Author name: Louise Hughes

I'm Louise Hughes and I run the flower blog flowersfornow.com. I've been interested in flowers since I was a little girl and I love sharing my knowledge with others. I started the blog as a way to share my love of flowers with the world, and I hope to inspire others to appreciate the beauty of flowers as well.

Do roses flower in spring?

Spring-planted roses (Rosa spp.) often flower the first year. Rose bushes grow well in U. S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 11, depending on the specific rose variety. You can plant bareroot roses, which come packaged without soil, at anytime in early spring when the plants are still dormant. Can you plant …

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When do roses blossom?

Roses bloom in cycles, each cycle running from the time the plant is cut to the time a new bloom opens. Schedule pruning six to nine weeks before the date of your event. Some extra items to investigate: technique, hedging your bets, or considerations. Roses typically bloom in the springtime, which you can see from …

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Are roses evergreen?

Well some roses stay sort of evergreen here but it is a bit of a misnomer since, while there are leaves still on the bush, they are not any leaves most people would rejoice at looking at. That is, they usually look battered and sordid and I have started to pick them off every year …

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