Growing roses - expert tips on choosing and caring for roses

How to choose the right rose and how to keep your roses looking gorgeous. Tips from expert Neil Miller, head gardener at Hever Castle Gardens. Hever Castle in Kent is famous for its roses and also for being the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's fated second wife.

The beautiful gardens were created at vast expense in the early 1900s by William Waldorf Astor. Find out more about growing roses in your garden, and take a look around Hever's stunning gardens.

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01:22 How to choose a rose for your garden
02:47 Do roses grow in shade?
03:17 Can roses grow in pots and which roses are best for pots?
04:36 Can a rose be moved?
05:31 How do I find out which rose I have?
06:20 Why are my rose leaves turning yellow or getting black spots?
07:25 Why hasn't my rose flowered?
08:07 Why do rosebuds fail to open?
09:09 Which plants go well with roses?
09:51 How do you feed roses
10:45 What should I do when my rose has aphids?

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[gardeningonthewestforkwith]

This gentleman I’d love to invite him to dinner and just talk roses. His enthusiasm and knowledge infectious !!

[jimskipper]

Neil Miller was delightful! I enjoyed listening to his tips. You can tell he loves his work there at the castle. Thank you for "taking us along" on the tour!

[TerranceRick]

This guy's the real deal. Super knowledgeable and loves what he does. If you don't like roses after listening to him somethings wrong.

[totallydomestic]

Those were great questions! He was a walking rose encyclopedia!
Thank you both!

[myrnaleon]

Very informative video. He knows Roses. Thanks, Middle Sized Garden. 👌👌👌🌹

[melissaschloneger]

Neil is a character! I was belly laughing when he said the rose wasn’t blooming because you haven’t been talking to it…😂

[Neldidellavittoria]

What an outstanding interview, so comprehensive and the answers packed with information. Amazing video, and you got some history into it too.

[verawallace]

I was thinking about getting a thornless rose for a shade spot, now after listening to the expert, I will not hesitate, thanks

[ms.deesgardenfoodscape]

This is one of my favourite garden channels. So informative, and I love your personality, Alexandra! And this episode's guest Neil Miller is is just amazing. His enthusiasm and passion is so infectious ( I am going to buy so many roses tomorrow:)) and even the casual "Hi there" at the beginning is just adorable.

[ASH-kjxt]

Wonderful, informative video! Thank you Alexandra, for taking us along for this tour! I love how animated Mr. Miller is while speaking of roses. He is just delightful and so knowledgeable! The gardens and grounds there are stunning! 💚♥️🌹

[harvindersinghuppal]

Roses can be a joy to behold, In recent years have a purchased number of new roses which are more disease resistent. Florabunda 'Lovestruck' roses which flower from May until Sept, 'Scent of Heaven' which is a lovely climbing rose. I've made many mistakes ranging from not pruning my florabunba in March ...as a result I had to carry a builders bag around with me whilst deadheading! I've recently removed one of my old roses which only flowered for a short time and didn't have any scent.... as you've mentioned before plants need to earn their keep else one needs to be ruthless. Planning to make some more purchases as bareroots later in the year and move my climber which is currently located at the back of my border.... always put scented flowers in locations where they can be appreciated people. Keep up the good work, i do love the efforts you go to interview the experts

[sanna_]

From start till end, this vibrant and energetic gentleman had me keep my eyes and ears on him, and with no effort! ...And he did it despite standing in front of a beautiful, rather stunning background!! He knows his stuff and is passionate about it!!!

[jinglestore]

Neil Miller is fantastic in telling this rose story! I enjoyed it immensely! Thank you! That rare case when I didn't feel like looking at the roses while listening to the tips. He was the star!

[thou]

What a passionate head gardener! Love every single tip he gave in the video. And they are all very environmentally friendly tips.

[margaretd]

Thank you so much. I'm in America and living vicariously through you and enjoying each of your fabulous videos. :-)

[nima]

this is the best gardening channel on the internet, I've learned so much!

[lesliekendall]

I still say Neil needs to start a channel. He's so animated. I love watching him.

[cassiopeia]

My favourite garden channel, I have been following it since I found it.

[elizabethclaiborne]

Ned has star quality! He needs an all roses channel.

[cathyscreationandvlog]

This is such a dreamy place ♥️♥️ one day I hope to get brave enough to get on a plane to visit.