Bare Root Roses look dead when they come from the nursery with their brown roots and dormant stem, but if you want easy, fast and inexpensive planting or roses without the concern of transplant shock, then you'd want to go with Bare Root Roses

Step 1:
¨ Find a spot for your Bare Root Rose that gets at least six hours of full sun and dig a hole approximately 18 inches wide and 18 inches deep.
¨ Add some compost and mix well with the soil.
¨ Form a mound of the mixture at the bottom of the hole.

Step 2:
¨ Position the bare root rose on the soil mound.
¨ Position the bud union at or just above ground level.
¨ During the winter mulch over the bud union 1 to 2". Remove the mulch during the end of February.

Step 3:
¨ Work the soil mixture around the bare roots to eliminate any air pockets.
¨ Add rose fertilizer.
¨ Firm soil around the roots and add more soil until the hole is 3/4 full.

Step 4:
¨ To help the plant settle in, fill the hole with water and let it soak in, then refill.
¨ Trim canes so they're approximately 8 inch, making angled cuts 1/4 inch about outward facing buds.

Step 5:
¨ Create a 6-inch soil mound over the plant to protect canes from drying out.
¨ When buds sprout-about two weeks-remove the mound.

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