The care secret that transformed my New Dawn

I'd had New Dawn for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to applying rose-specific granular fertiliser in early spring and the difference over the next two months was dramatic.

repeat-flowering over a long season became much more pronounced. The plant in a sunny south-facing garden border now looks like a completely different specimen. hips forming in autumn for wildlife interest confirmed that I'd finally unlocked what this plant can do. black spot fungal disease on the leaves has been less of a problem since I got the overall conditions right. If your New Dawn is underwhelming, look at applying rose-specific granular fertiliser in early spring first.