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Growing Roses for Beginners

Caring for Rosebushes

A guide to Growing Roses for Beginners. Learn how to grow roses in easy steps. Discover the right method of caring for rosebushes, and get lots of beautiful blooms!

Roses are a bit more work than other flowers, but if you follow this easy guide, you TOO can grow some beautiful roses! There are lots of good tips and advice on this site about growing healthy roses that produce lots of beautiful flowers. Browse through the pages, and take notes as you go. Then bookmark this page as a reference!

Choose Wisely

Select first for your hardiness Zone Next decide on color, but keep in mind size and plant form.

to ensure sucess with your roses, you must plant varieties that are hardy to your area, and are the right size for the spot you have in mind.

The Right Spot

  • Roses love (and) need the sun! a minimum of 6 hrs a day.

  • Roses need good, rich soil, that contains organic matter. It should be well-drained.

  • They need adeguate space for good air circulation. (This will keep their foliage dry, helping to resist disease.

  • Do not plant to close to roots of large shrubs or trees
follow this guide for growing roses for beginners and enjoy beautiful roses!

Fertilize and Water

Roses love water, and need plenty of it!. Not light sprinklings, but a good long soaking at least once a week. Look here to see how to water for the care of roses Your roses will do well if you regularly use rose fertilizer. A well fed rose bush, will not only reach its full size, producing an abundance of flowers, but will also stay healthy to resist insect attacks and rose diseases.

Give them Plenty of Room

Don't crowd the plants. Leave plenty of room between plants, to allow room for fertilizing, pruning, and good air circulation. Consider the mature size of the bush when planting. (This is a commom mistake made when growing roses for beginners.)

  • Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras should be planted 2-21/2 feet apart (give them more room in warmer climates)

  • Miniatures should be planted 1-3 feet apart, depending on variety and climate

  • Floribundas need 1 1/2 - 2 feet.

  • Shrub and old garden roses should be planted 5-6 feet apart, and twice that distance in warmer climates

Follow this easy spray guide for roses when spraying for pests and diseases. It will keep your plants beautiful all season!

Soil PH

The ultimate rose bush care, includes knowing your soils PH.

The PH of your soil will have a BIG impact on how well your roses do. The ph affects the rate at which plants absorb nutrients. They like soils that are within a range of 5.8 to 6.8. You can buy a test kit for testing your soil from a garden center.

Buy Healthy Plants

My favorite way to buy rose plants, is through on-line rose nurseries. Roses can also be purchased Bare Root, or potted, but in my area (zone 5) I suggest that the BEST time to plant them is EARLY Spring. Later planting might not give the roots time to become established before winter.

Always buy healthy looking plants. Ones you see as "Bargain" plants that look half dead, are No Bargain They will proabaly not survive to see another season!

Planting

Planting correctly is very important. Don't plant during very hot weather. Be sure the rose has been well watered before planting, and be sure to water well after, and until the rose becomes established. For complete instructions on planting roses look here.

Pruning

Pruning is necessary to keep the plant flowering. Pruning can be confusing when growing roses for beginners, but a little practice will have you feeling like a pro.