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My Roses Won’t Bloom
Q: I have a rose bush, I don’t know what kind, but I think it’s an old rose. This rose gets morning sun. Last year and currently, the bush is covered with buds but the buds die (or rot) before they...
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What’s Eating My Plants?
Q: Something is eating up many leaves on my bougainvilleas, hibiscus, roses and some other plants. I have found some very small green worms on some leaves plus small white hard shell bugs.They are...
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All Your Garden Questions Answered in Just One Blog!
Grumpians are well aware of the many over-the-top promises made every day on TV, radio, newspapers, and our beloved spam. That’s why I’m so happy to be continuing that fine tradition right here. I...
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Black Spot on Roses
‘Nearly Wild’ rose with black spot. Photo by Steve Bender. Question from Desperate Reader: I have black spot on my ‘Nearly Wild’ shrub rose. What can I do about it? Grumpy’s Totally Correct Answer:...
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Is Knockout Rose Down for the Count?
Enough color to knock your socks off — that’s ‘Knockout’ rose. Photo by Steve Bender. Introduced in 2000, ‘Knockout’ rose quickly became the best-selling landscape plant in the country. It had...
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A Better Rose Than Knock Out
‘Coral Drift’ rose. Photo: starrosesandplants.com No doubt about it, ‘Knock Out’ rose has been the most successful plant introduction since marijuana. Millions upon millions have been sold to people...
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