Floribunda Roses, Patio Roses, English Roses and Old Roses
Posted in Propagating Roses, Pruning Roses, Rose Care, Roses on May 18th, 2011 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
ROSA
Common name: Rose
Family: Rosaceae
There must be few gardens where you cannot find at least one example of the huge rose family. There are climbers, ramblers, English roses, free-flowering floribundas, the immensely popular hybrid teas, wild roses and their hybrids, not forgetting the miniature and 'patio' roses, popular for today's trend towards smaller gardens.
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Roses and Carnations
The rose as a flower crop
While commercial rose growing is on the decline in Britain it is becoming increasingly popular in amateur and exhibition circles, including floral art. Suitable varieties for forcing can be obtained from specialist rose firms. They tend now to be treated as a short-term crop, the bushes being forced to produce up to five flushes 
The Rose Grower's Year
This monthly calendar of tasks should be used only as a reminder and for general guidance. Rigid timetables cannot be set out because the climate varies considerably in different parts of the country and from one year to the next, so rosarians should adapt suggestions to suit their own local conditions.
January
The hours of daylight are short and 
Roses as Cut Flowers
Roses, in spite of a comparatively short life when cut, are always much in demand for decoration at public and private functions. They are grown for this purpose by highly specialized growers, under glass — in the border 
Permanent Displays
Roses are best seen in permanent gardens, which give a much better idea of their potential for general display than you can get at nurseries, where the plants are all maidens. (Some nurseries do, of course, have their own display gardens, which offer equally good opportunities for you to assess the qualities of mature plants.) The following are a few of 
Staging
The schedule of the show should always be studied carefully before attempting to stage an exhibit. A visit to the show the previous year will have given you a valuable opportunity to study the class or classes in which you can compete: you will have been able to assess the standard you will need to attain or surpass, and to note the varieties favoured by competitors. 
Preparation
When active growth begins, frequent and almost daily, attention to your plants becomes vital. Two and sometimes three growths may develop from one eye, and only the most promising should be retained (usually the middle one if three are involved). You should remove the unwanted growths with great care when they are large enough to handle without causing any damage. 
Diseases Affecting Rose Plants
Growers are fortunate in that there are ways of controlling most disease organisms that infect 
Pests Affecting Rose Plants
APHIDS
The most common and most prolific of pests. Most gardeners are familiar with these tiny insects, which are found on