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Message: [QUOTE="Sheal, post: 142783, member: 2082"] I think this rose will recover and doesn't have a disease as such. Roses need air circulation and bare soil around them to help keep them clear of pests and diseases. In Britain roses are generally grown in bare soil and rarely under planted with other plants. I would completely clear the ground around this rose to at least the same area of it's stem spread above to allow air to circulate. Once that's done if the ground seems to be very wet then let it dry out. Roses should be watered at the base of the plant if tap water is used and not over the leaves. Once the ground is cleared I would give it a specialist rose food or perhaps sprinkle a good handful of blood, fish and bone around it's base then water that in lightly. It may also help the plant's recovery by using a rose fungicidal spray on the leaves. [/QUOTE]