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Garden Detective: planting Knockout roses

November 1, 2012 1:18 PM By JESSICA DAMIANO jessica.damiano@newsday.com

Rainbow Knockout rose (June 22, 2012)

Photo credit: Newsday / Jessica Damiano | Rainbow Knockout rose (June 22, 2012)

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DEAR JESSICA: I recently put up a fence running the length of my property, approximately 100 feet. It looks quite bare, so I was thinking of planting Knockout roses, which seem to bloom all summer and are very pretty. When is the best time to plant these, fall or spring? --Linda Deasy, via email

DEAR LINDA: Knockout roses are a wonderful idea. Now available in original (cherry red), Pink,...

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