Below you will find reprints of useful articles about rose care.
Fertilizing
Fertilizing the Rose Gardens at FSC By Malcolm Manners. Cherokee Rose March, 2010 . Fertilizing the Rose Gardens at FSC.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [578.5 KB]
Pest Management
Jim Smalls Recommended Spray Formulations By Jim Small. Extracted from 4-24-2010 Central Florida Rose Society, Wind Chimes Newsletter, Volume 25, #4. Editor, Elaine Pawlikowski. Jim Smalls recommended Spray Formulation[...] Adobe Acrobat document [531.5 KB]
When Good Bugs Attack By Ryan Tilley, CR. Extracted from Greater Atlanta Rose Society's The Phoenix newsletter. Editor Bobbie Reed. When Good Bugs Attack.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [870.5 KB]
Pruning
Pruning Roses By Dr. Tommy Cairns. Article from Volume 1, 2009, Los Angeles Rose Society. Pruning Roses.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [3.6 MB]
Pruning Your Roses “When in Doubt Cut It Out” By Sam Jones. Used from The Phoenix, February 2010, Greater Atlanta Rose Society. Editor, Bobbie
Reed, Master Rosarian, with permission. Pruning Your Roses.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [206.7 KB]
Clip Art in the Rose Garden By Linda Krontz Schuppener, C.R. Extracted from February 2010 South Metro Rose Society newsletter. Clip Art in the Rose Garden.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [771.9 KB]
Rootstock
Rootstock Options By Carol Green. A discussion of three rootstock options. RootStock Options.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [820.0 KB]
Spring Schedule
Vasta’s Work Plan By Vasta Yarbrough, CR. The Bulletin of the Deep South District, 1999. Vasta's Work Plan.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [2.9 MB]
Summer Weather
Helping Our Roses Make it Through the Long, Hot Summer By John and Jean Grotgen, Consulting Rosarians. Extracted from 6-2-2010 South Metro Rose Society Gardener. Volume 9, Issue 6, Editor Cindy Dale. Long Hot Summer.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [857.1 KB]
Organic Material
How Early Should I Apply Organic Materials To My Rose Beds? By Paul Blankenship. Used from The Phoenix, March 2010, How Early Should I Apply Organic Materials. Editor Bobbie Reed, with permission. How Early Should Apply Organic Materials[...] Adobe Acrobat document [55.5 KB]