| A rose garden is an ideal getaway for you any | | | | You will also need to test your soil. You can find |
| time of the day. Relaxing in a well planned rose | | | | soil testers at your local garden shop. You'll need |
| garden can help you to relieve the stresses of | | | | to check the pH level of the soil. For a successful |
| the day with its beauty. You can plant a beautiful | | | | rose garden, you'll want a pH level of between 5.5 |
| and relaxing rose garden if you follow some easy | | | | and 6.6. |
| steps in planning and in raising the rose bushes. | | | | Water will be important when you plant a rose |
| When you start to plan your rose garden, and | | | | bush. Regular watering, about once a week, will |
| begin planting the rose bushes, consider the color | | | | help the rose bush to get established, and grow a |
| of the roses. If you plant roses of the same color | | | | healthy root system. The soil that you plant in |
| next to each other, it will enhance the appearance | | | | needs to be well drained. Roses do need regular |
| of the rose garden. Too many varying colors | | | | watering, but they will not do well if the soil is |
| mixed together will look like a random jumble of | | | | constantly moist. So, plant them in a well drained |
| color, rather than a well thought out color scheme. | | | | area. |
| So, plant roses of the same or similar colors next | | | | You will need to dead head the roses as they |
| to each other, and then in another section of the | | | | grow. What this means is that you will need to |
| garden, you can plant another color. | | | | pick off the flowers as they die off. This helps |
| Roses love sunshine. You will want a full sun area | | | | new flowers to bloom and thrive. You will also |
| to plant your roses, where you can be sure that | | | | need to remove leaves that have black spots on |
| they will receive at least six hours of sun every | | | | them. This keeps disease from spreading to the |
| day. If the area that you're planning for a rose | | | | rest of the plant. Taking care of this as soon as |
| garden is shaded, then you will need to reconsider. | | | | you see it will help to protect your plant from |
| Making a sun map of your backyard will help you | | | | disease and insects. |
| to find the areas that are in full sun. Simply go out | | | | Your rose bushes will need to be pruned in the |
| into your yard early in the morning, around 6:00 | | | | spring. Any dead portions need to be trimmed off |
| AM. Note which areas are in the sun, and which | | | | to allow new growth. While you're pruning, pull up |
| areas are in the shade. Repeat this every hour | | | | any weeds around the plant, so your rose bush |
| throughout the day, noting where the sun and the | | | | will not be sharing water and nutrients with |
| shadows are. At the end of the day, take a look | | | | unwanted weeds. |
| at your notes, and see what parts of your yard | | | | Properly raised and cared for, your rose garden |
| were in direct sunlight for 6 hours or more. These | | | | will provide you with beautiful, fragrant flowers, |
| will be the places where you want to plant your | | | | year after year. |
| roses. | | | | |