All Rose species appreciate some air circulation around their leaves to prevent common diseases such as powdery mildew. However, exposure to persistently windy areas poses several problems for rose...

Yes, you can grow roses successfully in rocky soils. Rocky soil tends to be poor in nutrients and drains too quickly for roses to draw up water so it's necessary to make some amendments to the soil...

Generally speaking, the conditions under pine trees are not favourable for rose growing. However, if the pine tree has a sparse canopy that allows 6 hours of sunlight and you amend the soil with...

Roses can grow very well in clay soil that has been amended with plenty of organic material. Clay soil contains a high concentration of minerals and nutrients that will benefit roses. In heavy clay,...

Roses can tolerate some partial shade but they need ideally at least 6 hours of direct sunlight to thrive if not more. Some species are more shade tolerant than others such as zephirine drouhin but...

So you’re thinking of buying a rose to fill the air with fragrance and to marvel at the summer bloom, but you don’t know whether it will survive in your fast draining sandy soil... Hardy Rose...