If you’ve done any gardening at all, and we’re talking about rose gardening here, then you might wonder why you go through all that trouble. I mean, with the freezing cold weather beating down on them all winter long and then the summer heat and nearly drought conditions, it’s sometimes a wonder that most folks just don’t say forget it.
But, then the spring comes and there it is…the reason why right there all over again. New life comes back, your pride is revived, your roses are alive and streaming with that rich rose color, and your neighbors look at them as they drive by. Now you remember why you do this.
Caring for roses is much more than planting, cultivating the ground around them, pruning a bit here and a bit there. It’s also looking out for the many disease possibilities than flowers and especially roses are prone to getting. The care for these precious flowers is not only the simple stuff but is also the stuff you can’t always see so easily…such as diseases.
The following is a small list of the most common forms of diseases that roses are prone to getting. Read these and become informed and become the defense mechanism for your roses. Continue reading Caring for Roses That Have a Disease