Weather conditions can alter cycle of blooms of your roses

I find it difficult to project what is best to do for your gardens lately. My observation is that each year weather conditions and timing are not typical as we have known in the past. Using my own garden as a barometer, I notice that the cycle of blooms vary from two to six weeks in the past four years.

This year I was very late getting my roses pruned. It was well into March and there were blooms in only four weeks instead of the usual six to eight. This was all possible due to weather conditions and the warming of soil from warmer than normal temperatures for this time of year. Most roses ar...