Roses look beautiful, smell fantastic, and come in a plethora of sizes and colors, it is no surprise that they are backyard heroes year-after-year. Unfortunately, there are lots of pests out there ...

In a perfect world, a rose garden would have no pests. This is wishful thinking and is never going to happen. So, the second-best option in a rose garden is that the pests be easy to spot. “Plain view ...

Q: Something is eating roses, there is almost nothing left of the leaves. What causing this and what to do about it? • Beth from Youngstown A: Several pests can skeletonize rose leaves to the point of ...

Last week, state master gardener coordinator Leslie Alexander reminded us that well-tended roses are less susceptible to insect attack. Before they become a problem, know the insects that are likely ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — On this edition of Weekend ...

Roses are a beautiful staple of many gardens. While growing roses isn't necessarily difficult, it does take quite a bit of attention and care to make sure they stay healthy throughout every season.

Columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about what may be causing holes in rose and bean leaves and how to determine how recent, brief rainfalls affect how much we should water our plants and lawns ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Rose diseases commonly encountered in the St. Louis area include black spot, powdery mildew and rose rosette. Black spot is ...

My therapist at the Towers in Ashland asked me about why her roses were losing all of her leaves and most of the blooms on her roses in June of last year. She said to me, "Eric, I have lost so much of ...

CHICO — Garden insects good and bad will be the focus for the next Butte Rose Society meeting at 7 p.m. April 30 at the Chico Veterans Memorial Hall, 554 Rio Lindo Ave. Speaker Elizabeth Boyd will ...

Three insect pests have come to my attention in recent days and bear mentioning here. The first of these is the Oriental fruit fly. The adult is a bit larger than the common housefly, except that it’s ...