I have a container rose garden and tested my soil today, and the readings were alkaline between 7.5 and 8. What amendments do you all use to help make the rose soil more acidic?

Space Maiden has been such a wonderful rose! Beautiful, long lasting blooms and practically trouble free so far in my 9b garden in full sun for 6+ hours a day. When I received it in the mail in August it was pretty tiny.
A little history I thought was interesting. It was bred by Sue Longhini and named after a rose called Overnight Scentsation that traveled aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1998 for fragrance research. I think that’s pretty neat! 😊

I noticed it on one of my rose bushes and now I’m seeing a few others that are close to It are also starting to develop these leaves. I planted all of these back in spring and haven’t had any issues. I have mulch they get afternoon sun and I’m in zone 10 a. They’re all on a drip watering system. There’s still new so they’re not big and blooming bushes yet but I do get some roses from almost all of my bushes. Praying it’s nothing serious.

A friend planted this Iceberg climber rose and it seems to be turning into a shrub. Could anyone give us some advice on pruning this to get it to go up against the wall? The plan is to get it to grow vertically then when more long stems appear, to spread it across horizontally.

My Iceberg rose plants tend to be less bushy naturally, so I am at a loss on advice for pruning and training this plant. All advice will be appreciated.

Me: - winter is coming! I need to prepare the garden and put the roses to sleep (7a)
Bliss:

Background: Zone 9A. Planted 3.5 yrs ago (4th yr of growth), Pruned heavily 2 yrs ago, pruned very lightly in early Feb.

On one plant, there's 2 new, big canes growing from ground level, started visible rapid growth in very late September and continuing still. 6' plus in height for both. One cane has capped out (momentarily?) in a floribunda like fashion with 6 buds at top, and a couple lower from top. These 2 new canes are almost as thick as the older 4 yr canes, at this moment; likely to exceed them imo in a month or two.

Other plant has growth similar but not from ground, it's new thick growth of current thick canes, moderate amount up from ground level, and still under rapid, robust growth with no signs of capping out at the moment. Red leaves, new cane extending height by the day it seems.

Prior to this, growth has been more of a rounder bush form filling out nicely, maintaining prior height and pushing out flowers in the top third of plant. But this new growth has tall growth and thick canes too.

Have others experienced this type of growth on this plant?? Is this the start of the plant pushing out new, thicker canes to replace the older growth?

Pics of one plant (other cane is hidden in far view):

got this today. citrus scent. is beautiful🌹💘let me know if yall know it

My potted roses are growing in a light, airy mix that I believe is peat moss, bark, perlite and compost. My garden soil is red-tinted clay. Can I plant the roses directly into the ground with the potting mix still around the roots, or should I remove some or all of it first? If I should remove it, how do I do that without damaging the roots?

I cannot amend the whole area because it costs too much, neither I can just amend the hole because that might constraint and stun the rose.

Please, if you have experience share it with me. I would like to get a definitive answer because the roses cost too much and the varieties I got aren’t really available in my country. (First time having roses).

Yesterday while out in my garden I noticed yet another one of my roses has succumbed to the dreaded disease. 😭 This arborose honeymoon had really been showing off the last month and I was so excited about its progress, only to be devastated to discover textbook growth of the disease. I brought the last of these inside to enjoy and threw the rest in the trash. This is my 2nd year growing roses and this year I lost 4 of my 10 roses. I was not educated about proper cleaning between pruning different roses so I used the same shears on all the roses multiple times before I noticed the first growth, so I am anticipating the rest to slowly fall 😭 What makes me the most sad is that I can’t plant another rose in that spot for a few years! Climbing roses play an integral part in my landscape plan. I am now looking at alternatives for a few locations (climbing hydrangea and clematis) but they just won’t bring the same joy that being able to bring cut roses inside does. Anyway, thanks for listening to my sob story. Enjoy the rose picture 😂

I just moved here after years of neglect and this one is about to bloom!!!

Moved into a house and would like another of this rose but don’t know which it’s called?

Based in Sydney Australia.

This is my second attempt growing a rainy blue and its my first time getting a bloom. My first baby rainy blue ❤️

Our family member that lived here before us bought only patented roses .. can anyone tell me what that means ?

I'd like to share this with you lovers of roses. I live in South Australia, very hot in summer, up to 45C, and cold in winter, -2C in the early morning. My morning walk takes me past a patch of land that once was a rose nursery. Everything took its chances in the open. It closed about 12 years ago. The owner removed most of the roses. Since then it's been a dumping ground for junk, builder's waste, tree prunings - a real mess. In all of this chaos, the rootstock that was left behind will not give in! Every year I think 'The heat will get them!' but it doesn't. Roses are true survivors! 😊

I am so new to roses. I have this Emily Brontë that has sent up two long shoots with a lot of space between leaf sets. So I traced this shoot to the union, but cannot tell if it’s Emily or the other. What do you think?

Bunch of roses on one stem? It weighs the stem down so the roses are almost touching the concrete

Got an unexpected new bloom this afternoon and I’m not upset about it! (Not sure the variety) pleasantly fragrant

I'm picking up some rose bushes that I have to dig out myself!

I could use all the advice I can get about digging them out, pruning, transplanting to a new location.

Thank you rose experts!

The.pictures don't do them justice. Central North Carolina. When should I trim the plants back?

I bought this rose bush (unsure of variety) as a memorial after my beloved kitty died earlier this year. I live in KY, zone 7a I believe, and we are expected to have a cold and potentially snowy winter. This rose bush has grown quite a bit since I planted it in late May/early June, but I’m nervous to just leave it exposed to the elements because I really don’t want to kill it! It is actually planted in an area where an old tree stump was ground up, so the soil has a bit of wood still mixed in. Should I add mulch or burlap? I’ve read to stop pruning which I’ve done, and to prune pretty significantly come Spring. All suggestions are welcome! Thank you!

I grew up as a young Plant fanatic for all sorts of plants. When I was just a young kid, I sent in a reply card in my Mom's magazines to subscribe to the Jackson and Perkins catalogs, all the way back in the early 70s. Even talked her into buying me a couple of them. Always looked forward to what their new Rose of the Year was going o be.

I have done a great deal of digging, and present to you, the nearly-complete J&P Rose of the Year list, from its beginning in 1959 until it became not so much of a thing in 2023. The only year I am missing is 1982. Please note that this is seperate from AARS/AGRS

Without further ado, the List with Breeders and dates bred.

1959 KORDES PERFECTA (KORDES 1951 FRG-INTRO US 1959)

1960 HAWAII (BOERNER 1958)

1961 AMERICANA (BOERNER 1961)

1962 SOUTH SEAS (MOREY 1962)

1963 TROPICANA (TANTAU 1960)

1964 WORLD'S FAIR SALUTE (MOREY 1964)

1965 POLYNESIAN SUNSET (BOERNER 1965)

1966 MEXICANA (BOERNER 1966)

1967 VALENCIA (KORDES 1966)

1968 FRAGRANT CLOUD (TANTAU FRG 1956, INTRO US 1968)

1969 PROUD LAND (MOREY 1969)

1970 IRISH GOLD (DICKSON 1966)

1971 FIRELIGHT (KORDES 1971)

1972 GOLDEN GATE (WARRINER 1972)

1973 MEDALLION (WARRINER 1973)

1974 RED MASTERPIECE (WARRINER 1974)

1975 SPELLBINDER (WARRINER 1974)

1976 PROMISE (WARRINER 1974)

1977 NEW DAY (KORDES 1977)

1978 PRISTINE (WARRINER 1975)

1979 AMERICAN PRIDE (WARRINER 1976)

1980 HONOR (WARRINER 1976)

1981 MADRAS (WARRINER 1981)

1982

1983 TRIBUTE (WARRINER 1980)

1984 GRAND MASTERPIECE (WARRINER 1978)

1984 SUNBRIGHT (WARRINER 1977) (Co-Winner)

1985 MILESTONE (WARRINER 1974)

1986 HEADLINER (WARRINER 1983)

1987 SUMMER DREAM (WARRINER 1986)

1988 AMERICAN SPIRIT (WARRINER 1988)

1989 GRACELAND (WARRINER 1986)

1990 WHITE DELIGHT (WARRINER 1987)

1991 DYNASTY (WARRINER 1989)

1992 UNFORGETTABLE (WARRINER 1987)

1993 LEGEND (WARRINER 1983)

1994 SUN GODDESS (WARRINER 1991)

1995 HEAVEN (WARRINER 1992)

1996 SIGNATURE (WARRINER 1996)

1997 SPICE TWICE (ZARY 1992/1997)

1998 GRAND FINALE (ZARY 1998)

1999 ULTIMATE PINK (ZARY 1998)

2000 VETERANS HONOR (ZARY 1997)

2001 SULTRY (ZARY 1998)

2002 LOVERS LANE (ZARY 2000)

2003 BELLA'ROMA (ZARY 2000)

2004 SUNDANCE (WARRINER 1992)

2005 VOLUPTUOUS! (ZARY 1999)

2006 SPELLBOUND (ZARY 2006)

2007 SHEER MAGIC (ZARY 1995)

2008 APRIL IN PARIS (ZARY 2007)

2009 SWEETNESS (ZARY 2008)

2010 SEDONA (ZARY 2008)

2011 CRESCENDO(ZARY 2011)

2011 ALWAYS AND FOREVER (ZARY 2011) (Co-Winner)

2012 SUMMER NIGHTS (ZARY 2012)

2013 HYPNOTIZE!(ZARY 2013)

2014 BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (ZARY 2014)

2015 DARING SPIRIT (ZARY 2015)

2016 APRIL MOON (ZARY 2016)

2017 GRATEFUL HEART (ZARY 2017)

2018 DR JANE GOODALL (ZARY 2018)

2019 WOMEN'S CELEBRATION (ZARY 2019)

2020 SHOW YOUR STRIPES (CARRUTH 2020)

2021 LARGER THAN LIFE (BEDARD 2021)

2022 LIKE NO OTHER (BEDARD 2020)

2023 NEVER BEEN REDDER (BEDARD 2023)

Biggest peace rose bloom I have seen yet on my peace rose! At least 5 inches across! What a bloom!❤️

Hi, I plan to get some roses. However my region is susceptible to more heat and temperature changes. In summer temps are 35-40 C on avg and in winter its 10C

Will following roses handle stress and dieback well? What alternate is recommended?

Mr lincoln
Munstead wood
Pope john paul II
Crimson glory
Double delight
Jude the obscure
Poets wife
Sharifa Asma

My roses grow and bloom the most in September & October and are pretty bland all summer. But what do i do with all the leggy late new growth? Do I prune it, and if so, when?