Rose tree Winterizing

I read that a rose tree will survive the winter if I put a pool noodle around the stem, hay at the base and then bubble wrap and burlap on the branches (cut back) Does this sound like a successful…

Wintering Roses in containers

I have a few 1st year roses in containers. I have 3 choices to over winter them. Outside in a protected from wind area but they would get snow, in unheated shed where they will get some light from a…

Sweet briar rose (Rosa rubiginosa)

I have been given a sweet briar rose and I live in the Beaches. Our soil is sandy and I have planted it close to the front of the house which faces west, and we do not have a property…

Standard Rose – can I bring it inside?

Hello! I have a standard rose that I overwinter in the garage (this is the second year I am doing this). The garage has a window and it doesn’t freeze in there though it is not heated. The rose is…

Wrapping Roses for Overwintering*

Hope you enjoyed thanksgiving. How tight can the weave be, if I wish to reuse fabric to wrap around roses similar to burlap? Is the material which women’s nylons are made of too tight a weave? I enjoy recycling, and…