Roses are one of the most popular flowers to grow by the home gardener. Their beauty, fragrance and ability to repeat flower (modern varieties) has led to their popularity. This article discusses a few tips to help you grow roses that are healthy, will flower prolifically and that you can be proud to say you have grown.

Roses have a great need for sun so you need to plant them in an area that gets a minimum of 5-6 hours of sun a day. The reason for this is that continued flowering utilizes a lot of energy and this energy is obtained by the plant from photosynthesis. If the rose doesn’t get a lot of sun, you end up with a plant that is leggy, with sporadic flowering and that is more prevalent to being attacked by insects or disease.

Roses don’t like wet feet, so it’s important to make sure the area you plant them in is freely draining. Roses do need a regular supply of water to flower prolifically but if the water doesn’t drain away in a reasonable time period, the fine root hairs will start to disintegrate, with the roots of the plant then beginning to rot. The rose relies on the fine root hairs on the plant roots to uptake water and nutrients for the whole plants use and if these are compromised then the plant will slowly die no matter how much water or plant food it gets.

Regular feeding in the growing season will result in plenty of roses on the plant for you to either cut and bring inside to enjoy, or leave on the plant to admire. Roses are hungry plants and need regular feeding every 6 weeks in the growing season with a good rose fertilizer. There are plenty to choose from at your local plant nursery and you will be rewarded for your efforts.

Growing roses isn’t nearly as difficult as some folk are led to believe. They are a pleasing plant to grow in the garden and only require some basic care. Follow the above tips and you will be rewarded with a healthy robust rose bush that will flower profusely and give you much satisfaction for your rose growing efforts.

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