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Can anybody help my wife.  She has a climbing rose,pictured above, which has got way out of control, and she is at a loss as how to prune it.  All the books she has read tell her to cut right back to just above a bud, or growing point. The trouble

My mother had a very vigorous rose in the front garden, but due to attack by passers-by it died after a traumatic transplant (some ten years ago). It was quite old (some thirty years), and unfortunately I have no picture of it (at least none I can

Have just been told by neighbour that wallflowers can affect roses, e.g. 'don't plant wallflowers where you want to plant roses in the future'. This started me wondering about whether wallflowers could trigger 'Rose repeat disease'. Does anyone know

I have a Patio Rose and today have noticed that there is a bunch of leaves appearing at the centre of the rose. I have never seen this before.  I wondered if the seeds are growing inside the flower.  The petals are still fresh and healthy

Are your roses martyrs to disease? Are their leaves covered with black spots or a white overcoat of powdery mildew? Well, I'll come clean and put my hand up on both counts. Much depends on the time of year and whether it's wet or dry - but, most

does anyone have the best method of growing roses from seed I chill them over winter outside and the Rosa rugosa are germinating now thank you

I have just had to take out an established climbing rose that was twisting happily around my pergola post due to some construction works about to start. I know it is not wise to re-plant roses where one has already been planted but does this apply

My Gertrude rose was planted about 2 months ago and is about 50 cms high already and has some buds and the colour can be seen easily. It was planted about 50 cms away from the fence but is making no attempt to climb. What do I do?  Will it grab

My roses have now been radically pruned after collapsing last yearin the high winds. They need staking / supporting and I am determined to sort thisout this year - very disappointed to have to prune them back so hard. Which supports do I use

The rose is our most popular flower, and rightly so. A single rose bud captures perfection, slowly opening to celebrate nature at its very best.And as well as being a thing of beauty, roses are the perfect plant to grow as a celebration of life