Tag: Roses
Rose Care FUNdamentals for September 2023
Frank BrinesARS Master RosarianI checked the weather projections and learned that temperatures in the Temecula Valley for the first week of September are predicted...
Rose Care FUNdamentals for August 2023
Frank BrinesARS Master RosarianSummer is certainly upon us—and based on past experience, it's only going to get hotter before it gets cooler. (I didn't...
Rose Care FUNdamentals February, 2023
Frank Brines, Master RosarianSpecial to Valley NewsIn Southern California, winter is usually short and sometimes confusing. Winter for some plant life is a time...
December Rose Care FUNdamentals
Frank Brines, Master RosarianSpecial to the Valley NewsPerhaps gardeners are among the first to experience the effects of climate change. Gardeners have increasingly been...
Rose Care FUNdamentals for October 2022
Frank Brines, ARS Master Rosarian
Special to Valley News
Well, I always enjoy looking back to last year’s care column for the month. October 2020 was...
Rose Care FUNdamentals, May 2022
Frank Brines, ARS Master RosarianSpecial to Valley NewsSeems as though confusion is the new weather normal with more signs of climate change again this...
Rose Care FUNdamentals for April 2022
Frank Brines, ARS Master RosarianSpecial to Valley NewsMany gardeners are having or are about to have their first flush of blooms. Climate change is...
It’s time to fertilize rose bushes
Frank BrinesMaster Consulting RosarianBoy, has it been crazy weather? Depending on the location – or more specifically, that of the garden – a gardener...
Rose Care FUNdamentals February 2022
Frank BrinesSpecial to Valley NewsIn southern California, winter is usually short and sometimes confusing. Winter for some plant life is a time of withdrawal...
Rose Care FUNdamentals for December 2021
Depending on which side of the canyon you live, weather has been relatively good for fall roses. Most areas still haven’t had temperatures anywhere near frost. Roses could still be seen actively growing and blooming in many Temecula Valley gardens during the