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Growing roses for beginners is an impossible task, right? After all, the rose is queen of the flower world. Everyone knows that they are delicate, temperamental, and require vast amounts of knowledge and experience to be grown successfully. Wrong! Although some types of roses can be difficult, there are many varieties of roses that can easily be grown by an amateur gardener. The trick is in knowing what type of rose to plant, where to plant it, and how to care for it.
Any guide to growing roses for beginners should always recommend starting out with the easiest types of roses to cultivate. Shrub roses are bushy rose plants that produce many blooms along each stem. They come in many colors and fragrances and are generally hardy and disease resistant. Climbing roses are similar to shrub roses in the color and fragrance variety, but are trained to grow like a vine on trellises, fences or even up trees. Both shrub roses and climbers are easy growing roses for beginners. Miniature roses are exactly that – the same wide range of color and fragrance in a tiny package. Miniature roses work well in rock gardens or as container plants. Finally, the cream of the rose crop is the hybrid tea rose. These are the roses you get from the florist – long stemmed beauties with a single large bloom on each stem. Growing hybrid tea roses is generally not recommended for beginners. Try an easier species and then graduate to the hybrid teas.
Once you selected the type of rose to plant, you should do a little research online or at your local garden center and find roses native to your area. Native plants will always grow easier and be healthier than imported exotics. Look for roses that are labeled as hardy or disease resistant. Most roses do best when planted in the spring after the frost has left the ground. Plant your roses in an area of well drained soil that gets several hours of sunlight per day. Do not plant them too close together as roses need air circulation to prevent the growth of fungus.
Now that your roses are in the ground your need to ensure that they thrive. Water the roots of the plant frequently, or whenever the top of the soil feels dry to the touch for the first six weeks. Try not to soak the foliage as that, too, can cause fungus growth. After that point, the plants should thrive with a good soaking every week or two. Add a thick layer of mulch to help keep the soil moist. After the first three months, begin fertilizing every month until autumn with a fertilizer designed for roses. Cut the spent blooms from the plant to encourage that plant to keep flowering. Prune the roses back in the springtime.
There are many varieties of easy growing roses for beginners. Just remember to select a species that is well suited to your local environment. Once you have selected the right types of plants, they will thrive in the proper location with some basic care. Roses are the queen of the flower world for a very good reason. They are beautiful, fragrant, lush flowers that will make your landscape pop. Go ahead and try rose gardening– it’s not that hard!
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Author Bio Box: Patricia Wainwright
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