Walter Reeves answers question from AJC readers, ranging from the universally fatal rose rosette to spider silk stretching from tree to tree.

Learn how and when to cut back low-maintenance Knock Out roses, and what to do if you miss the ideal window so you don't risk ...

It's late spring, and you're proudly surveying the carefully nurtured rose bushes scattered throughout your garden beds. After all, they're difficult plants to grow in the garden, and it's not long ...

If you are a rose person (and you know who you are), roses are not only the centerpiece of your garden but are the plant that commands most of your attention. I’m not a rose person, if you can’t tell.

Learn the signs of rose rosette virus in Knock Out roses, why there's no cure, and when to remove plants and replant safely.

I have grown hybrid tea roses for years but I am tired of the repeated spraying needed to keep them free of black spot and mildew. My friend says there are varieties of roses that are resistant to ...

June is, traditionally, the month for weddings. It is also the time when old-fashioned roses bloom, along with peonies, irises and many other great garden flowers. Is that coincidence? Perhaps. But ...

Roses belong to the Rosaceae family, alongside apples, almonds, and strawberries, and hold enormous economic and cultural significance. Global cut rose production exceeded $3 billion in 2022, with the ...

When William Radler was only 9 years old, he bought his first rosebush at a local A&P market in Milwaukee. His parents warned him that it would bow to the hard Wisconsin winter, but young Bill was ...