Knockout roses should be top of your list if you're looking for low-maintenance, disease-resistant, long-blooming shrubs. These compact, hardy hybrid roses typically reach 3 to 4 feet in height and ...

Pruning can save your roses from damaging winter winds. It may feel like the right time to cut roses back when temperatures begin to cool in the fall, but make sure you don’t cut too much. For most ...

In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about cutting back ornamental grasses and if it's too early to rake lawns. Pruning a rosebush is best done in the spring to avoid winter injury. Early April ...

Experts say March is one of the most important months in the garden as many plants wake from dormancy. It is the ideal time ...

Prune Knockout roses heavily in late winter or early spring as new growth begins. Lightly deadhead and shape in late summer, stopping two months before frost. For annual pruning, cut back one-third of ...