It is important to be proactive with Japanese beetle treatment. They are typically seen in RVA from mid-May to early August' ...

Today's modern rose bushes are as easy to grow as any other shrub. Plant them in a good spot and they'll last for years.

While roses are a favorite, Japanese beetles will happily sample a buffet of other plants if given the chance. Other favorite plants include Japanese maple trees, hollyhocks, and grapevines.

Roses still top the favorites list of the copper-backed devil whose initials are “JB.” My strategy this summer will be more of the same. I won’t plant fewer roses, but more.

Q: I planted a 'Knock Out' rose bush last year, and it began to bloom in spring and looked beautiful. When I came home after a trip, about half of the plant was eaten by Japanese beetles. I hung ...

My source for identifying plants, a master gardener friend, was baffled by my lovely new plant, a Japanese Rose. Granted she didn’t have the visual just heard the name on ...

Multiflora roses are in bloom, outcompeting native plants while providing minimal ecological benefits to local wildlife. Another alien, Japanese honeysuckle, is a hummingbird favorite.

ALERT: Japanese rose are a particular concern (Image: Max Wade/Property Care Association). Mr Docking said: “Our advice to gardeners is to be particularly careful about the plants they choose ...

Q • Last year, the Japanese beetles all but finished off my shrub roses. I fertilized them and have the bushes back in good shape, but now the beetles are ...