At AHH Flowers a lot of our customers are often curious about the flowers they buy from us. Growing your own rose garden is not as hard as you might think it is. Anybody can grow them very easily on their own. Plant your roses in a sun drenched location with great drainage. Fertilize the roses regularly for the best flowers. Water them properly to keep the soil moist. Prune established rose bushes at the start of spring. Watch for diseases such as black spot or powdery mildew.
If you’ve been afraid to plant a rose garden, the reality is, roses are no more difficult to care for than many similar kinds of flowers. Follow these essential tips from AHH Flowers and learn to learn how to grow roses:
Begin with the roots
You can try roses as dormant bare-root plants or already set in soil Each type has its benefits:
- Bare-root roses: One of the great things about bare-root roses is the greater selection of options available. Plus, they are easy to pocket and can be ordered over the internet. AHH Flowers has plenty of options to choose from. However, unlike container roses, bare-root plants must have their roots soaked overnight in water prior planting. Also, the roots should be kept moist for the first couple of months after planting.
- Container roses: Container roses are wonderful for novice gardeners because they are very easy to plant and grow quickly. They can also be bought at local nurseries during the entire growing season. This lets you plant them when climate conditions are perfect— preferably a cool and cloudy day.
Bare-root roses, which come in dormant, offer the widest selection of options, but also require more TLC in the months after planting.
Choose your roses wisely
There are lots of classes of roses, starting from micro-miniatures to Grandifloras,with some classes containing dozens of varieties. While it may seem like a good idea to fill your rose garden with a wide variety of roses, you are likely to end up with a disorderly bunch and too many plants for the space. A few well-chosen options will give you more satisfaction than lots of mismatched plants that do not work in harmony.
If you want lower-cost roses, try landscape or shrub roses.
Limiting the number of rose species you grow will help you avoid coming up with a disorderly and mismatched garden. Find the right site
For the best show of flowers and the healthiest options, rose bushes should receive six to eight hours of sunlight every day. They should also be planted in well-drained soil which is rich in organic matter. In particular in hot climates, roses do best when they are shielded from the hot afternoon sun.
Plant properly
Planting your bare-root or container roses correctly will make sure they get off to a nice start. At AHH Flowers we take extra care of this because otherwise the flower would not live up to its true potential.
- The planting hole has to be deep enough and wide enough to hold the plant’s roots. The area needs to have proper drainage, since roses do not like wet feet.
- Mix a good amount of garden peat moss, compost or other organic matter with the soil that was taken away from the planting hole. Utilize some of this mixture at the base of the planting hole and set the rose bush in the hole.
- The plant’s crown needs to be at ground level in mild climates, and a few inches under ground level for cold areas.
- Fill the hole partially using the soil mixture, and then add a slow-release fertilizer.
- Water thoroughly, and then end up filling the hole with the remaining soil.
- Water again, then mound loose soil near the canes to shield the rose while it acclimates to the new location.
- If you’re planting several rose bushes in one area, space them at least four feet apart to make ample growing room as they mature.
Get the timing right
It is best to plant roses during the spring. Planting early enough in fall allows the roots enough time to get ready before the plants go dormant over the winter.
Bare-root roses are usually available only in the beginning of spring and should be planted soon after you bring them home.
Prune them well
It’s almost impossible to neutralize a rose bush by over-pruning. However, if you follow a few simple rules, the results will appear more professional, and you will end up with a healthier plant. Many newer rose varieties do not need a lot of pruning. Rose pruning gloves with a nice pair of bypass pruners can make the work even easier.
The main pruning should be done during the start of spring. For all roses, start by cutting out any dead or damaged canes (any that look brown). For specimens that need hard pruning, cut back one-third to one-half of the previous year’s growth until you come to healthy, white centers inside the cane.
You can opt for light pruning your roses all season long to keep your roses well-groomed.
Some varieties of reblooming roses will need deadheading to encourage reblooming all through the season. Cut spent blooms back to the initial five-leaflet stem to promote regrowth.
If your rose bushes are “self-cleaning” (this means they do not develop rose hips), no deadheading is required. Blooms will drop off on their own, and the plants will keep on making more flowers.
Fertilize the roses regularly
For an impressive display of flowers, a rose bush has to be fertilized regularly. Organic means provide a slow, steady supply of nutrients. Regular applications of compost, composted manure, and different organic and natural fertilizers, for instance organic fish emulsion, work well. Organic amendments also help to improve beneficial soil microbes and a well-balanced soil acidity level.
Water wisely
Soil needs to be moist throughout the entire growing season. The amount and frequency of watering will be all about the soil type and climate. Roses grow best with the equivalent of 1” of rainfall each week during the growing season. Roses being grown in sandy soils will need more watering than those in more heavy clay soils. Hot, dry, and windy situations will also parch roses rapidly.
The method and frequency of watering are both very important. To keep roses healthy, avoid making the foliage wet. Use a soaker hose, watering vessel with a long spout, or a watering wand pointed straight at the soil.
Conclusion
Growing your own roses is not that hard. At AHH Flowers we urge all gardening lovers to take extra care while trying to create their dream rose garden. These flowers are not too difficult to grow yet they can spoil if things are not done right.
