Cindi ...
I am just sharing what others have shared with me and what I have learned along the way.
As I said above, there are a lot of right ways to grow roses. What works for me, may not work for you. I've tried to focus on the botany of roses in the posts above, so climate is not the determining factor, but the anatomy of the plant and how it works is the focus of those posts.
Good luck with your roses.
Smiles,
Lyn
