Planting roses

Planting and replanting roses

Roses which are supplied with bare roots are planted in both early spring and in November. The planting distance depends on the ultimate size of the roses. Of course this applies mainly to wild or shrub roses.

Always plant roses with the graft (eye) - the thickened part which on grafted roses forms the joint between the grafted branches and the roots - below the soil. That spot is, of course, very sensitive to frost. Ungrafted wild roses do not have grafting point like this.

Planting climbing roses

The soil close to the wall is often not particularly good: full of rubble and with few nutrients. A brick wall also sucks a lot of moisture out of the soil. Climbing roses should therefore be planted slightly away from the wall.