My Knockout roses are not doing well. First I had to treat them for rose slugs eating the leaves. Now the leaves of two trunks are fading to a pale green. Are they dying? How is that possible with a ...

Question: My Knock Out roses have been beautiful, but now the flowers are starting to fade. When can we perform needed pruning? Answer: Snip off the old clusters of blooms or use the shears to do the ...

Question: My Knock Out roses have become very leggy. Is this a good time to trim them back and, if so, how far back should I cut them? Answer: Many gardeners take shears to these roses as they grow ...

DEAR JESSICA: I recently put up a fence running the length of my property, approximately 100 feet. It looks quite bare, so I was thinking of planting Knockout roses, which seem to bloom all summer and ...

You mentioned your Knockout roses in a recent column. I also have one and need to know how to prune it. It is growing tall, and I would like to contain its growth. --Larry Schroeder, Wheatley Heights ...

A vigorous and easy-to-care-for shrub rose is Sunny Knock Out (Rosa hybrid 'Radsunny'). The Sunny Knock Out rose is a small- to medium-sized rose, with a strong, rounded growth habit. The leaves are ...

Pink and red Drift roses combine to make a colorful scene while remaining low and spreading, making them well-suited for a range of uses in the landscape. Gary Bachman File photo/Mississippi State ...

Q: We have star jasmine, coral honeysuckle, and Peggy Martin rose plants in our landscape. All have bloomed beautifully through this season, but now the plants are turning yellow. I fear that I might ...

For years, it has seemed like Knockout Roses were invincible. No longer. It is still true that most Knockout Roses are producing blemish-free bushes full of red, white, peach or pink blooms, but some ...

Dear Dr. Dirt: We are getting ready to sell our house and the Knock Out roses are huge. Should they be pruned? — Paul, Indianapolis Dear Reader: This particular rose should be a strong selling point ...