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Planting A Beautiful Rose Garden
Roses are arguably
the most well-known flower around, and have been
featured in paintings, sculptures, movies,
television, and other mediums for many years.
It's not surprising that people would want to
have their very own rose garden displayed on
their property for them to enjoy and the world
to see. Roses can be very aesthetically pleasing
to the eye and are known as one of the best
smelling flowers in the world. Roses are symbols
of love and will often times be given to a lover
to show that the person giving them the rose
cherishes them and loves them deeply.
Testing the soil that you're going to be
planting your rose garden on should be your top
priority before planting the roses. I can't tell
you have many stories I've heard of people who
planted their roses in a particular patch of
soil and had them die because the soil wasn't
capable of producing the roses. Garden shops and
home and gardening departments in big chain
stores like Wal-Mart and Lowe's will have soil
testers for sell. Once you purchase one, test
the soil's pH level and if it's between 5.6 and
6.6, you're good to go
. The next thing you need to do is make sure
that the rose garden will be in a place that has
a lot of sunlight. Roses love to bask in
sunlight and will eat it up like candy. Roses
like sunlight so much that they need at least 6
hours of it per day. Obviously, planting your
rose garden in a place overshadowed by trees is
a bad idea because the amount of sunlight they
need will simply not get to them. If you can't
tell which areas outside your home are the best
for sunlight, wake up right before sunrise, go
out, and when the sun comes up see which areas
around your home are filled with sunlight first.
Watering is the next step in ensuring you have a
successful rose garden. If you water your rose
garden once or twice a week, this will be enough
to help the root system of the rose bush get
established. Make sure that the soil is well
drained too, because too much moisture in the
soil will result in your rose garden getting too
much and could potentially kill your roses.
To sum up, roses are a thing of beauty and
should be treated as such. Planting white roses
and red roses together could be another thing
you want to try as this is aesthetically
pleasing as well (the colors really go great
together). All in all, it just takes a bit of
common sense to ensure your rose garden will be
rich and healthy. Test the soil before planting,
make sure the area has plenty of sunlight, and
keep the water intake at a safe level, and
before you know it you'll have a beautiful rose
garden that your neighbors and friends will be
jealous of.
by Jessica Marley
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