With a little TLC, you can help them flourish. Marcy Simpson “Why aren’t my roses blooming?” the gardener wonders aloud. There’s a special kind of disappointment in waiting for your garden to burst ...

Roses need lots of water to thrive, so more water can result in more blooms. Pruning and deadheading spent flowers will direct the plant's attention to flowering more. Feeding the roses plenty of ...

Deadheading roses encourages the plant to produce more blooms, which prolongs the flowering period and promotes a cleaner appearance. How you deadhead roses will depend on the variety you're growing.

Kick rose season off as soon as possible by growing the beautiful early-flowering forms, many of which benefit wildlife ...

Roses are classic garden favorites, prized for their dramatically beautiful and fragrant flowers. Climbing roses are especially spectacular and can be used to cover arbors, trellises, fences, and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published before the roses' peak bloom; for aerial video of Hershey Gardens in peak bloom, click here. Roses at Buchanan Park and nearby Hershey Gardens are ...

Old Garden Roses are also known as Antique, Heirloom and Heritage Roses. The American Rose Society (ARS) classifies roses into three main groupings: Species (or wild roses), Old Garden Roses (OGR) and ...