Post by Lady PP on Jul 15, 2005 22:42:01 GMT -5
Roses are an old standby for any garden and one of the worlds
favorite flowers. There are over 5,000 varieties of roses in
the United States and they can be used to enhance your garden
in many ways — as creepers, shrubs, vines, climbers, hedges or
just as beds of pure colour.
When picking out roses for your garden, it is important to get
healthy plants. Make sure the stems are green and not shriveled
and the roots are moist and partly fibrous. The most expensive
rose is not always the best rose; it may be only a newcomer,
much discussed and, therefore, a favorite.
In general, there are two types of roses: bush roses and
climbers. Bush roses are shrub like and climbers produce canes
that require some sort of support. The most commonly planted
type of bush rose is the hybrid tea rose. Other types of bush
roses include polyanthas (roses in large clusters), the
fioribundas (large-flowered polyanthas), and the hybrid
perpetuals (vigorous growers with a great crop in June and
continuous blooming throughout the summer).
The climbers include ramblers, whose long pliant canes have
large clusters of small roses that can be used for covering
walls, fences and banks. The climbers also are pillar roses,
adapted to growing near buildings and on posts and the climbing
hybrid tree.
If you are contemplating planting roses in your garden, make
sure you pick out the proper spot and prepare the soil
appropriately. You should use garden loam with organic matter
that contains peat moss, leaf mould, compost, rotted or
commercial manure. Prepare the soil in the rose beds well
before in order to allow for settling of the soil.
You can plant roses in fall or spring, but fall is actually
best. When planting roses, inspect the roots to make sure they
have not dried and if they have make sure you soak them before
planting. Trim back any roots that are weak, long or broken.
Set the plant in a hole that is large enough so that the roots
can spread. The part of the plant where the top attaches to the
roots (called the bud) should be just under the surface of the
ground. Plants should be spaced 18” apart. Prune the branches
back to about 8” from the soil.
To grow good roses it is necessary to cultivate, to prune and
to spray. If you have a well-cultivated bed you need not worry
about watering. But if you start to water in hot weather, you
must keep it up, soaking the roots thoroughly about once a
week.
Spraying every 10 days guards against the diseases and insects
that attack roses. Nicotine sulphate wipes out the green lice;
arsenate of lead is used against chewing insects; or sulphur
and arsenate of lead may be used in a dust, as may DDT dust.
When winter approaches, protect your roses by piling sod or
straw mulch around them. If you have climbing roses, remove the
supports and place the canes on the ground, peg them, and cover
with soil mounds.
About The Author: Lee Dobbins writes for
www.backyard-garden-and-patio.com where you can find out
more about gardening. Visit
www.backyard-garden-and-patio.com/garden-flowers.html to
find out more about garden flowers.
favorite flowers. There are over 5,000 varieties of roses in
the United States and they can be used to enhance your garden
in many ways — as creepers, shrubs, vines, climbers, hedges or
just as beds of pure colour.
When picking out roses for your garden, it is important to get
healthy plants. Make sure the stems are green and not shriveled
and the roots are moist and partly fibrous. The most expensive
rose is not always the best rose; it may be only a newcomer,
much discussed and, therefore, a favorite.
In general, there are two types of roses: bush roses and
climbers. Bush roses are shrub like and climbers produce canes
that require some sort of support. The most commonly planted
type of bush rose is the hybrid tea rose. Other types of bush
roses include polyanthas (roses in large clusters), the
fioribundas (large-flowered polyanthas), and the hybrid
perpetuals (vigorous growers with a great crop in June and
continuous blooming throughout the summer).
The climbers include ramblers, whose long pliant canes have
large clusters of small roses that can be used for covering
walls, fences and banks. The climbers also are pillar roses,
adapted to growing near buildings and on posts and the climbing
hybrid tree.
If you are contemplating planting roses in your garden, make
sure you pick out the proper spot and prepare the soil
appropriately. You should use garden loam with organic matter
that contains peat moss, leaf mould, compost, rotted or
commercial manure. Prepare the soil in the rose beds well
before in order to allow for settling of the soil.
You can plant roses in fall or spring, but fall is actually
best. When planting roses, inspect the roots to make sure they
have not dried and if they have make sure you soak them before
planting. Trim back any roots that are weak, long or broken.
Set the plant in a hole that is large enough so that the roots
can spread. The part of the plant where the top attaches to the
roots (called the bud) should be just under the surface of the
ground. Plants should be spaced 18” apart. Prune the branches
back to about 8” from the soil.
To grow good roses it is necessary to cultivate, to prune and
to spray. If you have a well-cultivated bed you need not worry
about watering. But if you start to water in hot weather, you
must keep it up, soaking the roots thoroughly about once a
week.
Spraying every 10 days guards against the diseases and insects
that attack roses. Nicotine sulphate wipes out the green lice;
arsenate of lead is used against chewing insects; or sulphur
and arsenate of lead may be used in a dust, as may DDT dust.
When winter approaches, protect your roses by piling sod or
straw mulch around them. If you have climbing roses, remove the
supports and place the canes on the ground, peg them, and cover
with soil mounds.
About The Author: Lee Dobbins writes for
www.backyard-garden-and-patio.com where you can find out
more about gardening. Visit
www.backyard-garden-and-patio.com/garden-flowers.html to
find out more about garden flowers.