Knock Out® Shrub Roses
Whether you are an experienced gardener or just starting out, adding roses to your landscape adds a touch of elegance and fragrance, therefore helping create a romantic, classic space. From choosing the perfect varieties to troubleshooting common issues, we’ll review everything you need to grow a thriving rose garden.
Perfume Delight Hybrid Tea Rose
Exploring Rose Varieties
Each of these beautiful rose breeds offers unique characteristics that suit your garden’s style and needs.
- Hybrid Tea Roses: Grand, often fragrant blossoms atop sturdy stems. They are particularly ideal for elegant floral arrangements and rose bouquets.
- Floribunda Roses: Known for their bountiful clusters of blooms on singular stems. Plus, these grow well in containers.
Cinco De Mayo Floribunda Rose
- Grandiflora Roses: Showcasing majestic flowers on sturdy stems, they are likewise a picture-perfect choice for floral arrangements.
- Climbing Roses: Create a striking vertical display with graceful blooms along winding canes. They are the ideal option for adding charm to trellis’, arbors and also pergolas.
- Shrub Roses: Among the strongest and easiest to care for, their lush, bushy forms effortlessly enhance any garden space.
Rose Color Symbolism
Different colored roses have unique meanings, adding deeper symbolism to their beauty. For example, here’s what each color represents:
Don Juan Climbing Rose
Red Roses
Signifying of love, passion, and romance. Also classic choice for expressing deep affection and desire.
Bolero Floribunda Rose
White Roses
Symbolizing purity, innocence, and new beginnings, they are often used in weddings and represent respect and remembrance.
Golden Showers Climbing Rose
Yellow Roses
Representing friendship, joy, and warmth, they also symbolize companionship and happiness.
Calypso Shrub Rose
Pink Roses
Expressing gratitude and appreciation, they act as symbols of admiration and sincere thanks.
How to Plant and Care for Roses
Creating a thriving rose gardening begins with well-prepared soil. Roses thrive with a neutral pH between 6.5-7.0. If you need help determining your soil pH, we offer free pH soil testing. Learn more here.
Select a sunny spot in your garden that gets at least six hours of sunlight per day. Next, dig a hole that is wide and deep enough to comfortably accommodate your plant. Then, allow plenty of space between each rose bush to ensure good air circulation and sunlight exposure. After planting, fill the surrounding space in the hole with soil, water thoroughly, and add a layer of mulch to retain moisture and keep weeds out.
Rose Pruning
Proper care is crucial for the health and vibrancy of your rose bushes.
- Sunlight: Roses should receive six to eight hours of sunlight per day.
- Soil: Plant in rich, well-draining soil rich in organic matter.
- Water: New plantings require frequent and deep waterings during the first few weeks; afterwards normal rainfall is usually sufficient.
- Feeding: Fertilize with a rose or flower food early spring to mid-September. Follow the directions on the plant food you choose for best results.
- Pruning: In early spring, prune your roses, removing any dead, diseased, or damaged wood to maintain the shape and encourage new growth. Encourage reblooming by removing faded or dead flowers often.
Rose Companion Plants
Although roses look spectacular when planted on their own, adding other sun-loving plants will further enhance your garden. For instance, some plants that pair well with roses include daylilies, flowering groundcovers, annuals, ornamental grasses, lavender, alyssum, coneflower, sedum, and salvia, among others.
Daylilies
Coneflower
Tackling Rose Gardening Challenges
Regardless of their beauty, roses can be susceptible to pests and diseases. Prevention is therefore key. Ensure your roses have adequate air circulation and avoid wetting leaves, which can encourage fungal growth. Additionally, using a rose-specific fungicide can help to protect your plants. Moreover, insecticidal soaps or horticultural oils control pests such as aphids and thrips. Alternatively, you can introduce beneficial insects like ladybugs or lacewings into your garden to control pests.
At Hicks Nurseries, we offer a spectacular selection of stunning roses and top-quality gardening supplies to help you create a timeless garden you’ll cherish for many years to come.
Additional Information:
How to Plant
Pruning 101
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