Rose

[ilovetrees30]

I have two roses in my garden a tree and shrub. My tree rose is just about to flower but my shrub is showing no signs of sending flower buds up. Is there anything I can do to help it flower?? It is a memorial rose for my late father and I really hope I haven't managed to kill it somehow.

I doubt whether you've killed it. If it hasn't been planted that long it may just be that it's still getting its roots down. You could give it a dose of rose fertiliser (or tomato fertiliser) but it shouldn't need it in the ground, and we have enough ecological problems with too much fertiliser use without amateur gardeners adding to it. So if the leaves are green and it's not dying back, just be patient.

It might flower next year - when was it bought/when did you plant it?

I'm guilty of using occasional rose feed from Wilko:

here

It is almost three years old. Maybe a feed would do it good. Ill try that.

I have to say the feed I linked has made my roses flower profusely - I have a gorgeous display.

Good luck!

we have enough ecological problems with too much fertiliser use without amateur gardeners adding to it.

Isn't that more about excess nitrogen, whereas for good flowering (inc tomatoes) you may want to add some potassium?

Also is it getting enough sun? Do you remember the variety?

I've moved one of my roses out of the shade (something had grown in front of it) - fingers crossed!