More Help With These Pictures!!

Ok just been taking a few more pics to put names to things so this first one in 10yrs i have never touched it and flowers like this every yr and is one of my favorites in the garden but dont Know what it is?

is there anything i should do with it? water & feed it?
and this second picture in the middle is a small rose plant, last yr i cut it right down to the base and this is what appered now,

no flowers yet but again i dont what im supposed to do with it as to watering and feeding etc, i guess from all my post you guys have worked out im totall new to gardening even though i have had my house 10yrs or more but realy enjoy being in the garden and want it to look nice, thanks guys :thumb:

 

This is the first plant I have been able to identify !!!!! :D
Your first pic is an Azalea . I have 2 of the same colour one flowers like yours the other struggles - don't know why? I feed it ericaseous fertlizer but still not many flowers.

 

Scooby, as Smiffy says, the first one is a Japanese Azalea, which is looking very good, I must say. As for the rose, it looks healthy enough no sign of aphids or black spot. I would still spray it regularly with Rose Clear though, to prevent both pests, and give it a little feed with rose fertiliser. Apart from that, let it do it`s thing.:D

 

the japanese azalea i have just read on another site that i need to Mulch with peat,bark or ericaceous compost in Spring can some one tell what mulching means many thanks.......

 

Here you go Scooby take a butchers at this

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/trees-new/text/muching.html

 

slinky i have just had a look at that thanks, a little clearer now i have some ericaceous compost i can use, so do i dig alitte soil out and replace it with ericaceous compost or do i just lay it around the azalea? thanks....

 

Scooby, just spread it on top of the soil, the worms will take it down.

 

cheers for the help... will be posting more pictures of other things soon.....

 

daitheplant i also have a azlea in a pot, will it be the same for this to?
:thumb: thanks..

 

Scooby, if it`s in a pot it should be alright, but feed regularly with something like Miracid. Which is especially formulated for ericaceous plants.:thumb: