Garden Tips by Month
Year-round gardening tips for every season
Winter Rose Care in Colorado
Luan Akin interviews rose expert Tom about getting rose bushes ready for winter, including how to use a rose collar.
Pruning Roses
Learn tops tips for pruning roses effectively.
Floribundas
Floribundas are a wonderful choice for anyone new to growing garden roses. Offering a spectacular variety of colors, these roses bloom profusely in bold clusters. They require deep watering and […]
Shrub Roses
Shrub roses, particularly Canadian or old garden (species) shrub roses, are known for their hardiness, disease-resistance, and resilience in poor soils. Shrub roses require less maintenance and stand up to […]
Hybrid Teas
Hybrid teas are crown jewels of the garden. These iconic roses require more moisture, wind protection, and rigorous pruning than other roses, but hybrid teas reward with stunningly large blooms, […]
Rose Care at a Glance
Hardiness: Choose roses that will thrive in your area! Hardier rose varieties for Colorado tend to be shrub roses, climbing roses, and species/old garden roses Location: Most roses do well […]
Colorado Rose Calendar
St. Patrick’s Day: As weather permits, begin removing two inches of winter mound material from your rose bushes every few days. April Fool’s Day: If spring comes early, rose bushes […]
Watering Wisely for Roses
Understanding your specific rose variety and grouping it with other roses, perennials, and shrubs that have similar needs will help you maximize water. Roses don’t like to have their leaves […]
Acclimating Your New Roses
Our Rose Team gives exceptional care to our roses as they grow in our greenhouse. When you take your beautiful new roses home, the most important step is to acclimate […]
