On Thursday, August 9, 2012 11:55:29 AM UTC-4, Krissy wrote:
Hi

We moved to a house with a lovely rose garden, however, that lovely rose

garden is seriously ill! All the roses (David Austins) are covered in

black spot. I began to remove the offending leaves before spraying but

it is too prolific!

I am completely new to gardening and caring for roses and I as such, I

have two questions that I hope someone can help me with...



I was wondering if I could just cut all the rose bushes right back (the

steams look ill too).



Can black spot spread to other plants, as my clematis and some weeds,

are now covered in spots that look very similar!



Thanks guys.

Krissy









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Krissy

How hot is it where your are and or when will it be cooling off? You don't want to cut them back if it is hot, take off as many leaves as you can and wait for cooler weather. Black spot does spread.
MJ