The time of day also makes a difference for your roses. "Morning is the best time to water," says Waltz. Wet leaves can be ...

Add easy-to-grow 'Knock Out' roses (Rosa 'Knock Out') to your garden ... yellow, pink, blush, red, orange, and white varieties. The attractive flowers are available in single or double forms ...

Similarly, some resist diseases, while others struggle. To find the best roses to grow, Which? Gardening magazine grew a range of popular varieties to see which would give us the best display of ...

One plant that gets along excellently with roses is red creeping thyme (Thymus praecox 'Coccineus'). Red creeping thyme is a perennial herb, which unlike culinary thyme, is not usually eaten.

While any liquid fertiliser can work, Nell swears by Evii Seafeed Xtra for her rose concoction. Alfalfa is a plant that boasts a high nitrogen content, spurring the growth of stems and leaves.