ROSE ARTICLES

Suzanne Horn Master Rosarian, Pacific Rose Society This article was originally published in the June 2020 issue of the Pacific Rose. Roses & You, July 2020 This week our nation honors the memory of the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military in all of America’s past wars. Memorial Day is the most solemn and reverent of American holidays, and roses are frequently placed on military graves at Arlington National Cemetery in remembrance of the service of those b

Rita Perwich Consulting Rosarian, San Diego Rose Society Roses & You, July 2020 The rose is our national floral emblem and it is also a symbol of love. During the month of July, we often wear red, white and blue and we celebrate our nation with parades, parties and fireworks. We think of those we have loved and lost in service to our country. We can plant our gardens to reflect our patriotic colors and spirit. There are hundreds of fabulous red, white and striped roses. Some

Gaye Hammond Master Rosarian, Houston Rose Society Roses & You, July 2020 Click on the above slideshow to enlarge the images and read about each one. Gardener Alert! Chilli thrips attack more than 130 different types of plants that grow in Texas. If it grows here … it is on the chilli thrips buffet. Without control in one Texas season a chilli thrips population can increase from 40 to 419 Quadrillion. They will not go away on their own! Immediate identification and implementa

Ernie Cowan Outdoor columnist and photographer This article was originally published in the San Diego Union Tribune on May 31, 2020. Roses & You, July 2020 The sound of the gently gurgling water was almost hypnotic. To be honest, I had drifted off to sleep until being rudely awakened by the chattering and splashing of a very animated hooded oriole who decided it was time for his morning bath. As I sat quietly on my patio enjoying the activity, other birds began to arrive. Wit

Steve Steps Master Rosarian, Santa Clara Rose Society Roses & You, July 2020 Spring is a wonderful time of the year. Not only do we get to see the first beautiful blooms of the new year, but we also get to see some of our “other garden friends.” Diana and I have not used toxic sprays in our rose gardens for over 20 years. You might think “bad bugs” would overrun our yard, but instead we have relatively few bugs in our yard – except for this time of year. The reason we have so

Doug Whitt Master Rosarian, Charlotte Rose Society Roses & You, July 2020 A rose garden of colorful blossoms clothed in lush foliage has no peer in the world of flowering shrubs. Managing such a unique setting is a wistful fancy of many aspiring rosarians while navigating the various recesses of their garden. It will be the garden of a dedicated individual, who best steers through the ofttimes annoying issues, that attains such a lofty ideal. Regrettably there is no ‘perfect

Wayne Myers Master Rosarian, Jacksonville Rose Society Roses & You, July 2020 In 2009 through 2011 I successfully prevented major chilli damage in my garden for three years by applying granular Merit (imidacloprid) in late March. However, in 2012 and 2013 I lost many more bushes to chilli thrips. The adult chilli thrips is approximately 1⁄2 the length of the western flower thrip. Chilli thrips favor new growth. Deformed, crinkly new shoots and leaves as well as brown or gray

Carolyn Elgar Master Rosarian, Orange County Rose Society This article is a 2019 Award of Merit winner Roses & You, July 2020 Spring provides conditions in which mildews thrive. However, when summer arrives and temperatures rise, insects become dominant in the rose garden. Heat increases insect reproduction and keeps them active, flying and traveling on summer breezes. Some of these insects are rose pests and some of them can be quite destructive. Mother Nature provides a bal

Bruce Wenning Plant pathologist and entomologist, Ecological Landscape Alliance Roses & You, July 2020 Sawfly insects are in the order Hymenoptera that includes bees, ants, wasps, parasitic wasps, and sawflies. Metamorphosis is complete: egg, larva, pupa, adult (Borror, Triplehorn and Johnson, 1989). Sawfly larvae differ from larvae in the order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) by lacking noticeable body hairs, having a well-developed head, and possessing more than five pa