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Hi all I purchased a miniature rose a couple of years ago with beautiful yellow fragrant flowers (unsure of its name).  Last year due to the mild winter it never seemed to go dormant, and this year it has grown tall and leggy and looks a bit

Where do I plant garlic cloves some say if you put them near roses it will avoid diseases on the bushes? This is a greta idea, with easy to follow instructions. Will make lovely xmas pressys too! i will let GW know how I get on. Very pleased, very

This is one of my favourite roses... I was wondering what all the cuts in the leaves were! Thanks! I too have this beautiful rose which is now about 20 years old and gets better every year - quite prolific flowering. It was obtained as a small

Hello, I wonder if anyone could help me. I am quite a novice gardener. We've had a patio rose for nearly two years now. Last year it flowered continually throughout most of the summer. We gave it some manure earlier on in the spring, but now it isn

and clay which would accommodate these roses and will visit the garden centre for some suitable compost.  They can live in a sheltered spot at the rear of the garage until I can get them planted. Thank you all very much. Put them in a pot and cover

Hi We have a weeping rose tree in a pot which we plan on planting out next year.....girl at the garden centre told us we dont need to hide it in the garage as long as we protect the pot over winter. Any ideas what we should use to protect the pot

Even on a drizzly day like today I go out in the garden and inspect my roses and take off and dispose of any leaves with blackspot on. I've never needed to spray in this garden for the 47 years I have been growing roses. My "Albertine

Please could anyone advise me if there is a rose called Martin. I've tried to find one through web sites and garden centres but so far drawn a blank.  I'd like to buy one for the garden to commemorate my husband's 60th birthday.  If there iosn't one

Jekyll, an Austin rose which again is very fragrant and lasts pretty well in the vase, with old-fashioned flowers in a gorgeous, vibrant pink which repeat well once the rose is established. Lucky you, with so many goodies to choose from - my garden's too

Take rose cuttingsIf you have a passion for roses, why not try taking cuttings of your favourites? It's easy to do, and although it'll be two or three years before they bloom, the flowers will be worth the wait - and just think of the savings