Apricot Drift (Rosa Meimirrote) has double flowers that are best suited for small gardens and lining walkways. They come in a variety of colors, including red, coral, pink, and even peach. Popcorn Drift Rose Bush with Soft Yellow Flowers (2-Pack) 3 Gal. If you keep up with plant trends, you're probably familiar with the Knockout roses that are touted as being tough, easy-care shrub roses. The truth, though, is that roses are tough customers that can stand up to a good pruning and even tolerate mistakes more readily than many other plants. They like to be planted in the ground. Cutting out the cane with symptoms is only cosmetic, because the virus is systemic. From the former, they kept toughness, disease resistance and winter hardiness. If you have the right rose for your climate, focus on improving the amount of water and sunlight it receives. Planting in the summer is always more taxing on plants due to the greater temperatures and drier environment. For single bloomers, if you would like, you can leave the finished blossoms to encourage the rose hips for interesting fall color and texture. Thanks for the information and your experience.~~Dee. (159) Questions & Answers (15) Low maintenance rose needs full sun; water when soil is dry. Do you have some columns at the end of your driveway? If you keep your rose bushes healthy with plenty of sunlight, food, and water, you should encounter fewproblems, no matter what type of rose you're growing. The words black spot and roses are often heard used in the same sentence by rose gardeners. DEAR GARDENER As a good rule of thumb, deadwood should be pruned out, no matter what time of year it is. The lack of bloom was abit understandable during the heat spells, butI would think that the cooler weather of September would have kicked off a bloom cycle, wouldnt you? The Drift Series was bred by Star Roses and Plants to be a low maintenance ground cover rose. If the flowers open, they will be full of ragged holes. If the shoot is coming from below the graft or bud-union, then you want to fully remove this growth because its most likely coming from the rootstock which is not the hybrid you purchased. I also get some really long canes on one of my Meidlands which I stake down late fall and cover with soil and have a new rose plant next year. Plant your roses making sure the base of the plant is at ground level. Plant 3-6 staggered in front of larger shrubs for more of a layered look.