I want a large rose garden in my back yard...are roses harder to grow/maintain?

Are they expensive to grow/maintain?

I want a large rose garden in my back yard...are roses harder to grow/maintain?
no





4 ingredients:





1. roses


2. water


3. mild to morderate sunlight


4. nutrition (miracle grow for flowers is just fine)
Reply:They are in need of good maintenance, pruning, fertilizing, aerating the soil, pest control. But the rewards are a yard full of beautiful buds and opening blooms making the air filled with perfume like fragrance.
Reply:They're easy.. Throw the plant towards the ground, kick some dirt over it, then pee on it... (You know, keep that Ph level right)








beautiful flowers in a week, guaranteed!
Reply:I don't know where you are, but l live in the desert and roses are very easy to grow here. Regular water is all they need and a once a week good soak is all. They do need to be pruned, but if you get shrub roses they don't even need that unless they get in your way. We don't have any problems with disease or fungus in the desert. I never use pesticides because you want a few aphids to feed the ladybugs that will keep all the bad bugs away. Hybrid tea roses have some great fragrance, but I try to plant mostly miniature or shrub roses since they need practically no care. I have added a link to a great place of ordering roses online. I've had wonderful luck with their roses.
Reply:They are quite hardy but the humidity and rain produce fungus on the leaves. When you water them don't water the leaves. just wet the ground real good. Spray them weekly and they should be fine.
Reply:The area needs to have good drainage, lotsa sunlight for most of the day, lotsa fertilizer, lotsa weeding/feeding. Depending on your current locationor growing zone, the subzero roses are the best! Depends also, if you want schrubs, tea roses(single roses), floribunda(many blooms), fish heads are a great way to fertilize roses.
Reply:They aren't hard to grow or maintain, some of the specialized foods can be pricey, but it's not outrageous. Also, there are a few different types of roses, some are hardier than others (weather, disease, etc). The only problem I have with growing roses is that deer LOVE them. I live in a rural area and deer eat everything here, but if you're not out in the country, you shouldn't have too many problems once you decide what roses are right for your area.
Reply:I don't know how hard they are to get started but I have one that grows under my bedroom window that was there when I bought the house and I cant kill it. I have chopped it down, and mowed it down, I have used to weed eater to cut it straight down to the dirt and it wont die. I have even tried dumping cooking grease on it and it don't hurt it. So if you can get it started I would say they would be pretty easy to maintain.
Reply:There are some hardier roses being cultivated. Be sure and read up on the type and needs of each rose you buy.





I see roses as the gentle southern lady who puts the back of her hand on her forehead and swoons. They need perfect conditions to be perfectly healthy. You have to watch them for mildew, aphids, black spots. They need sunlight. You should feed them so they are optimally healthy. They need a lot of space, as they need the air around them to circulate well. Although we purchased hardy roses, they seem to need a lot of attention to look really great.





They're beautiful and ours are very fragrant, but they aren't like some flowers and plants that you can basically ignore once you plant them.
Reply:i dont think so I use fish guts and bones and stuff around mine egg shells they love. I planted some of those bush ones this year and they look great. I plan on moving and so I will start over with more. good luck. I think roses are easy watch for beetles!! put seven on them if they come. hateful things. I usually buy lady bugs for them.
Reply:If you want to have a rose garden you might want to consider buying Knockout Roses. These roses are awesome. they bloom all year, they are decease resistant and bug proof. also try Nearly Wild, Martha Gonzalez, Old Blush or even Home run. These roses dont have to much of a fragrance but they bloom a lot!!! Mainly try not to water at night because thats when most roses are more prone to get a fungus. try to water early in the mornings. Roses like to be fertilize at least once a month but the ones mentioned above are pretty much carefree. hybrid roses are going to need more care than most. antiques are pretty hardy but the flowers are small. if you want check out Knockout Rose.Com Good Luck!!