SHREVEPORT, La. - Roses may be the queens of Southern gardens, but even royalty can fall victim to common foes. One of the most widespread and stubborn problems local gardeners face is black spot, a ...

Your roses should now be bursting into bloom, adding heady fragrance and rich colour to your garden – unless the dreaded black spot has done its worst. If you see dark brown or black blotches appear ...

Roses do not have thorns; they have prickles. But there ARE “thorns” in the rose garden. Their names are botrytis, black spot, rust, downy mildew, anthracnose and cerospora leaf spot. They are all ...

Problem: Powdery mildew leaves a telltale white dusty coating on leaves, stems and flowers. Caused by a fungus, it is a ...