QUESTION: Is now a good time to prune my Drift roses? -- Patricia Groff ANSWER: Now is an excellent time to prune repeat-flowering roses, such as Drift and Knock Out. Also prune hybrid tea, ...

Pruning roses is an essential aspect of plant care. Though the shrubs' sharp thorns can make the process feel quite daunting, this routine task is key to preserving their health and maintaining a ...

Q. Last fall, I purchased a home with a very beautiful, established landscape. While I am pretty confident about my abilities to tend to most plants, I have two prominent areas that contain a plant ...

Our exceptionally long growing season means we typically cut repeat-flowering roses back twice a year. The first pruning is done anytime from late January to mid-February, and the second in late ...

Question. When pruning my Drift Roses, I notice nearly a dozen slugs. Are the iron phosphate slug baits safe to use at the base of the plants? Answer. Populations of plant-feeding slugs and snails are ...

The Knock Out rose is likely the most planted rose in southeast Louisiana landscapes. Since its introduction in 2000, the Knock Out rose has ushered in a whole new way to look at roses and use them in ...

The end of summer is a great time to enjoy roses in the garden, and also the perfect time to prune some of your roses to encourage a fall flourish. I mention some because pruning techniques and timing ...

As you drive down our entryway to the Andrews Visitor and Education Center both sides of the drive are lined with large sweeps or drifts, if you will, of hot coral colored roses. It seems every time I ...

Red Drift rosebushes are among a new generation of roses that are called groundcover roses, because they grow laterally instead of up. Rob Cardillo / Digital File_UPLOAD Q. I have some drift roses ...