Caring for rose bushes doesn’t have to be difficult.
Learn about four varieties of disease-resistant, easy care roses you might plant at home.
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Growing your own roses can be pretty intimidating.
Thorns aside, the flowers have a reputation for beingdisease-proneand hard to care for.
Last century, what drove the market was those who grew roses for flower shows.
So the hybridizers didnt focus on disease resistance because everyone was spraying, using chemicals, harsh chemicals.
rosarian (expert rose gardener) and curator of the Cranford Rose Garden in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
They were focused more on flower form and color.
But now its for the home grower, and they want disease resistance and fragrance.
So thats where the market is going.
When planting roses, Wallace says its much better to start with bushes rather than seeds.
Growing roses from seeds is more left to the hybridizers or the true rose enthusiasts, he explains.
But for beginners should buy shrubs.
The latter are just bagged plants with all the dirt removed from the roots.
They do best when planted at the beginning of the growing season.
But the upside is that they tend to be a bit cheaper and theres more variety.
rosarian (expert rose gardener) and curator of the Cranford Rose Garden in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Knock Out roses are available in varying shades of pink, red, coral, yellow, and white.
And they have a lot of bloom power and a lot of disease resistance.
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