It takes a lot of energy for roses to produce flowers year after year and roses are heavy feeders from the soil. Most balanced fertilizers, especially those formulated for roses, contain ...

The first half of July is your last chance to fertilize roses to keep them blooming all summer. In our climate, feeding roses later in the summer can encourage late growth that will be damaged by a ...

It’s that time: Buy fertilizer. Apply it per package directions. Water deeply. That is that. Simple and easy. But “simple and easy” isn’t always the case when it comes to fertilizing decisions and ...

People love roses, and roses are among the more commonly planted landscape shrubs. Proper care is important as roses go through the hottest and most stressful time of the year. Even with good care, ...

Once your lily blooms have faded, you should cut off the faded flower, but don’t cut the tall stem with the foliage. Lilies need the green leaves on that stem to make food for next year’s lily blooms.