Remember when you would walk into the classroom and your teacher would announce a pop quiz? Sometimes this felt like punishment, but the quizzes were often a great learning tool. Now’s your chance to ...

Q: The leaves on the lower part of our Hope for Humanity rose bush turned yellow with brown spots. It progressed up the stems until the bottom half is bare. I was told that it is probably anthracnose ...

Roses do not have thorns; they have prickles. But there ARE “thorns” in the rose garden. Their names are botrytis, black spot, rust, downy mildew, anthracnose and cerospora leaf spot. They are all ...

As with all plants, roses can succumb to many diseases and pests. Unfortunately, there are common diseases that target these hugely popular flowering shrubs, which can cause the plants to suffer and ...

From watering to pests, these are the likely culprits. The once glossy, green leaves on your rose bushes are trying to tell you something. If the leaves have turned yellow, there could be several ...

The rose is one of the oldest flowers in cultivation and is still considered one of the most popular garden flowers today. The flower is so popular that in 1986, Congress named the rose our national ...

Q: I have noticed rose shrubs in mine and many gardens have holes or pale grayish patches on the leaves, but I don’t see any bugs on them. Is this an infection or something I’m just not finding? A: ...

We live in a wet environment here in Florida. Our frequent summer rains and high humidity provide ideal conditions for foliage disease development in our lawns, landscapes and gardens. These foliage ...

May and June are glorious times in the garden; if you’re a rose lover, it’s when most roses are at their peak of bloom. Nothing quite like a bush with beautiful blossoms framed by healthy green ...

Roses are renowned for their stunning blooms, but gardeners must remain vigilant during autumn when a devastating disease can strike, potentially preventing the plants from flowering again. Louis ...