and Light Pruning for more flowers (2 ways and step-by-step with video & photos)

The fun part of growing roses is to ,of course, see them bloom their heads off and embrace those beautiful flowers - right? With most...

My roses have no buds - what to do?? Hello blind shoots

Who wants to grow roses just to admire the beauty of their lush and glossy foliages? Not me! I want buds AND on as many stems as...

Liquid Fertilizing Routine for MORE blooms & beauty

This month, I applied one more round of fertilizing boost to my roses and feeding the soil. An important part of growing healthy, happy,...

How I plant my rose in a BOTTOMLESS pot: what is it?

What is a bottomless pot by the way? - you ask. Since starting my rose journey over the past few years, I have experimented growing my...

How I Plant My Rose in the Ground + Soil Amendment in a Clay Soil Condition

In this post, I'll be showing you how I plant my new rose in the ground step-by-step, how big the hole is in relation to the size of the...