We are well into bare root rose season, which began in January and continues to May. This is a good time to add roses to the landscape: mail order nurseries and garden centers offer lots of rose ...

June is the month of roses, but that can be tricky in the cool, rainy climate of Western Washington. Here are five tips that can promise you an easier-to-grow rose garden. Disease-resistant roses such ...

Ground covers — low-growing plants that mat, sprawl, trail, or clump on the ground — play a valuable role in the landscape.

The rose revolution began in 1995. German rose breeder Noack Rosen introduced the first flower carpet roses to the market, groundcover "wonder roses" bred to produce up to 2,000 flowers per season and ...

If you are in a situation where you want to have tougher plants in your landscape or want to reduce the amount of lawn grass, consider the tough modern roses and long blooming old-fashioned roses.

Improved varieties of roses are now in garden centers. It’s time to look at how these newer roses are different from your Mom’s high-maintenance roses of a few decades ago. Remember when the rose was ...

Gardeners searching for a hardy, low-maintenance ground cover that prevents bare spots while still adding beauty will enjoy the appearance and ease of this perennial, which forms a dense mat of ...

If you aren’t sure where to start when picking the best types of roses for your garden, look no further! From classic red blooming hybrids to sprawling pink climbers, garden roses come in all shapes, ...

We are well into bare root rose season, which began in January and continues to May. This is a good time to add roses to the landscape: mail order nurseries and garden centers offer lots of rose ...