Five Rose Garden Ideas
Article Search Engine: GoArticles.com: "If you�ve always shied away from growing roses because you believed their press, it�s time to put away your misconceptions. Far from being the finicky, pest-ridden creatures that they�re made out to be, roses are surprisingly easy to grow and maintain. Roses have five basic needs:
Plenty of sun! With very few exceptions, roses love the sun. Choose a spot for them that gets at least six full hours of sun per day, and they�ll reward you with beautiful, showy blooms.
Lots of Water! Roses are thirsty little critters, too. Plan on giving your rose garden a good daily drenching to supplement rain � and add a second if rain is scarce.
Control Pest-y Critters! Roses ARE prone to attract pesky bugs like Japanese beetles and aphids. There are all sorts of natural treatments if you object to a weekly-or-so spraying with a pesticide designed for roses. On the flip side � the only time that I saw major problems with infestations were my grandmother�s prize blue-blood strains. Hybrids and ramblers seem not to be bothered much at all.
Feed them! You�ll get more, fuller and more colorful blooms if you feed your roses once a month with a good, balanced fertilizer.
Pick your roses! Seriously � roses love to be pruned and groomed. The more you pick your roses, the more you�ll get.
So � have you got a spot in your yard that gets at least six hours of sun a day, is close enough to the garden hose that watering is easy, and is easily accessible by paths and walkways? In that case � you have a great spot for a rose garden.
A few ideas for rose garden designs you might not have considered are:
A Rose Fence Garden
Climbing and rambling roses are ambitious climbers. You can completely cover a chain link fence with a plant every 2-3 fee"
Plenty of sun! With very few exceptions, roses love the sun. Choose a spot for them that gets at least six full hours of sun per day, and they�ll reward you with beautiful, showy blooms.
Lots of Water! Roses are thirsty little critters, too. Plan on giving your rose garden a good daily drenching to supplement rain � and add a second if rain is scarce.
Control Pest-y Critters! Roses ARE prone to attract pesky bugs like Japanese beetles and aphids. There are all sorts of natural treatments if you object to a weekly-or-so spraying with a pesticide designed for roses. On the flip side � the only time that I saw major problems with infestations were my grandmother�s prize blue-blood strains. Hybrids and ramblers seem not to be bothered much at all.
Feed them! You�ll get more, fuller and more colorful blooms if you feed your roses once a month with a good, balanced fertilizer.
Pick your roses! Seriously � roses love to be pruned and groomed. The more you pick your roses, the more you�ll get.
So � have you got a spot in your yard that gets at least six hours of sun a day, is close enough to the garden hose that watering is easy, and is easily accessible by paths and walkways? In that case � you have a great spot for a rose garden.
A few ideas for rose garden designs you might not have considered are:
A Rose Fence Garden
Climbing and rambling roses are ambitious climbers. You can completely cover a chain link fence with a plant every 2-3 fee"
posted by Bambi at 11:33 PM
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