During this past week of wind and freezing temperatures, my order of bare-root roses arrived, including double pink ‘Felicite Parmentier’ (4 x 4 feet / 1.2 x 1.2 m, Zone 5), a hardy Alba that tolerates light shade. (I selected non-remontant, summer-blooming shrubs, because they bloom before Japanese beetles mature and become hungry.) The soil had a frozen crust, the … [Read more...] about Holding bare-root roses
bare root roses
Bare-root roses
It’s nearly February, and time to consider (more like fret over) my order for bare-root roses. Growers with their own propagation fields offer a long list of interesting roses you might not find started in pots at a garden centre later in spring. When you order from a grower, you’ll receive bare-root roses in April, at just the right time for planting. Garden centres order … [Read more...] about Bare-root roses
