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Rose-specific gardening companion with variety-aware care schedules, specialized horticultural knowledge with journal and timing features.
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Rose Care Companion is the pocket reference for dedicated rose growers — a private journal that knows the difference between a once-blooming rambler and a remontant floribunda, and times the right care for each. WHY YOUR ROSES DESERVE BETTER Every other "smart gardening" app treats roses as one generic plant. A once-blooming rambler gets the same prune-in-late-winter calendar as a remontant floribunda. A potted David Austin gets the same water schedule as a Knock Out in the ground. Generic advice gets generic results. Rose Care Companion built rose class into its bones. WHAT YOU GET - Browse 30+ named cultivars across all 9 rose classes — hybrid tea, floribunda, climber, rambler, shrub, miniature, patio, English (Austin), heritage. Class, breeder, year, bloom pattern, mature size, disease resistance — all on your device, no internet required. - Per-plant journal. Log blooms, prune cuts, feeding, deadheading, pest sightings. Each plant has its own scrollable timeline. - Class-aware reminders. Pruning, feeding, deadheading, and watering reminders derive from your plant's class, your climate zone, and whether it's in a pot or in the ground. - Pest & disease quick reference. Cultural → organic → conventional treatment ladders for blackspot, mildew, rust, botrytis, aphids, Japanese beetles, sawfly larvae, spider mites, and more. Log a sighting on a plant in one tap. - Climate-zone aware. USDA zones 3–10 plus Köppen Cfb for NW Europe — pruning windows shift to match your spring. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - All garden data stays on this device. SwiftData store in the app sandbox. - No accounts, no sign-in, no cloud, no server. - No analytics, no ads, no third-party tracking SDKs. - Local notifications only — no push from a server. - Export your garden as JSON anytime via the share sheet. CONTENT POSTURE Per-cultivar notes from Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA, with attribution); pruning and feeding schedules built into class-level rules authored once per class. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pay once, use forever. No subscription. No "premium" tier you have to dodge. REQUIREMENTS iPhone or iPad running iOS 17 or later. iPad-optimised. Made by GFC Studio in Belgium. Questions or feedback: gorik@gfconsulting.be.