Rose Garden Tips

Roses love sunshine. You will want a full sun area to plant your roses, where you can be sure that they will receive at least six hours of sun every day. If the area that you're planning for a rose garden is shaded, then you will need to reconsider. Making a sun map of your backyard will help you to find the areas that are in full sun. Simply go out into your yard early in the morning, around 6:00 AM. Note which areas are in the sun, and which areas are in the shade. Repeat this every hour throughout the day, noting where the sun and the shadows are. At the end of the day, take a look at your notes, and see what parts of your yard were in direct sunlight for 6 hours or more. These will be the places where you want to plant your roses.

Water is also an important factor when planting or transplanting a rose bush for the first time. As the rose bush establishes itself, it is important that you water your roses at least once a week. Another thing to consider in the planting is the soil. It is very important that the soil you plant your roses in drains well because rose bushes will not thrive in soil that is moist all the time and is prone to fill with puddles.