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The rose is perhaps the most popular flower in the country. And they are relatively easy to grow. But in order to succeed at growing roses, it’s important to know how to properly prepare your rose plants for the winter.

Instructions for winterizing roses:

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Materials needed:
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- A mulch that won’t compact (such as pine needles)
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- Topsoil

Steps for winterizing roses:

1. Hardening off the rose. Six weeks before the first projected frost, cut back on the amount of watering and fertilizing you do on the rose.

2. Pruning. After a good, hard frost has hit, cut the plant back 12 to 18 inches from the ground. When doing this, make the cuts 1/4” to 1/2” above the nodes of the plant. A node is simply a growing point on a stem. Also remove any dead stems that you find.

3. Hilling the rose. Make a mound of earth around the base of the rose with topsoil. This will insulate the soil and prevent temperature fluctuations in the root zone during the winter.

4. Chicken wire basket. Make a cylinder out of chicken wire that will fit all the way around the plant. Place the cylinder around the plant and stake it down with your wooden or metal stakes to keep it from blowing over.

5. Mulch. Fill the basket with a mulch that doesn’t tend to compact during the winter (pine needles work very well for this). Depending on how cold it gets where you live, fill the basket with 6 to 12 inches of mulch (the colder it gets, the more mulch you should use). We’ll leave this mulch in place until the Spring.

What to do in the Spring:

1. Remove the basket and mulch. Lift the chicken wire basket out from around the plant and carefully begin to remove the mulch. Be very careful while doing this, as there may be new growth under the mulch and you don’t want to damage it. Also, don’t dispose of your mulch yet. If there is a possibility of a cold spell in the Spring, you’ll want to place it back around the base of the plant (without the basket).

2. Remove the soil. Pull away the mound of soil that you built up when you were “hilling the rose.” Again, be careful not to damage any new growth that may be coming up.

Following these steps will help your rose bushes thrive next year in the great outdoors.


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