The Easiest Roses to Grow

5 Rose Tips That Really Work

1. Plant lavender at the base of rose bushes, especially the larger shrubs. The rose scent attracts deer, but lavender muddies the rose aroma.


2. Dump coffee grounds and used tea leaves around bushes. Both acidify the soil slightly, which roses love.


3. Burying banana skins or even the entire black, mushy banana at the base of bus

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