Roses Are Plants Too

A Garden Rose is nothing more than a shrub with flowers on it. If you can garden, you can grow roses. This blog is about demystifying that roses are fussy and difficult plants to grow. Join us here and on our Rose Care You Tube Channel and learn that in fact Roses Are Plants Too.

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Paul Zimmerman Roses
I've been growing roses for over 15 years. During that time I've run a rose care company, a rose nursery, been President of a rose society, written articles and simply raised roses for fun on my farm in upstate South Carolina.
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      • Spring Flowering Rose Lovers Unite! - Fine Gardening
      • Do Own Root Roses Make Better Plants In Your Garde...
      • Summer Pruning Roses In a hot Climate? - Fine Gard...
      • When Are My Roses Dormant Enough For Some Light Tr...
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      • Why do some roses do well own-root and some don't?...
      • Planting Roses where roses used to be. Do you have...
      • Rose History (cont). European Breeders Draw A Line...
      • "Help Me Find Roses" The single greatest rose reso...
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      • Testing and Trialing Garden Roses - Fine Gardening
      • Rose History (cont). The Rose Gets Fussy - Fine Ga...
      • Trimming Blind Shoots Late In Fall - Fine Gardening
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      • A Few Late Summer Rose Chores Brings On The Fall S...
      • Rose Rosette Disease. What is it and What Can You ...
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      • Summer Leaf Drop On Your Roses - Fine Gardening
      • Roses And That Cup Of Bone Meal In The Planting Ho...
      • Taking Roses To New Heights - Into Your Trees - Fi...
      • When It Comes To Climbing Roses The Key Is Patienc...
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      • What Of Garden Roses? - Fine Gardening
      • Simple Fertilizing of Roses. Part 3 - Fine Gardening
      • Rejuvinating An Old Climbing Rose - Fine Gardening
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      • Should You Water Your Roses During A Drought? - Fi...
      • Simple Fertilizing of Roses. Part 1 - Fine Gardening
      • Getting Your Roses To Bloom All At Once For A Spec...
      • Covering An Arbor With Roses - Fine Gardening
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      • Got Thrips On Your Roses? Get Aphids! - Fine Garde...
      • What Is A â��Suckerâ�� on a Rose Bush? - Fine Gard...
      • Pruning & Controlling A Climbing Rose - Fine Garde...
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      • If You Spray Your Roses When Should You Start - Fi...
      • How To Plant Bare Root Roses - Fine Gardening
      • Pruning Shrub Roses That Build A Structure Over Ti...
      • To What Height Should You Prune Your Roses - Fine ...
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      • When Planting Roses; Bury The Bud Union - Fine Gar...
      • To Strip - Or Not To Strip? - Fine Gardening
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      • Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow! - Fine Gard...
      • Enter The Hybrid Tea - Fine Gardening
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Friday, December 23, 2011

Spring Flowering Rose Lovers Unite! - Fine Gardening

Spring Flowering Rose Lovers Unite! - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 2:42 PM No comments:

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Do Own Root Roses Make Better Plants In Your Garden - Fine Gardening

Do Own Root Roses Make Better Plants In Your Garden - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 2:16 PM No comments:

Friday, December 9, 2011

Summer Pruning Roses In a hot Climate? - Fine Gardening

Summer Pruning Roses In a hot Climate? - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 11:18 AM No comments:

Thursday, December 1, 2011

When Are My Roses Dormant Enough For Some Light Trimming? - Fine Gardening

When Are My Roses Dormant Enough For Some Light Trimming? - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 11:17 AM No comments:

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Why do some roses do well own-root and some don't? - Fine Gardening

Why do some roses do well own-root and some don't? - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 3:12 PM No comments:

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Planting Roses where roses used to be. Do you have to remove all the old soil?? - Fine Gardening

Planting Roses where roses used to be. Do you have to remove all the old soil?? - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 10:25 AM No comments:

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Rose History (cont). European Breeders Draw A Line Between Garden and Cut Flower Roses - Fine Gardening

Rose History (cont). European Breeders Draw A Line Between Garden and Cut Flower Roses - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 2:05 PM No comments:

Thursday, November 3, 2011

"Help Me Find Roses" The single greatest rose resource we have - and need to support. - Fine Gardening

"Help Me Find Roses" The single greatest rose resource we have - and need to support. - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 4:09 PM No comments:

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Testing and Trialing Garden Roses - Fine Gardening

Testing and Trialing Garden Roses - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 9:58 AM No comments:

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Rose History (cont). The Rose Gets Fussy - Fine Gardening

Rose History (cont). The Rose Gets Fussy - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 11:57 AM No comments:

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Trimming Blind Shoots Late In Fall - Fine Gardening

Trimming Blind Shoots Late In Fall - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 11:32 AM No comments:

Thursday, August 11, 2011

A Few Late Summer Rose Chores Brings On The Fall Show - Fine Gardening

A Few Late Summer Rose Chores Brings On The Fall Show - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 3:10 PM No comments:

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Rose Rosette Disease. What is it and What Can You Do About It - Fine Gardening

Rose Rosette Disease. What is it and What Can You Do About It - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 2:23 PM No comments:

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Summer Leaf Drop On Your Roses - Fine Gardening

Summer Leaf Drop On Your Roses - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 9:50 AM No comments:

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Roses And That Cup Of Bone Meal In The Planting Hole - Fine Gardening

Roses And That Cup Of Bone Meal In The Planting Hole - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 9:47 AM No comments:

Friday, July 8, 2011

Taking Roses To New Heights - Into Your Trees - Fine Gardening

Taking Roses To New Heights - Into Your Trees - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 10:01 AM No comments:

Monday, July 4, 2011

When It Comes To Climbing Roses The Key Is Patience - Fine Gardening

When It Comes To Climbing Roses The Key Is Patience - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 1:20 PM No comments:

Thursday, June 23, 2011

What Of Garden Roses? - Fine Gardening

What Of Garden Roses? - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 5:12 PM No comments:

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Simple Fertilizing of Roses. Part 3 - Fine Gardening

Simple Fertilizing of Roses. Part 3 - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 4:54 PM No comments:

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Rejuvinating An Old Climbing Rose - Fine Gardening

Rejuvenating An Old Climbing Rose - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 2:27 PM No comments:

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Simple Fertilizing of Roses - Part 2 - Fine Gardening

Simple Fertilizing of Roses - Part 2 - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 4:34 PM No comments:

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Should You Water Your Roses During A Drought? - Fine Gardening

Should You Water Your Roses During A Drought? - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 9:58 AM No comments:

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Simple Fertilizing of Roses. Part 1 - Fine Gardening

Simple Fertilizing of Roses. Part 1 - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 3:03 PM No comments:

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Getting Your Roses To Bloom All At Once For A Special Event - Fine Gardening

Getting Your Roses To Bloom All At Once For A Special Event - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 10:44 AM No comments:

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Covering An Arbor With Roses - Fine Gardening

Covering An Arbor With Roses - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 2:56 PM No comments:

Thursday, April 28, 2011

What Is The Proper Spacing When Planting Roses? - Fine Gardening

What Is The Proper Spacing When Planting Roses? - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 10:22 AM 1 comment:

Friday, April 22, 2011

Got Thrips On Your Roses? Get Aphids! - Fine Gardening

Got Thrips On Your Roses? Get Aphids! - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 12:34 PM No comments:

Friday, April 15, 2011

What Is A �Sucker� on a Rose Bush? - Fine Gardening

What Is A "Sucker" on a Rose Bush? - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 10:18 AM No comments:

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Pruning & Controlling A Climbing Rose - Fine Gardening

Pruning & Controlling A Climbing Rose - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 12:53 PM No comments:

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

If You Spray Your Roses When Should You Start - Fine Gardening

If You Spray Your Roses When Should You Start - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 7:00 PM No comments:

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

How To Plant Bare Root Roses - Fine Gardening

How To Plant Bare Root Roses - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 1:38 PM No comments:

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Pruning Shrub Roses That Build A Structure Over Time - Fine Gardening

Pruning Shrub Roses That Build A Structure Over Time - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 4:59 PM No comments:

Thursday, March 3, 2011

To What Height Should You Prune Your Roses - Fine Gardening

To What Height Should You Prune Your Roses - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 10:42 AM No comments:

Thursday, February 10, 2011

When Planting Roses; Bury The Bud Union - Fine Gardening

When Planting Roses; Bury The Bud Union - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 10:49 AM No comments:

Friday, February 4, 2011

To Strip - Or Not To Strip? - Fine Gardening

To Strip - Or Not To Strip? - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 11:02 AM No comments:

Thursday, January 27, 2011

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The Dread "P" Word
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 4:55 PM No comments:

Monday, January 24, 2011

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Give new Roses A Good "Boxing" Around the Roots.
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 11:15 AM No comments:

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow! - Fine Gardening

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow! - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 5:21 PM No comments:

Monday, January 10, 2011

Enter The Hybrid Tea - Fine Gardening

Enter The Hybrid Tea - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 9:13 AM No comments:

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Out With The Old And In With The New - Fine Gardening

Out With The Old And In With The New - Fine Gardening
Posted by Paul Zimmerman Roses at 11:15 AM No comments:
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