I would only had one thing...if you are cutting roses, cut them just as buds are showing good color and make sure the stems are longer than your vase....when you get them inside and preparing them for you arrangement cut the stems under water to the desired length....water should be a bit warm, when ready to arrange they will be ready. As the days go by and the rose tends to wilt, take out of the vase, and cut a bit off under wayer again then stand them in a container that you filled with hot water (like you would make tea from) and when the water cools re-arrange you roses in the vase. This will revive them and extend their life for you to enjoy longer.

LaVonne a long time member of the Ventura County Rose Society, Buena Ventura, California

Hi Steve, this is an article I will want to come back to for reference. Thank you!

Thanks so much Maridell!


Dorothy, thank-you for your helpful advice! Would you be able to add it to the Roses entry in the database?
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Steven

Great information, you guys. I didn't know that about the warm water thing. WOW I'm learning. Thanks.

Glad you enjoyed it Jan! And like Dorothy mentioned, its a good idea to recut your stems underwater to help prevent air from getting trapped which can lead to premature wilting of your flowers. I for one will be following her directions on cutting roses, they are a flower that never lasts long for me when I cut them from the garden.

Do we have a thread for questions and answers to problems on growing roses around here as I have trouble growing them during the hot summers we have. I get brown spots on the leaves and just before the summer ends the poor bushes look awful. But the blooms are nice till the Japanese beetles eat holes in them.
Just didn't want to fill this thread with help me stuff on flowers.

Hi Jan, I've started a thread for rose growing and care, but haven't gotten around to writing it up yet

But if you want to, feel free to post any rose questions/thoughts you might have http://cubits.org/beautifulblo...