Fricanod: Since you are new to gardening, the problems may lie in your basic soil preparation or watering. What kind of soil do you have, and did you add any amendments when planting? Blueberries require an acidic soil rich in organic material, but well drained. Are you mulching your plants, and how much and how often do you water? Excessive watering is a common mistake of new gardeners. Mulching helps to conserve moisture and hold down weeds. So tell us about these things. There is no reason to believe that eggplant would affect your other perennial plants. Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

Have the plants checked for verticillium (or other) wilts if you are pretty certain it is not environmental or pests. Most areas have a plant disease clinic to which you can send your samples for testing. In the meantime, practice the highest level of sanitation: keep your tools sharp and clean, and disinfect pruners (and other tools) between plants; don't work on the plants when they are wet; etc.

You made a mistake by cutting them back last fall. In your zone you should not prune your roses in the fall. Wait until spring. The roses store nutrients in the canes and you cut that supply off when you pruned them. That being said, last year was a particularly bad winter and you probably would have lost most of the cane anyway. Nothing you can do about that. We all started out with shorter than normal roses this spring. They'll need time to recuperate and rebuild their structures. Knowing what roses you have will also help us to determine how large and bushy you can expect them to get. Roses can take from 3 to 5 years to fully mature so be patient. As for the puckered leaves we really would need to see a photo of them to be able to diagnose what's going on. Why are you using the Bioneem oil? Do you have a bug infestation? If not then you don't need it. If you do not have a specific insect that you have correctly identified and are using the correct product for that bug, you could be killing off beneficial insects instead. That could set you up for an even worse problem later on. Only use insecticide when you have a bug, know exactly what bug it is and determine the correct insecticide to use for that bug. Not all insecticides work on all bugs. For now I would keep them well watered and fertilize them following the instructions on the fertilizer carefully and be patient.

Trace the stem down to the ground and pull it out. All the rose needs is some regular watering and a bit of food. I recommend using Rose-tone or Plant-Tone (follow directions) available at placed like Home Depot or Lowes or online. I assume the rose is planted where it receives 6 or more hours of sun a day? If not, you might think about transplanting it to a better location. Pull up the weeds around the base of the rose. Putting 1-2 inches of mulch there would be nice. Sorry--I have no idea what rose that is. Good luck, Kate