Caring For Your Roses In February
As the brighter weather draws closer, February is the best month to tidy and organise your garden, so that your roses and other plants can flourish in the spring.
Keep reading to see what our Rosarians will be doing with their roses throughout February.
Prune Your Shrub Roses
January and February are the best months of the year to prune your shrubs, hybrid teas, and any other roses that you haven’t had a chance to prune yet.
These varieties all need pruning using different techniques, but the most important step with any of them is to make sure you remove any dead, damaged or diseased wood and any wood that looks particularly weak.
For a full breakdown of how to prune your different varieties of roses, Click Here
Tidy Your Garden
February is the perfect time to tidy up your flower beds, ready for the spring. Our Rosarians will be out in their gardens, removing any leaves, fallen stems, mushy hips and weeds that have survived the frost.
If there are any roses in your garden that you need to move, February is the time to do it. Just make sure you keep as much of the root attached to the plant as possible. Our Rosarians would recommend cutting the plant back to around eighteen inches to make the task easier.
Plant Your Bare Root Roses
Planting your bare-root roses in February allows the rose to put all of its energy into establishing strong roots before the flowering season.
If you receive your bare root rose while the ground is frozen, you can store it in a bucket of water or compost until the ground has thawed enough for you to plant it.
Want to learn more about planting a bare root rose?
Click here to watch our step-by-step video
Feed Your Roses With A Slow-Release Fertiliser
Towards the end of February or in early March, our rosarians recommend adding a layer of slow-release fertiliser and mulch around the base of your rose to boost the soil’s nutrients in preparation for the growing season.
Doing this in February gives the nutrients plenty of time to soak into the soil before the rose starts growing again.
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