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    Repeat-flower rose care

    Jun 22, 2021 4 minutes

    A GARDEN full of rose blooms is easy to achieve in June and July, but what happens next depends on both their ancestry and the care they receive. Many have the capacity to flower continuously or in flushes, and it is not unusual to find a few precious buds half-open and frosted with ice crystals come midwinter. Others are destined to flower brilliantly just the once and no more buds will appear until the following summer.

    Roses have a long and colourful history, with fossil records proving they were around over 35 million years ago. Their cultivation probably started in China, and they were used and appreciated by the ancient civilisations of Greece, Egypt and Rome.

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