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Always a favorite, rose gardens flourished around the time that Empress Josephine started to collect them and create more formal gardens. For many the queen of flowers, roses have been popular for centuries, although the varieties have varied over time. Roses are known of in almost every country in the world. Growing rose bushes is rewarding and easy. All you need is a little bit of gardening know- how to get started.
Roses come in every size, shape and colour, and each year growers add to their ranks. There is literally a rose to suit every taste,and preference. Looking after your roses is fairly easy when you understand what roses need.
- Roses like to be planted in sunny spots.
- They need at least six hours of unfiltered, direct sunlight a day. Even those rose bushes that are said to do very well in the shade still need about four to six hours of direct sunlight a day.
- Roses also need good soil to grow in. You can always improve your soil garden with compost and other nutrients
If the environment is appropriate, looking after your roses will involve little more than pruning, dead heading old blooms, and of course dealing with fungi and insect pests.
The amount you prune roses depends on the type of plant. Climbers need very little. Rose bushes need heavy pruning once a year. While your bushes are flowering it is important to trim off the dead heads to encourage new blooms. Modern varieties of roses have a longer flowering season than older cultivars. The rose will set seed and stop producing new flowering shoots if the bloom is allowed to fade. That is why deadheading is necessary. Pruning also gets rid of dead twigs and for reshaping and training the bush to grow a certain way.
Rose bushes are prone to being damaged by a variety of insects such as rose midge larva, rose cane borer, thrips, Japanese beetles, stem girders, aphids, rose slugs, mites, caterpillars, scale insects, and rose chafers. Nobody wants to have to deal with these pests but to sustain the life of the plant, it is necessary to correct the problem. You have several options of how to deal with the pest problem after you have identified the type of bug. If you only see one or two bugs you can try removing the leaf where you find them .It is important . to remove the entire leaf because they could have laid eggs there. You always have the choice of using synthetic or natural chemicals to help you get rid of the pests. Make sure to follow the directions on the package of how to use these types of chemicals. Even natural or organic chemicals can be harmful to people if they are used improperly. Always wear gloves and use a mask oe tie cloth around the nose and mouth when spraying. I also like to use glasses or goggles because my eyes are very sensitive. If you are adamant about not using any type of chemicals on your rose bushes, you can always try using the natural enemies of the pests. Not all bugs that you find in your garden are destructive to plants. Lady bugs and some types of wasps eat pests that can damage rose bushes. You can check your local garden center to see if this is an option for you with the type of pests that you have. Or you can check online.
There are many gardeners who think that no garden is complete without one or several rose bushes. A properly cared for rose bush can produce blooms from the month of June until it begins to frost. Rose bushes beautify the yard and adorn your home with elegance. With a little care can turn your rose bushes into a perfect bush providing an abundance of roses. You can choose whether to introduce only a few roses as feature plants or whether to incorporate a whole range of shapes and sizes for great dramatic effect.
