I am wanting to plant a rose garden.....What type of roses should I plant?

Question

I have a flower garden that is full sun. I was told that roses could handle the sun. Is there a certain type of rose that I should plant??

Answer 1

It really depends on your soil type. Try English roses or the heirloom varieties. They are the easiest to grow and maintain. Remember to cut off the flowers as they die and before they form hips so the roses will continue to bloom throughout the season. Japanese beetles find roses delicious, so be prepared. Trim back any branches that are thinner than a pencil, because they can't support a blossom and will cause the branches to "droop" and grow weak blooms. Good luck!

Oh...and an aside....while I was touring gardens in Paris, I noticed that gardeners there would often grow herbs with roses and let the herbs choke out weeds. I thought it was both extremely clever and space efficient and have done the same thing in my rose garden. Thyme, mint, lemon balm and oregano all work very well.

Answer 2

Most roses need full sun, so you've got the necessary sun exposure. As far as what types of roses to plant, there are 2 main considerations.

The first is: what do you like? What colors appeal to you? Do you like fewer really large flowers (hybrid teas) or more but smaller flowers (floribundas)? Is scent important to you? Do you want a climbing rose (which will need a trellis, fence, or other support) or a bush rose, which will stand on its own.

The other consideration is what roses grow well in your area. Some roses that do well in a climate with hot days and warm nights won't do as well for those of us who live in an area with moderate day temperatures and cool foggy nights. So do a bit of research. Look around your neighborhood for healthy looking rose bushes that look attractive to you. Ask the homeowner if they know what variety of rose it is. Most gardeners are happy to talk about their plants, and they might even offer you a cutting to start your own plant. And stop by a local independent plant nursery. Lowe's, Home Depot, and the other chains tend to carry the same roses in Michigan as they do in Nevada, and their staff is generally not as knowledgeable as the smaller locally-owned plant stores. So go to a local independent flower nursery and tell them what you are looking for in a rose They can make appropriate recommendations.

One of the main reasons people garden is for pleasure, so choose a rose that is suited to your area and that pleases you.

Answer 3

I would go to a web site that has rose's and look to see which rose's appeal to you there are so many different rose's but two things I would look for are fragrant rose's because some rose's do not smell at all and look for Floribundas rose's these rose's provide an almost constant show of flowers during the growing season.

Answer 4

I have found from experience that climbing roses and the Floribunda varieties are quite hardy. I only have to spray twice a season and fertilize 3times and they do beautifully. Check out Jackson Perkins catalog or website; they have a great selection and they will replace them if they die. Good luck!

Answer 5

just go to the nursery and choose whatever roses you like. flowers like to be fertilized so get that fertilizer that looks like little rocks. its a time release fertilizer. add like a quarter spoon of fertilizer like every three weeks and they'll look great. I use the miracle grow all purpose time release fertilizer for all my flowers and citrus trees and it works great. don't put it too close to the trunk though . spread the fertilizer around.

Answer 6

remember roses take 10 times the work anything else does (disease, bugs, fertilizer, trimming, deheading).

Plant the hardiest ones. (cultivars with names, Mr Lincoln, Peace, etc...) (Jackson and Perkins usually have great roses.)

Answer 7

the antique rose varieties are the hardiest of roses and just as pretty without the fuss

Answer 8

I have had all kinds of roses. The easiest to grow are the ones that are disease and insect resistent.

Answer 9

plant the ones that smell good. don't plant any of the ones that smell like a thong. those are gross.

Answer 10

challenging task. query over a search engine. this may help!