Gardens of Remembrance In this time of unprecedented loss, very few have not been touched by the death of someone they love, admired or respected.
FERTILISING ROSES IN NOVEMBER The roses have just completed their October marathon and it is time to power them up for the next show in
Use roses as bee magnets for your veggie garden
Pruning is always seen as a necessary chore, but what if we saw it as the way to coax more and better blooms from our
There is a special breed of landscapers who love to use roses. They are always willing to try out new roses, especially if a client
We are all planting as many veggies as we can, but there is no reason to dig out the roses! Basket of home grown veggies
This couldn’t be a better time to spend with your roses and any attention lavished on them will be rewarded by beautiful blooms right through
Want a new look for your roses? Break away from formality and traditional rose beds with these fresh, contemporary ideas by landscaper, Helét van Blerk,
Do you find it daunting to choose the perfect rose? Just listen to you heart, you will be surprised how easily you’ll fall in love
A single rose can be my garden! You love roses but don’t have much space. No problem. There’s a saying, ‘A single rose can be
Roses have been cherished and grown in gardens for very many generations. In some instances, the published or suggested advice has become outdated and is
January is the right time to green summer prune your rose bushes. Let Ludwig show you how easy it is to do in this short video!
The capsized stems are tyopical of wilt or thorn beetle damage. The Wilt or Thorn beetle is able to cause considerable damage to the soft shoots
Severe white fly damage to rose leaves. When: White fly infestations can occur from summer to autumn, but they are uncommon to settle on roses. Where: country
Thrips are a type of invisible plague to roses and many other ornamental and even fruit and vegetable plants! They can be tough customers to
Termites can attack a rose bush and ring bark it. The bark is eaten close to where the main stem comes out of the ground.
If you notice holes that have been made into your rose stems, then you can be sure that the rose stem borer has been visiting.
The Rose chafer beetle, fruit chafer beetle or African fruit beetle just loves devouring rose buds. They have their preference and we wish we knew
If your rose bush looks anything like this, then Chafer beetles have been eating away at your leaves during the night. That is why one
Caterpillars that chew holes and tunnels through your rose blooms are referred to as bollworms. A female moth lays her eggs onto the usually still
by Ludwig Taschner Just like playing cricket, rugby, soccer, golf and tennis and taking cats, dogs, rabbits and doves to be judged in shows was
Introduction Pernicious scale is a sedentary sucking insect that inserts its tiny, straw-like mouthparts into the bark of rose stems, weakening growth and reducing sap
Introduction Spider mites are small arachnids related to spiders and are common in hot and dry conditions. Roses under heat and drought stress are particularly
Koinor is a systemic, contact, suspension concentrate insecticide for the control of various pests on plants. Its active ingredient is: Imidacloprid (chloronicotinyl) 350g/ℓ. It is
Cutting & arranging roses is easy. Ensuring a supply of rose blooms for home decoration is often a major incentive to gardeners to plant roses.
JUDGING ROSES form & size and substance of individual stem 30 pts Colour, freshness, brilliance and purity 30 pts Stem and foliage 15
by Ludwig Taschner Just like playing cricket, rugby, soccer, golf and tennis and taking cats, dogs, rabbits and doves to be judged in shows was
Article of Plant Nutrition and Chlorosis by Ludwig Taschner The inexplicable chlorosis that often occurs with rose plants triggered off my thinking and a bit
KOINOR active ingredient is imidacloprid This synthetic derivative of nicotine is a systemic insecticide that translocates to all parts of the plant when applied as
Although finger pruning it is not a MUST it has so many benefits for Hybrid Tea bushes! It should be carried out on HT’s in
We have been propagating the rose that grows since March 1971.
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