A rose bush in full bloom in your own back yard may be the beginning of a magnificent rose garden. I believe that every garden should have at least a few roses as part of the landscape. If you don't have a garden, but maybe just a deck or a balcony, you can still grow a collection of roses in containers. This is the time of the year when roses are in bloom. All the bare-root roses planted in the beginning of the year are now showing their color.
Roses are undoubtedly one of the easiest and most rewarding plants to grow in today's garden.
These can be transplanted into the garden or into a larger container. Regular watering is very important to keep roses blooming and growing. Use a water-soluble fertilizer every 2 weeks or a granular fertilizer every 4 to 6 weeks. You might want to consider entering your favorite cut roses in the annual California Coastal Rose Society Show, which will be Saturday at the Plaza Camino Real in Carlsbad. Set-up starts at 7 a.m., judging is at 10 a.m.