As with all plants, roses can succumb to many diseases and pests. Unfortunately, there are common diseases that target these hugely popular flowering shrubs, which can cause the plants to suffer and ...

Don't give up on your rose bush just yet. If your rose garden is your pride and joy, it can be devastating to watch as the health of a once-glorious shrub declines. Pests, diseases, and environmental ...

Remember when you would walk into the classroom and your teacher would announce a pop quiz? Sometimes this felt like punishment, but the quizzes were often a great learning tool. Now’s your chance to ...

Roses experience dieback for a variety of reasons, but as long as more than half of your plant remains healthy, you may be able to save it with some careful pruning. Proper care, maintenance, and a ...

Roses do not have thorns; they have prickles. But there ARE “thorns” in the rose garden. Their names are botrytis, black spot, rust, downy mildew, anthracnose and cerospora leaf spot. They are all ...

Lisa Lawhead talks about fall plant diseases, and Bill Dickerson demonstrates fall rose care. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Tennessee Department of Agriculture Plant ...

The leaves on this rosebush turned brown and the blossoms dried up due to gray mold and “black spot.” Photo courtesy UC Master Gardeners. If you’re a gardener in Santa Clara Valley and the Peninsula, ...

Q: While deadheading our rose bushes I found what appears to be rust. What causes this and is there anything I can do to prevent it? - Cliff Bjornstad, Fargo A: Rust is a fungus disease and by your ...

Black spot is a fungal disease that causes black patches on rose leaves and can weaken plants in wet weather - but natural remedies may help prevent it ...