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 ...

Roses do not have thorns but instead have prickles that form from the skin of the plant. - Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.

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 ...

Byington calls herself a collector of roses — she adores variety and aims to have some of every kind — and says she has about 200 plants. Her husband would argue that she has many more, she added.

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.

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: ...

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.

A little bit of rain this week unfortunately seemed to help the thorns as much as it helped the roses. Thorn: To the people who dropped three black kittens along the side of state Route 117, west ...

If you are a rose person (and you know who you are), roses are not only the centerpiece of your garden but are the plant that commands most of your attention. I’m not a rose person, if you can ...