Posts by Richa

I love getting new rose bushes for free, and cuttings are my favorite way to do it. You don't need special tools or a greenhouse. Just a healthy rose, a little patience, and a pot of soil. To...

The most common rose pests are aphids, Japanese beetles, spider mites, thrips, and rose sawflies. I've found most of them on my own roses at some point, usually just when the blooms look their best....

Black spots on your rose leaves can make your heart sink. One day the plant looks fine. A week later, the leaves have dark, fuzzy-edged spots and yellow patches, and they start dropping to the...

Brown leaves on a rose bush can make your heart sink a little. I've been there, staring at a plant I thought I was caring for properly. The good news is that brown leaves usually point to a fixable...

You walk out to your rose bush with your morning coffee and spot it: a few leaves have gone from deep green to a pale, sickly yellow. I've been there too, and it's not a fun surprise. Rose leaves...

You planted your rose bushes and gave them water and care. Now there are plenty of green leaves but no flowers. I know that feeling. It can be frustrating. Most of the time, roses don’t bloom...