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If you take the time to prepare roses for winter they will be much healthier next year. This is a mistake many gardeners make ...

Gardeners are also advised to remove dead, damaged, diseased growth in the pruning of climbing roses which will spark growth ...

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Believe it or not, many new roses are patented, which means you cannot legally take a cutting and grow a new one—even for yourself or as a gift. Patents, which last 20 years, exist to protect ...

Similarly, some resist diseases, while others struggle. To find the best roses to grow, Which? Gardening magazine grew a range of popular varieties to see which would give us the best display of ...

Wood chips, leaves, grape seed, small stones ... of four to six inches around the base of the roses and over an area slightly wider than the plant so the surrounding soil is completely covered.

Similarly, some resist diseases, while others struggle. To find the best roses to grow, Which? Gardening magazine grew a range of popular varieties to see which would give us the best display of ...