Growing Roses: Video Series

In order to protect roses without using chemicals, the first step is to pick out leaves that are bad by hand, but neem oil can also be sprayed on roses as an organic solution. Find out how fungus and black spot infections can spread between leaves on a rose with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Preparing roses for the winter means mounding dirt around the base of the plant to increase insulation, while mulch works as well. Use a cloth or pillow case to cover the plant to protect from a freeze with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Rust on roses refers to a fungus that can be prevented by using a general fungicide spray, but it also helps to get rid of bad leaves. Prevent rust from occurring on roses in any season with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Black spot fungus is a problem of a fungus that grows into the leaves of roses, causing them to drop early. Find out how black spot fungus can cause a rose to die with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Droopy-headed roses occur when the flower weight gets so heavy that it begins to hang over, and the best way to enjoy the rose for as long as possible is to make a cut that will cause the bud to go off in a new direction. Trim a rose that is drooping over to produce more flowers with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Roses can easily contract disease problems, so sanitation is key when caring for these flowers, and this includes spraying them with a good fungicide. Avoid mildew, black spot and other fungal problems on roses with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Growing roses organically requires a great deal of work, including improving the soil with peat moss, black cow manure and organic matter. Use sprays that are made of neem oil on organic roses with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

When searching for the perfect rosebush, the best place to look is at the root system of a rose plant, which should be white and healthy. Discover why small leaf problems won't prevent a rosebush from being a great plant with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Typically, roses aren't grown from tip cuttings, but doing so requires a good soil that is peaty and pearl-like. Discover the reasons why hybrid-trees are usually grafted roses with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

When plants are trimmed, the diseased parts are removed, and pruning roses involves doing just this, as well as maintaining the shape of the plant. Keep the stem of a rose healthy with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Planting a climbing rose is just like planting every other rose, and the gardener needs to make sure to set it at about the same depth level that it was growing in the container. Improve the soil of climbing roses by adding peat moss with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Hybrid tea roses are usually kept in a container, but they can be removed from the container to be planted in a good, organic soil. Lighten up the soil for hybrid tea roses with peat moss and vermiculite with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Reproducing roses means cutting the base at a 45-degree angle, and new roses should be grafted or grown into a good, sterile soil. Stick the trimmed base of a rose into good soil with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Rooting roses means growing them from their own root stalk by placing them in a good, organic soil. Plant roses down about an inch into the soil with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Black roses are grown by taking the pollen and attaching it to a flower that the gardener is trying to get a seed from. Discover how roses can move from a dark purple color to a black color with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Roses are fertilized with any of a number of rose foods, including bag rose fertilizer and fertilizers with nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. Learn about the trace elements that are needed to fertilize roses with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Caring for a rose bush means maintaining the proper light level, which is usually six hours of bright sun per day. Plant roses in a good soil that has peat moss and black cow manure with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Knockout roses don't have a very long stem, so pruning them requires cutting the bush back to look for like a compact bush. Cut down on fungus through proper pruning of knockout roses with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Double knockout roses are pruned by trimming them to maintain the double bloom and the tight bush look. Find out how trimming a double knockout rosebush may cause new flowers to form with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

The act of pruning knockout roses in winter is largely dependent on how cold the temperature is, as roses in the South may grow all year. Discover why knockout roses should be brought into a protective site during cold winters with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Climbing roses want to get tall, but pieces can be moved around an pinned with twist ties that can be bought at any nursery garden supply store. Trim climbing roses when they get taller than six or seven feet tall with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Tall rose bushes need to be trimmed back by taking off the long, tall stems and trimming the bush back about one-third. Prune tall rose bushes with nice, clean cuts with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Roses can be trained by cutting off bad areas on the plant and thinning bushes that have got too tall. Thin rosebushes to a three or five leaflet area with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Most people buy roses that are already grafted, but they can be propagated by sticking them 3 to 4 inches into the ground and letting them grow on their own root stock. Discover how commercial rose growers work with top root stock with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.

Pavement shrub roses are pruned by trimming anything that is heading out to about one-third of the way back. Find out how trimming shrub roses allows for more potential flowers with help from an urban horticulturist and gardening adviser in this free video on growing roses.