How to grow roses and lillys in my garden?

I have a little home garden not too big, n i want to grow some beautiful flowers in it. specially roses.. what to do ? what is the proceedure?

How to grow roses and lillys in my garden?
I've been growing roses for 20 years now and I have found that they are among the easiest plants to grow and the most rewarding. There are 3 things you need to keep in mind to have a beautiful and lush rose garden and that is Selection, Water/feeding, and Pruning.





Selection is important in that there are roses that are very disease prone and there are roses that are not. Hybrid Teas are an example of disease prone roses that give the grower nothing but trouble when it come to fungus not to mention the fact that they have been grafted and can lose their graft easily. They also tend to be short lived. Then there are the Old roses, Hybrid musks, English, Hardy, and Heirloom roses that have been bred to resist disease and have been grown from their own roots which means no graft to fall off. They are also very long lived. Here are two of my favorite web sites for these roses:


http://www.heirloomroses.com/cgi/browse....


http://www.davidaustinroses.com/american...


http://www.davidaustinroses.com/english/


Also, I just learned about a selection of roses from another Yahoo answerer called "Earthkind". Supposedly you don't have to do anything to these roses. No fertilizer, no chemical pesticides or fungicides and they flourish. Here is that site:


http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earth...





Watering/Feeding:


The most important thing to remember here is that roses hate to get wet so remember to water early in the morning and only at the base. Newly planted roses need water every day for the first 2 weeks and then you can cut back to once a week, but make it a nice big drink. Feeding is also important, but stay away from Miricle-Gro for roses and any other perennial. It's only good for annuals. Roses really love manure mixed into the top layers of their soil and they also love fish emulsion. They just explode with that stuff.





Pruning:


There are two types of pruning and both are necessary to beautiful roses. Here are detailed instructions for pruning:





General Pruning: You do this to remove any dead or dying canes or spent flowers.


It is true that you need to pick a set of five leaves, but not necessarily the first set. Pick a set of five that are pointing outward because that will be the direction of a new cane and flowers. If you choose one pointing inward then your canes can cross and will cause other problems. Cut the cane at an angle like this (/) about 1/4" above the five leaf set. It is okay to do this with each cane and especially if the cane is dying. It is also okay to do this throughout the growing season because it promotes new growth.





Autumn Pruning: Any time between the first freeze of Autumn and the last freeze of winter you can seriously prune your rose down to about 2 feet. This will create a fuller, lusher plant for the new season. Once again you will want to cut at an angle. However, instead of cutting above a five leaf set, this time you will want to cut right above a node which will resemble a small, reddish, slightly pointed bump on the cane. Like the five leaf set, make sure the node is pointing outward.





Planting/Transplanting roses: If planting new roses just begin with #3 an skip #7,8,and 9.


Transplanting a rose


1) wait until evening when temps are cooler.


2) cut the rose back to about 2 or 3 feet.


3) prepare the new home by digging a hold 2ftx2ft and water the hole. Fill the hole with water and let it drain at least twice.


4) save the top 2/3 of soil that you just dug up and set aside. Discard the bottom 1/3.


5) amend the soil you saved with peat, bone meal, and garden compost.


6) in the bottom of the hold add a layer of manure 2-3 inches thick and then layers some of the amended soil on top of the manure. Do NOT set the roots directly on the manure.


7) use a shovel to cut around the rose bush about 18inches from the trunk all the way around.


8) Moving around the rose bush again, reinsert the shovel and pull down on the handle. Doing this all the way around will loosen the soil and begin to separate any long roots. Keep doing this until the rose can be easily removed (Don't worry too much if you break a root because roses are tougher than they look)


9) Remove the rose. At this point it is best to keep as much of the origional soil around the roots as possible since it is summer. If you move it in the fall you can shake the soil away and trim any damaged or dying roots.


10) set rose in hole making sure the soil on the root ball is a little above the level of the new hole. You want the rose to be on a small mound.


11) fill in the hole half way with the ammended soil and water. Once the water has run through then finish filling in the hole with the soil and water throughly.








As for Day lilies, just stick them in the ground and watch them grow. The are so easy and forgiving. All you need to do is water them occassionally and they perform beautifully. I even have mine in partial shade and they are doing great.





Good Luck
Reply:Roses they need at least 6 hours of sun each day. They prefer rich loamy soil.





Roses should NOT stand in water, even during dormant winter months. They can be planted alone or with other companion perennials. Be sure to give then enough room to fill out. Normally around 3-4ft. between plants.





Remember to plant roses where falling snow, ice, or any other debris will not damage plants.





The Best time to prune growing roses are from December through early Feburary. Fertilize roses about once per month starting in spring, summer and early fall. Always use a rose food fertilizer. Do not fertilize during cold months.





Deep watering is better than shallow water. Roses like moist soil.





Use a good "Mulch" to retain water. Compost, bark, straw or other similiar materials discourage weeds!





Trimming roses. Only prune and trim if there is need too. Prune old dying dark brown branches and limbs. Prune of expired bloom down to the third or fourth limb.





Be sure to visit your local nursery and ask what roses they have available. It is possible roses may not do well in your area. But if they have roses....then it stands to reason that YOU can grow roses. Whoa hope that makes sense.
Reply:Go to a gardening store, and ask them what type of rose is hardiest in your area. I have wild roses at my house, and although I do not have a green thumb, they survive. We even moved them with us in our last move. Also, the gardening store should be able to give you specific advise on care.
Reply:first go to home depot or a nursery and pick some pots and potting soil, i recommend Kellogg's patio plus soil. Then you want to buy some bone meal and put some in the pot full of soil. dig a hole in the pot and put some bone meal on the sides of the hole and the bottom of the hole. put whatever kind of rose into the pot and cover it real nice. then, put it in the garden for everyone to see what a nice job you did.