Roses and other thorny plants, particularly their stems and the thorns themselves, take a much longer time to break down than other plant materials, if they even decompose at all.

Abraham Lincoln once claimed that “we can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” More relevant today than ever before, Lincoln’s words pose a challenge ...

Like all other garden plants, roses need the right care to bloom and thrive - and one key job will help encourage more ...

If you haven't pruned your roses yet, it's not too late, but do it soon or flowering could be delayed. Pruning your rose results in improved air circulation and greater sunlight exposure, both ...

I invite those of you who love roses to enter our 12th annual Amateur Rose Contest. Just bring a couple of your best rose blossoms to Roger’s Gardens between 10 and 10:45 Saturday morning.

A new study has found how a rose and other plants like a tomato and eggplant came to get their prickles. The discovery could help engineer new thorn-free variants.

Most roses will be packed into crates and loaded into giant, hollowed-out airplanes headed for the U.S., Australia, or 6,000 miles away to one of the floral centers of the world, Holland.

For Teresa Byington, roses are more than flowering plants in her Indianapolis garden. She thinks of them as family. "I know it might sound a little funny, but I think of my roses almost like ...

News / Life / Lifestyles Growing roses not the thorn once thought Modern plants are more carefree, bring easy beauty to yard By DEAN FOSDICK, Associated Press Published: May 21, 2019, 6:00am Share: ...

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