Roses. Valley News/Nadiye Odabaşı photo (pexels.com)
Frank BrinesMaster Rosarian (ARS)December is a relatively quiet month in our gardens as we let our roses take some “dormancy downtime” marshalling their resources for the burst of growth they’ll go through in the spring.Nonetheless, roses were still actively growing and blooming in many Temecula Valley gardens during the Thanksgiving holiday, as most areas haven't had low temperatures near frost which, on average, occurs in mid-November. Normally, lower nighttime temperatures cool the soil and reset the roses' biological clock to slow down and go into a kind of dormancy.Roses need a four- to six-week dormant period during the winter months to allow them to undergo natural hormonal changes that prepare them for the next growing season, including forming buds at the bas
