How to Plan and Start a Rose Garden

The most important factor to consider when you want to create a rose garden is location, location and location. Just like real estate, location is very important. A rose bush needs an abundance of sunlight at least 6 to 8 hours per day. In addition, excellent nutrient soil and a good water supply with adequate drainage will help the garden to thrive for years to come.

The location can be flat or tiered. In order to provide adequate water supply you need to install an irrigation system on a timer that will provide each of the different levels in the garden with balanced moisture. When watering the plants make sure the water is kept away from the leaves and blooms otherwise they will be discolored. Plant the garden away from large bushes and trees which can suck all the moister and nutrients away from your rose garden.

What you need to do is to lay out a plan on grid paper to speed up the development of the rose garden. In the plan you place where the arches, arbors, trellises, walkways, ponds and benches will reside. It is important to set the rose bushes in a position that will provide a walkway between them so you can fertilize, prune and cut roses for your home.

Clear the area of grass, bushes and other obstacles that will interfere with the rose bush growth. Now you can select the type of rose bushes to plant. Talk to the local gardening experts to get the best balance of the different types of roses for the rose garden. They will advise you to use climbing roses to cover the arches, arbors and trellises and to incorporate mini rose bushes along the walkways. In the rear of the rose garden plant some tree roses. Use a combination of the different types of rose bushes to produce a very attractive and vibrant garden.

It is time to plant the rose bushes. All depends on your budget and what kind of bushes you want to have in your rose garden. They can be cuttings, bare root, and rose bushes in buckets. Each one has to be inserted in the ground separately. You must soak the ground where the garden will be planted the day before planting to soften the ground. With the use of a post-hole digger and a spade you can dig a hole approximately twelve inches deep and twelve inches wide. When filled, the ground will settle and you need to have the plants above the ground.

Now you prepare the ground for planting. When you plant any of the bushes you need to run water slowly into the hole to make sure air is not trapped in the ground. You may want to use organic fertilizers and place them at the bottom of the hole along with bone meal and mulch from an organic mulch pile. Mix the mulch with fifty per cent sand to help the roots get the moisture and nutrients that are need for new growth.

For 12 inch cuttings fill up the hole until the bottom for the cutting is 6 inches from the top of the hole.

For bare root plants, hold the plant so the bottom of the plant is even with the top of the hole that you prepared. Slowly place the mixture of mulch and sand along with the water to keep the air pockets from forming. When the water dissipates the ground should settle and the bottom of the plant will be a little below ground level.

For roses in the buckets, tap the side of the bucket until the dirt comes loose from the side of the bucket and you can pull the rose bush out of the bucket. Brush some of the dirt from the bottom of the plant and expose some of the roots. Place the plant in the hole and pour the mixture of sand and mulch along side of the ball of dirt and the plant. Do like you did above and make sure there are no air bubbles in the hole.

Now that all your rose bushes, miniature rose bushes, tree roses and climbing roses are planted, cover the area with decorative redwood bark to control the moisture around the plants and keep the weeds out.

Set up a controlled watering system and you have a complete rose garden that you can enjoy for years to come.

Happy rose gardening.

Dr. Tom is a retired Computer Science Professor with expertise in many fields of endeavor. He owned a web server and sold it in 2003. Now he is back as an affiliate marketer, but loves to give away free information on his projects.

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