| A rose is a rose, is a rose, right? Actually, roses | | | | several times a year. The flowers are large, especially |
| come in several distinct varieties and each has its | | | | if you pinch off the side buds so that the center bud |
| pros and cons. Before you shop for roses for your | | | | on each stem can get all of the nutrients and energy. |
| new rose garden, you should know which types of | | | | The floribunda rose blooms in groups of flowers. The |
| roses there are. | | | | flower in the middle of each group matures faster |
| If you love the way roses look climbing over an | | | | than the other flowers, so rose fanciers often pinch |
| arbor, then you may want to take a close look at | | | | that flower off so that the entire group, or spray, |
| climbing roses. While most people call any rose that | | | | opens at the same time. |
| shoots up fast a climbing rose, some of these roses | | | | Once flowering roses are those roses that bloom |
| are actually sprawling roses. However, they all | | | | just one time each year. These roses are absolutely |
| basically are roses with vigorously growing canes, | | | | wonderful and are literally packed with blossoms |
| small flowers that bloom profusely during the rose's | | | | when they do bloom, which is why they are still quite |
| blooming season, and rather wicked thorns. As | | | | popular. |
| climbing roses become well established, some | | | | Shrub roses are incredibly hardy, thorny roses that |
| gardeners replace their pruning shears with a tree | | | | are fairly low growing. The blossoms on these roses |
| saw to hack these plants down to a manageable size. | | | | are rarely spectacular, but there are so many that |
| These roses are usually quite disease resistant. | | | | the bushes are quite colorful, even from a distance. |
| When you plant a climbing rose, you should cut down | | | | Finally, you may want to consider miniature roses. |
| all but three of the strongest, most powerful canes. | | | | These tiny roses are the perfect way to edge a |
| This gives the rose plenty of energy to put into | | | | garden border with color. Many of these roses are a |
| growing stronger, more vigorous vines. Tie the three | | | | bit delicate and susceptible to disease, but others are |
| canes gently into place to guide them in the direction | | | | very hardy and grow so vigorously that, eventually, |
| you'd like them to grow. | | | | the only thing tiny about them is the size of their |
| If you prefer lush, fragrant blooms, you will want to | | | | leaves. |
| take a close look at the tea rose. These roses bloom | | | | |