rust, powdery mildew, black spots. get it out of there and throw it into your compost pile. once you've gotten rid of all your leaf litter, the next step is top dressing with a good, well-balanced planting mix or mulch. really good stuff that we're gonna add to the mix and dress around the base of the rose. a little organic fertilizer like this dr. earth label. well-balanced, beneficial microbes. pepper in a little bit of that on your shrub. and getting it mixed in will go a long way. we're getting ready for a rockin' spring. once that's in place, the final step may be applying a little bit of copper fungicide. it's actually environmentally friendly, and what it will do is it will take care of any of the remaining fungus that might be on your canes. now, look at that. we're ready to rock and roll. a little bit of preparation in the winter will get you nice lookin' roses that can decorate your home or office, like this. i'm steve mcshane, and i want you to get gardening. and take care of those roses this winter, because it'll payoff in the spring. thanks for watching. >> that