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don't waste this valuable resource.Watering can or hosepipeWatering can rose or fine spray nozzleWater-retaining granulesMicro-drip irrigation system and timerWater buttlate-March - early September20 minutesAlways water your plants in the cool

The fruit of a rose.

The rose leaf rolling sawfly injects a chemical into young rose leaves to cause them to curl protectively around her eggs. Within a week the eggs hatch into green caterpillars that start to eat their home. In mid-summer, leaving behind skeletonised

, preventing the flower from opening. An invisible soft, slimy layer of mycelium then fuses the petals together. The problem is most acute on roses with a multitude of thin petals.Apparently healthy rose buds develop and fatten but fail to open. They eventually

Rose powdery mildew is a fungus that produces airborne spores from infected stems or buds on roses. After overwintering on your plants, the disease is most likely to flare up if the roots are in dry soil and the leaves are in humid air - conditions

that creates and maintains gardens for children's hospices throughout the country, enabling children and their families to enjoy wonderful gardens and play areas.This is a rose whose name says it all. 'The One & Only' is the perfect rose to give or to grow

A notifiable bacterial disease of the rose family, although it may also affect apple and pear trees.

A term used to describe plants that flower more than once in a season, eg, some rose varieties.

, and use a fungicide if necessary.Control dieasesBefore being seduced by a pretty picture, consider which rose is best for your garden. Old-fashioned varieties rarely flower all summer long, while modern ones do. Order bare-root plants in summer

.For those who don't know, the late Graham Thomas was a horticulturist, garden writer and rose enthusiast. Graham was a frequent visitor to David Austin's nursery in Albrighton, in Oxfordshire, and their strong friendship was clearly acknowledged when David