Rose Culture

Plant selection. Selecting good, healthy plants is important for successful rose growing. Roses are available through catalogs or garden centers for spring planting either as bareroot stock or container plants. Plants should be free of disease and insects; the canes and roots should be thick and healthy, and not cracked, broken or damaged. Bareroot plants should be dormant. If growth has begun, they should be planted immediately. This is not critical with container stock
because there is an established root system for nutrient and water uptake. Locating the rose bed. The rose bed should receive full, direct sunlight for a minimum of 6 hours daily. If shade is
unavoidable, afternoon shade is best. Morning sun is necessary