Tuesday, September 16, 2008

SECRET OF ROSE GARDENING!

Rose GARDENING success :

Few perennials or flowering shrubs give you so many wonderful blooms soon after planting or have as long a period of bloom. Many people think of roses as elegant, but demanding prima donnas. Rose gardening has its own special mystique.

Can rose gardening be easy?

Well, yes, if you start by picking strong, DISEASE -resistant rose bushes. Roses come many colors and forms and in range of growth HABITS, sizes and shapes. Fortunately today, many newer roses are being bred for hardiness and good disease-resistance. Like most other garden flowers, roses will thrive if you give them what they need:

1. Timely care – Plenty of WATER and fertilizer and proper pruning at the right time. Be sure to stay on the lookout so you can nip any rose problems in the bud before they get out of hand.
2. Lots of sun – At least six hours of good strong sunlight daily - less sun and you get fewer flowers.
3. Good soil – Well drained, but able to hold moisture, and enriched with manure and or compost. Roses are heavy feeders that thrive in rich soil.

HAPPY GARDENING !!