Planting a Rose, Step-by-Step

With garden centers stocking container-grown roses all year round, you can now plant them at any time. There’s no need to wait until it is the right time, just start filling that gap with a bare-root rose, although you’ll certainly find a better range of varieties available at the usual centers like Chackuchak market or 2^nd Sanam Luang weekend market. I built a low screen across my garden to keep my cats, out of the plot.

The wooden trellis provided support for the climbing rose ‘White Cloud’, which flowered freely within three months of planting. The 'White Cloud' rose may be grown as a climber to 8 or 9 feet or grown as a shrub to 6 feet with selective pruning. Lovely buds of crisp white open into beautiful, double blooms with eye-catching rich golden centers. A rose of delicate simple beauty in today's rose world where most interest is put into breeding more striking colors. The simple beauty of 'White Cloud' is most refreshing.

My step-by-step how-to plant a rose

Dig over the planting site, forking in plenty of garden compost, then dig out a deep, wide planting hole that will give ample room for the plant’s roots.
Fork over the base of the planting hole to break up the soil, then place several additional handfuls of home-made or peat-free compost into the hole.
Stand your container-grown rose in water before planting. Then place it in the hole, making sure the top of the rootball is level with the soil surface.
Push the soil back in around the rootball, using the heel of your boot to firm it down and remover any air pockets. The plant should be nice and secure.
Water in thoroughly, soaking the surrounding soil. Finally spread a thick mulch of compost or bark or coconut shells snaps around the base of the rose to seal in the moisture.