THE ROSE has been valued
as a domestic garden plant
since the time of the ancient
Greeks. In the typical old
English estate garden there
was always a rose garden for
show and to provide the

house with a ready supply of ~

cut blooms. Small cottage
gardens often had a variety
of easily cared for shrub
roses as well as climbers or
ramblers.

Gardeners today have a wide
selection of rase bushes such as
Hybrid Teas, Floribundas,
Grandifloras: Polyanthas, Climbers
and shrub roses. ‘

7) Maintaining healthy roses can
be a fair amount of work particular-
ly in our damp climate.

However. if the spring season
brings on the urge to plant new rose
bushes or replace old ones, a few
simple planting procedures will
help to ensure healthy plants and
_greater enjoyment in the coming
season,

: Roses must have almost full sun

‘and a place of their own to grow,
They are heavy feeders and do not
like competition from the roots of

‘other invasive plants or trees. Some
of the old-fashioned climbers or
ramblers are less demanding but
will generally do better if they do
not have to compete for space or
food.

When a rose is planted it should

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the various types of roses such as
hybrid teas. Noribundas and grandi-
floras can vary in height from three
to nine fect. They may not look
good in the same rose garden
because of this great variation in
height.

After choosing an appropriate
site. plan the placement of the roses
so they will be at least two to three

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feet apart. This prevents crowding
and allows room for pruning and
spraying. a painful procedure if you
back up without sufficient clear-
ance.

For replacement plants, it is
wise to fay down a large piece of
Gm plastic on which to set the sail
and any perennials when preparing
the bed. This cuts down the clean-
up time and creates the appearance
of minimal disturbance.

Plants with bare roots benefit
from being soaked in sloppy wet
peat overnight and potted plants
should be well watered prior to
planting. Begin by digging a hole
ISX FS" and at least U deep.
removing the soil. rocks and roots.
Screen if necessary.

To iraprove the soil before
planting, mix the native soil with
equal parts of compost or manure in
a wheelbarrow or on the plastic
sheet. The addition of a handful or
two of coarse bone meal and
dolomite lime will also improve the
growing medium,

Using the new planting medium,
ouild a mound on which to set the
tose bush in the bottom of the hole.
Remove any broken or dead roots

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