| While surveying your property for choosing the | | | | - Fertilize the soil |
| best location for your rose garden, be sure the | | | | When the weather begins to warm, you can plant |
| area has full sunlight. Remember, roses love | | | | your rose gardens and wait for the miracle of |
| sunshine. Roses need at least 6 hours of sunlight | | | | nature to occur. |
| to grow and blossom. When you are taking up | | | | As far as watering your roses, you can do so |
| rose gardening for the first time, you should | | | | once weekly, if there is no rain. You will need to |
| consider getting advice from your local gardening | | | | water them more frequently as the weather |
| center associates, as they would be happy to | | | | begins to grow hotter, however do so in the |
| provide you with free gardening tips. | | | | mornings. Inspect your rose bushes for disease |
| Rose gardening is not so hard, although it does | | | | and insects all during the summer, while keeping |
| take some time for planning and preparing your | | | | the soil in the area clean. Remove any debris |
| soil beds. Basic gardening tips apply. Be sure to | | | | from around them as well. |
| plant your roses in such a way as they have | | | | During the fall roses continue to bloom on into |
| enough room to grow as well as the room you | | | | September and October, this means you can still |
| need to care for the plants. Keep in mind that | | | | enjoy them during this time. During this time, they |
| roses do not do well in poor draining soil. Make | | | | need very little maintenance care or pruning of |
| sure your gardens are free of debris, while only | | | | dead canes. Between, Thanksgiving and Christmas |
| using the best quality fertilizer when preparing | | | | roses begin to go dormant, take this opportunity |
| your rose beds before planting. | | | | to prepare them for the winter. |
| Roses prefer fertile soil, high in organic materials, | | | | Hardy rose bushes need little winter protection, |
| although they will grow in almost any type of soil. | | | | while it is not recommendable to prune them until |
| Roses also prefer chemical fertilizers over organic, | | | | the first new moon of springtime. Layer a good |
| therefore you should add to the soil a quantity of | | | | covering of mulch at the base or the plant, to |
| superphosphate before planting. Do not be shy | | | | protect them from damage by frost or you can |
| about asking your local experts for gardening | | | | use cones to cover some of your smaller plants. |
| advice, many are more than happy to share their | | | | However, remember to cut the tops out of the |
| love of roses and remember to choose the | | | | cone, to encourage good winter air circulation. |
| fertilizer you use wisely. | | | | Winter is the well deserved resting period for you |
| As soon as all signs of frost are gone, you may | | | | and your roses, until the arrival of spring. Then it |
| begin preparing your garden for planting. | | | | is back to your regimen of basic gardening, |
| Remember to: | | | | preparing the soil and maintaining your roses for |
| - Clean the area | | | | the wonderful enjoyment of another beautiful |
| - Clear the area | | | | rose gardening season. |
| - Prepare the soil | | | | |